Death Wish Coffee, Organic and Fair Trade, Medium Roast, Whole Bean Coffee, 16 oz

My Death Wish Coffee arrived promptly Wednesday afternoon, and I had to wait until this morning to taste and review, as I did not want to spend the wee hours of Thursday morning spinning around the house like a whirling dervish, waking the children as I came down off my Death-Wish tweak.. As it turns out, I probably would not have torn the drywall off the studs, or ripped up the hardwood floors looking for treasure, but what I did find, was a great cup of coffee this morning. I brewed my Death Wish to spec, with a 2.5 TB scoop, and used my Vietnamese Coffee Filter Set. I did not want any paper filter, no rubber or plastic to interfere with my brewing, and I have perfected the grind and the timing to get a perfect, full-bodied cup of coffee from this set. Coffee smelled great out of the bag, and after grinding, filled the kitchen with a great dark-coffee aroma. I have become enough of a coffee snob to smell fresh beans from old, and believe it or not, the sound they make falling into the burr grinder is tell-tale of fresh stock or old. These seemed fresh to me, and the box had a best-by date of May 2017. Nothing on the bag itself to indicate the roast/pack date, and that is something that I would like to see, but nonetheless, the beans seemed fresh. Burr-Grinder set to just two clicks shy of medium-fine, and the ground coffee was jet black and smelled great. Not as "dark" smelling as a French Roast or Espresso, but darker tones for sure. Not as much chocolate and walnuts as was described, but a good scent. Just off the boil, at 202 degrees I bloomed the initial pour with a half ounce for twenty seconds, and then filled up the 8cm Filter to the top. Timer set for 4 minutes, and when the timer went off, I was just at the very end of the brew, and I added another two ounces of water at 195 degrees, to complete the last thirty seconds. Typically I will brew just the 8cm and add hot water Americano-style, but for this initial test, I wanted full strength with grind-pour only. Initial sip had great dark nose, not very floral, no cherries or fruit for me, but a nutty, burnt-toast sip. The smell paired nicely with dark-roast properties, and I had a good balance of nose and flavor, right from sip one. Overall, this roast had similar notes to a French as far as the flavor, and I suspect these guys experimented a great deal with just how close they could get to the precipice before they over-roasted the beans, and ended up with beans that were too well done. As far as the caffeine levels go, I am going to be honest and admit to being a 10-12 cup a day guy, so I did not notice any crazy uptick in my heightened awareness, or cosmic intervention that was brought on by the surplus of caffeine in the beans. I purposely brewed with my stainless filter kit, so I did not take away any oil, flavor, or have any taste properties tainted by outside flavor-changers. I brewed full-strength, per instructions, and ended up with a dark, great-tasting brew, but cannot report any real caffeine-related differences physiologically. The coffee tasted really good, seemed freshly roasted- based on smell, color and bean condition, and I did not end up with a lot of chaff or unwanted extras within the grinding process. I will report back and update if I do notice any extra jolt this coffee provides, but I feel my caffeine intake is high enough, this is not going to be a selling point for me personally. The bottom line for me is taste, and this is good coffee, which I enjoyed.

Excellent and delicious killer not bitter aftertaste or acid coffee. Though pricey but worth it good kick in the morning

My new favorite espresso. The flavor is a chocolatey caramel hue. Strong coffee flavor without bitterness. I don't know how they did it!!! Love that it's organic too. These beans are dark and fresh. They grind well. Also, it doesn't not upset my GI tract, if you catch my drift. I use it in my Moka pot and it's so yummy. I'm honesty so happy to have given Death Wish a try.

This was a birthday present for my boss. He absolutely loved the flavor and the high caffeine content.Good value for the money. I would definitely recommend!

When a product is over-marketed like this one, with verbiage more appropriate to a biker bar tequila than coffee, you gotta be a little suspicious about what they are covering for. Turns out, this is perfectly good coffee, better than many I've tried. For organic, dark roast coffee, it's right up there with Cameron's. Deep flavor, fresh oily beans, not burnt tasting or bitter. Don't be turned off by the silly packaging.

This Death Wish Coffee dark roast is a winner! Amazing price compared to what I usually pay in stores, and the flavor is exactly what I love, bold, smooth, and not bitter at all. It makes a seriously great cup of coffee. Highly recommend if you’re into a rich dark roast without the harsh aftertaste.

First off I got this black looking and really nice box that looks like very well made nice box especially with skull on it as,after going on You Tube hearing listening to everyone's reviews i figured I give this try see how it tastes as I bought organic coffee and of has first of all?A smell were you definitely notice it will when you receive it in mail after I grinded it it tastes very great!It has,blend of coffee beans were yes you do stay awake if sleepy but I wouldn't be and it word of causation be eating Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or any cholocate when after you drank this coffee because it enough probably to fairly honest will kill you deadc if you mix coffee and chocolates?Again also be warned too much can like 20 yes kill you dead and o.d.?Well I had which was,only 2 half's cups yes its that strong rich in flavor and great for if you are going school or driving long drives on bike or need boost too especially wake you up this will do trick but don't drink this before bed time yes it does keep sleepy heads like me who sit right in front TVs with it on sleeping while TVs on so if watching good movie on weekends or far traveling in on road etc it also best grind this organic beans and flavor hits you as, it being very strong bean mixed so it a excellent coffee Death Wish I happy with my coffee and good not going tomgo to StarBucks since is saved me the time walking to back get my coffee no need too well usually don't buy expensive coffee but had try this Death Wish and from what I heard it excellent yes after first sip like 3 times or 4 it does something were you are awake alive senses are totally clear yes it 3 coffees on one that's why I say warning I had friend who mixed chocolates with StarBucks had to be sent to emergency room he was,acciudently over dosing on way too coffee and chocolates so warning don't mix no sugar or chocolates if drinking heavy doese of coffee you can die from it as my friend almost did well again I would say if you drink this take it slow only have 2 half cups of this coffee was it 3coffees in one that's why say becareful especially when drinking Death Wish its that strong well again got it today in mail tastes great very strong and probably best coffee I bought well hope this review helps you decide on buyingh Death Wish coffee as I happy customer I giving it Death Wish Organic Coffee Beans 5Stars best coffee I ever drank so again thank you for reading my review hope helps other Amazon buyers or anyone who's interested in buying again Death Wish Organic Coffee Beans like I did I highly recommend it well thank😁😁😁

Great coffee!

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Ce café est très fort, vraiment très fort mais il est aussi très bon(ce qui n'est pas le cas de certains cafés forts).

Einfach wow. Kräftig intensiv und keine magenprobleme. Geschmacklich eins a. Nur er könnte etwas stärker sein aber ansonsten sehr gut

El café es fuerte y suave. Quizás le falte un toque de amargor para mi gusto. Pero en general bastante bien.

Well, after reading the previous reviews, I thought this coffee was worth a try. There appear to be two sides on the review platform; those who don't think it's that strong, and those who are so affected by the caffeire that they must be wimps! For what it's worth, here is my opinion of this wonderful coffee! True, it is strong, but it is definitely not bitter. Some coffee producers use a lot of "robusta" beans to give their coffee a kick - the more robusta beans, the more bitter the coffee. I would guess there isn't very much robusta in the Death Wish, in fact it's probably the finest tasting coffee I have ever tried. It is darkly roasted and has a wonderfully rounded flavour that plays with the taste buds. This is where it gets interesting; as the flavour casual