Espresso Tasting Set – Dark Chocolate
4 × 250 g whole beans
Four characterful powerhouses for lovers of dark bittersweet chocolate, robust baking cocoa, roasted nuts and a dense, heavy crema. Featuring Passaparola Bastone, Nurri 100% Napoletano, Salimbene Superbar and the southern Italian legend Caffè Barbera Il Mago, this set brings together four traditional roasts from Tuscany, Naples and Messina (Sicily).
Classically dark and carefully perfected in traditional drum roasters, these blends develop a full-bodied profile with virtually no perceptible fruit acidity, focusing uncompromisingly on richness, density and a velvety texture. On the palate, refined dark chocolate, unsweetened cocoa, malt and warm spice notes take centre stage, crowned by a spectacularly dense, hazelnut-brown crema.
Enjoy them on their own as a bold espresso or syrupy ristretto, or take advantage of their powerful body as the ideal foundation for velvety cappuccinos and flat whites. Perfectly suited to extraction with both portafilter espresso machines and fully automatic coffee machines.
Passaparola Bastone
Blend: 100% Robusta
From the Passaparola artisan roastery comes this powerful espresso, as solid and steadfast as a rock. Dark-roasted with true craftsmanship and precision, Bastone impresses with its creamy density and generous, finely marbled crema. Intense notes of dark chocolate, roasted hazelnuts and toasted grains dominate the flavour profile – wonderfully bold, full-bodied and entirely free from perceptible acidity.
Nurri 100% Napoletano
Blend: 50% Arabica | 50% Robusta
From Antonio Nurri’s coffee workshop in Naples, this dark-roasted, masterfully balanced blend brings the authentic Neapolitan bar tradition straight to your cup. It stands out for its syrupy viscosity and exceptionally firm crema. Deep notes of dark chocolate, cocoa and warm malt meet a subtle caramel-like sweetness, creating a powerful, smooth and rounded espresso.
Salimbene Superbar
Blend: 80% Arabica | 20% Robusta
With Superbar, the historic Salimbene roastery, founded in 1933, delivers a masterpiece of southern Italian roasting craftsmanship. Carefully selected batches of green coffee are traditionally roasted slowly in drum roasters. The result is a creamy, full-bodied espresso with a stable crema and warm aromas of unsweetened baking cocoa, roasted nuts and fine spices – velvety, intense and with an enduring chocolate finish.
Caffè Barbera Il Mago
Blend: 70% Arabica | 30% Robusta
Italy’s oldest coffee roastery, established in Messina, Sicily, in 1870, dedicates this blend to its founder, Domenico Barbera, known as the “Magician of Coffee” (Il Mago). Crafted from seven carefully selected coffee origins, this outstanding Sicilian espresso captivates with complex aromas of bittersweet dark chocolate, roasted almonds and dried fruit.
With its velvety body, exceptionally fine crema and minimal acidity, it is an elegant classic for enjoying neat or in creamy milk-based coffee drinks.
