TRUNG NGUYEN LEGEND SUCCESS 2 WHOLE BEAN COFFEE

Good flavor, tastes a little different than typical Colombian coffees (don’t get me wrong, Colombian coffee is great) this I’d good, different, more caffeine!

These whole beans rival the flavor of every other bean that I've tried. Rich flavor, low acid-absolutely delicious. I grind the beans and use for espresso or coffee. I completely recommend this brand. I originally purchased these beans in Vietnam, and became hooked since. Thank goodness, I can now get this brand on Amazon. Warning, the beans are strong and can illicit palpitations.

This is what coffee tastes like in Vietnam, especially if you make it properly with a phin: smooth, chocolatey, and delicious, but without any artificial flavors (be on the lookout for artificial flavors in many instant "Vietnamese" coffees). This is by far the best I've tasted.

Mild flavor with nice aroma.

Best coffee!

The Success 1 Whole Bean Coffee bag is well made with a thick mylar type liner, and a zip-tie pull embedded in the top to open an air tight vacuum seal with a good ziplock top to re-close. I brewed the fine grounds with a glass French Press and a stainless steel percolator that can also be used for a pour over brew. This coffee has a smooth extraordinary sophisticated high end cafe taste without bitterness when served hot or with ice served cold black, with milk or cream. It's not overly dark in roast or too high in caffeine for my liking. Halfway through the cups, it inspired me for long music sessions and helped guide me to compose a short instrumental song. I would definitely like to buy this whole bean coffee again for the price I paid. It arrived very promptly after ordering, at least a day ahead of the other items.

Of you are looking for a strong Vietnamese coffee for cafe sua da, this is NOT it. Flavor is bland and tastes like 7/11 coffee.

I wanted to like this coffee because I previously had a Vietnam arabica/rustica blend from Copper Cow that was delicious & one of the best coffees I’ve ever had. I no longer get Copper Cow because they stopped selling whole bean. I ordered a phin to make Vietnamese coffee and decided to try this coffee. The first mistake was buying a 2lb bag off Amazon. Normally, I buy one 12oz bag at a time and finish it in 2 weeks. Being enticed by the relatively inexpensive price was another mistake. When the bag arrived, it was labeled with a roasting date of March 2023. I got the bag in November. In other words, this was old coffee and not fresh. I normally brew with an Aeropress and use the SCAA recommended ratio of 17:1 for coffee/water. I use a scale to measure and use 18g of coffee and 300ml of water. The water temperature is around 200-205°. I drink it black. I did not use the phin because I wanted to evaluate it with my normal brewing method, first. What can I say? I am really disappointed with this coffee. The roasting level is med-dark which is what I like. But, this coffee is bland, more like tea than coffee. There is nothing robust nor does it have any notes associated with characteristics coffee can have. The worst part is I have 2lbs of this which is about a 6 week supply. When I find a disappointing coffee, I blend it with a different bean because this usually becomes drinkable. If I do this with this coffee, it will become a 12 week supply. That’s a long time to drink bland coffee. I may just have to take the $ loss and give it away to someone who is less demanding of taste as long as it has caffeine.