22 top coffee brands

A cup of coffee for tomorrow or during a break from work is the sacred ritual of millions of people on the earth globe. Manufacturers and sellers of this drink use this: they constantly expand the range, offer new varieties and their combinations, create new forms of delivery. On the shelves in the stores are packages, jars and boxes from the budget to the most expensive, but is the price always the right quality?

When compiling the best coffee brands, EXPERTOLOGY experts selected the best manufacturers from different points of view: the raw materials used and their processing, recognition, reputation of the company, the most significant facts are, of course, consumer reviews and, importantly, professional coffee-lovers and barista.

Types of coffee that you need to know

When choosing an invigorating drink, first of all it is necessary to pay attention to the variety that determines the taste. There are a huge variety of plant species, but 98% of the masmarket fill two:

1. Arabica - the most valuable species cultivated in 50 countries of the world, the share of the consumption market is about 70%. Depending on the region of growing plants, the flavors of the future drink change. The most valuable variety is Brazilian Bourbon Santos, and there are about 45 of them in total. The general characteristic of arabica is a rich and bright taste, the drink has little caffeine, the grains are distinguished by a deep color and a glossy surface.

2. Robusta - This is African coffee with a lot of caffeine, the drink is strong and invigorating, but with a bitterness. The taste of the species is unsaturated and unusually dull, so the Robusta variety is not used in its pure form, they add arabica to the topic. The market share of mass consumption is about 20%.

3. Arabica and Robusta - These are the types of coffee that can be found on the shelves of supermarkets in any form: hammer, sublimated, grain, and now in capsules for coffee machines. The cost of products is considered acceptable in terms of the complexity of growing trees and the duration of the ripening of the crop. Expensive varieties grown in smaller quantities for true connoisseurs, occupying 10% of total consumption. Among the most famous are:

4. Coffee Yauco Selecto - a variety of Arabica from the Caribbean islands.

5. Starbucks - coffee brand of the same name. Taste distinguishes sour and spicy aroma.

6. Blue mountain - coffee without bitterness, but in a rich taste. It grows in Jamaica, costs about $ 100 per kilogram.

When choosing coffee products, in addition to the variety, you can rely on the importing country where the plant was grown:

1. Brazil - The leader of coffee production in the world, most brands buy grain in this South American country. A variety of Arabica varieties over 40 items, high quality raw materials made Brazilian coffee one of the best.

2. Colombia It supplies grains to the market, the drinks from which are lighter with a fruity flavor.

3. Kenya leads equally in tea and coffee growing. Invigorating drink from Kenyan grains combines strength and light currant shades with a slight sourness.

4. Guatemala delivers small coffee yields due to small areas, but by that the product is unique: Guatemalan varieties are intended primarily for gourmets and connoisseurs, rather than for the market.

The same grains can be purchased by different manufacturers who process the product in different ways according to their own technologies, so the drink from the granules, roasted grains or ground powder is different for all brands.

Top coffee brands rating

Nomination	a place	Name of product	rating
The best coffee beans brands	1	Lavazza	4.9
	2	Paulig	4.8
	3	Vergnano	4.8
	4	Jamaica blue mountain	4.7
	5	Molinari	4.7
	6	CARRARO	4.6
Top Instant Coffee Brands	1	Bushido	4.9
	2	Egoiste	4.8
	3	Ambassador	4.8
	4	Carte noire	4.7
	5	Nescafe	4.6
	6	Jacobs	4.5
Top Ground Coffee Brands	1	Illy	4.9
	2	Julius meinl	4.8
	3	Caracolillo	4.8
	4	Diemme	4.7
	5	Manuel	4.6
	6	Danesi	4.5
Top coffee brands in capsules	1	Nespresso	4.9
	2	Nescafe	4.8
	3	Tassimo	4.7

The best coffee beans brands

All types of coffee are obtained from grains, which are roasted during processing, then ground, sublimated, etc. But even without factory processing, the grains are in demand: they are ground in a coffee grinder and brewed, many coffee machines do it in one program cycle. Thus, a fragrant and saturated drink is obtained. It is convenient to store grains and they retain taste qualities much longer than powder ground in a pack.

The taste and aromatic properties of the consumer, which are familiar to the consumer, are acquired by the grain during the roasting process, which occurs in different manufacturers using its own technology: the temperature, the heating time and other technological parameters differ.

Lavazza

Rating: 4.9

The Italian coffee brand occupies a leading position in the rating category due to widespread acceptance by gourmets. From premium quality grains you get delicious drinks for every taste. The Lavazza line-up includes products from American and Asian certified plantations, a mono sort and their combination, which provides a wide range of tastes for consumers with any preferences.

The cost of Lavazza production grains corresponds to the price and depends on the variety, on average, at retail outlets, products can be purchased from 1,500 rubles per 1 kilogram, in online stores from 1,300 rubles / kg.

Paulig

Rating: 4.8

The second place was taken by the European brand of coffee Paulig. The product line includes grain coffee of varying degrees of roasting, mainly from the South American continent. By the recognition of coffeemen, the drinks are moderately aromatic with a varied taste range, the grains are used in many coffee houses of the mass visit. The cost of grains depends on the variety and the shipment, but usually does not exceed 1000 rubles per 1 kilogram.

