Pellini Vivace Tradizionale Crema Intensa - Coffee Beans - 1 kilogram

Both are printed on the back of the bag. That is where Pellini puts the best before date together with the batch or production number.

Italian roasters usually do not print a separate roast date; they work with a best before date that runs from production. Still want to know exactly when your bag of Pellini Vivace Tradizionale Crema Intensa was roasted? Send us the batch number and the date on the bag and we will check it with the supplier for you.

Good to know: the bag is not vacuum sealed but fitted with a valve, so the beans can degas quietly after roasting. A bag that does not feel tight is not a bad sign at all.

Just about any machine that handles whole beans, so both a bean-to-cup machine and a semi-automatic espresso machine with its own grinder.

Pellini Vivace Tradizionale Crema Intensa has a medium roast, which makes the blend well suited to bean-to-cup machines: you get a lovely creamy crema without the beans being too oily for the grinder. On a semi-automatic machine you simply play with the grind size until the espresso tastes exactly the way you like it.

Want to use it in a moka pot or filter machine? That works fine, you just grind the beans yourself, a little coarser than for espresso.

Every blend has its own character.

• Vivace Tradizionale Crema Intensa: medium roast, intense and full-bodied, with warm spice and tobacco and a lingering spicy finish.
• Cremoso: dark roast, full-bodied, with caramel, hazelnut and a touch of spice, and a dense, velvety crema.
• Vivace Tradizionale Gusto Classico: medium roast, full-bodied and rounded, with dark cocoa and a spicy hint of gingerbread.
• Gran Aroma 100% Arabica: medium roast, delicate, with floral notes, amaretto, toast and honey.

Not sure which to pick? Gran Aroma is the only one of the four made from 100% Arabica; the other three combine Arabica and Robusta.

Dry, dark and at room temperature, in packaging that closes properly. The Pellini bag has a valve; seal it with a clip after opening or transfer the beans to an airtight storage tin.

Do not put the beans in the fridge. Coffee absorbs smells and moisture, and you will taste that later in your cup. A cupboard near your machine is ideal, as long as it is not right next to the oven or in direct sunlight.

Does a kilo last you longer than a few weeks? Then keep part of it separately in a second, well sealed tin and only open that one when the first is finished.

We only stock Pellini Vivace Tradizionale Crema Intensa as whole beans, in the 1 kilo bag.

Looking for ground Pellini? Then have a look at Pellini TOP Originale 100% Arabica ground coffee in a 250 gram tin. That is a different blend (100% arabica), so expect a different flavour profile than the spice and tobacco of Crema Intensa.

Want this exact blend ground? Then grind the beans yourself. That actually has an upside: freshly ground coffee gives noticeably more aroma than a pack that has been open for a while. Set your grinder fine for espresso and a little coarser for a moka pot or filter coffee.

Yes. Pellini has given Espresso Bar No 4 Crema Tradizionale a new name and new packaging: the coffee is now called Pellini Vivace Tradizionale Crema Intensa. It is the same blend of Arabica and Robusta with the same EAN code (8001685130152), so you get exactly the same coffee you already know. On our website you will now find it under the new name.