Review on Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee - 100% Colombian Peaks by Eight O'Clock Coffee, 40 Oz by Mariealphonse Seattle

As a lifelong coffee drinker who has enjoyed great coffee for 70 years I found this choice almost worthless. Thought I'd give this brand a try as a cheaper everyday alternative to my usual great locally bought coffee. I wasn't expecting it to top my regular coffee, but based on various reviews placing it in the "top 10" options, I definitely expected more than trivial. " - more like 60% crushed into pieces and mostly dust. So the chance of any flavor remaining in the beans is gone from the start. Actually, I just wanted to return it, but gave it a chance with little hope. Gives there simply no apologies for the condition these beans were in, the absolute lack of quality control or professional handling, packaging and handling. The resulting coffee was doomed from the start. That small hope was too much. I use a quality one Coffee grinder so it handles messes well as usual, but it wasn't until the sound of the grinder that I realized it had to push through dust and particles, which does nothing to produce quality coffee grounds.Lack of aroma is just an indicator of lack of flavor As with the grinder, I use a quality coffee maker, but tools should have something to work with, in this case at least acceptable table beans. With that quality already noticeably lacking, the final "product" - a cup of coffee - was nothing more than colored water, a complete waste. After all, the coffee from the truck offers a taste, albeit very similar to melted tar. I'm just using this, maybe doubling the number of grains per cycle to try and squeeze something out of it. It is absolutely not worth buying this product. I don't recommend it at all.