Vergnano

Rating: 4.8

The peculiarity of the Italian trade brand Vergnano coffee is the combination of different varieties of grains to get drinks with various taste characteristics. The product line includes not only blends, but also pure Arabica coffee. In general, drinks for every taste can now be brewed not only in a coffee shop, but also at home, without feeling much difference.

Jamaica blue mountain

Rating: 4.7

A special sort of Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, originally from Jamaica, is distinguished by an unusual bluish color of grains, but in order to enjoy it, you need to buy an unroasted product.

Blue Mountain belongs to the elite coffee varieties recognized by gourmets. Grains are packed in a woven pouch or wooden barrel. In the latter case, there is a saturation of additional flavors and the taste of the drink later becomes unusual notes. Such packaging, as well as relatively small volumes of the harvest and multi-stage quality checks affect the cost of the product - about 4,000 rubles per 250 grams.For this reason, Jamaica Blue Mountain ranks only fourth in the ranking.

Molinari

Rating: 4.7

Another Italian coffee brand is Molinari. The products are distinguished by unusual blends: the collection includes such unusual combinations as 5 stars (harvests from different continents), Arabica + Robusta, combinations with green coffee.

On production, each batch undergoes a strict technological selection, the product is packaged in vacuum packaging or tin sealed cans. In both cases, the aromatic properties of the grain are perfectly preserved for a long time.

Coffee original Italian production costs a lot, but relatively decent - from 750 rubles per 250 grams.

CARRARO

Rating: 4.6

CARRARO coffee is a budget version of an invigorating drink that has received praise from a wide range of consumers. In the product line there are different blends from bitter grains of strong roasting to sweetish with a chocolate tinge with an average degree of temperature processing.

Despite the affordability of coffee (a pack of 250 grams. Costs an average of 300 rubles), the drinks to taste are not inferior to the leaders of the rating, judging by the reviews, the cost is due to the use of mass varieties of arabica, harvested and processed industrially.

Top Instant Coffee Brands

In conditions of limited time, or in the absence of a coffee machine, instant coffee comes to replace the grain coffee - just a spoonful of powder to boil with boiling water and a fragrant drink is ready.

To obtain a soluble powder that does not require brewing, the grain in the production is first roasted, then crushed, soluble components are extracted from the particles (extraction process) with water, then the moisture is evaporated in one of two ways:

Under the action of hot air, agglomerate granules are obtained;

Sublimation with preliminary freezing of the wet extract with its grinding in solid form. Next, water is removed from the granules by vacuum. It turns sublimated coffee.

To taste, the evaporated and freeze-dried coffee is almost the same, but the price of the first one is slightly lower than the cost of the second type of product.

Bushido

Rating: 4.9

The brand comes from Switzerland is considered one of the best in terms of the quality of the coffee product. Bushido offers mostly sublimated coffee of varying degrees of pre-roasting and combinations of different varieties. These properties can be seen in a glass jar upon purchase: in one container evenly colored granules flaunt, in the other - different in shades.

The taste of Bushido drinks, judging by the reviews, repeats the sensations of brewed coffee from professional barista, which indicates the high quality of the product, which corresponds to the price - from 305 rubles per 50 grams.

Egoiste

Rating: 4.8

Egoiste instant sublimated instant coffee is known as a high-quality product not accidentally: Kenya, Guinea, Colombian arabica, Robusta and their combinations are used for the production of the product, all shades of taste are perfectly balanced in the blends: bitter, sour, additional fruit notes. The variety is due to varying degrees of roasting and used varieties from around the world, so Egoiste is ranked second in the category of instant coffee.

With such advantages, the cost of the product starts from 300 rubles per 100 grams in a glass jar.

Ambassador

Rating: 4.8

This brand of coffee is known to the wide consumer due to the presence in almost all supermarket chains, and you can buy it inexpensively - from 118 rubles for 75 grams in an airtight package, a glass jar with a mass of 95 grams will cost about 200 rubles.

Ambassador instant coffee is made from Colombian arabica. In the line there are products with a low content of caffeine (Decaf), derived from green beans before roasting.

Carte noire

Rating: 4.7

The well-known Carte Noire brand represents freeze-dried and crystallized coffee, the latter is a unique brand product that undergoes special technological processing. Drinks are surprisingly rich in taste and aroma, varied due to the use of raw materials from different parts of the world. Arabica is used in solo and blends of different varieties.

The cost of Carte Noire coffee is available for a masmarket and is approximately 350 rubles per 95 grams in a jar, in a package and in portioned sticks, somewhat cheaper.

Nescafe

Rating: 4.6

World-famous brand Nescafe specializes in coffee and has a wide range of freeze-dried beverage, as well as granulated, evaporated by high temperatures. The cost of the product budget, Nescafe Classic, you can buy from 115 rubles for 75 grams per package.

According to consumer reviews, there is displeasure with the degree of coffee roasting in some batches of the product; this is especially noticeable in the Nescafe Classic mentioned above. But other drinks work out well.

Coffee lovers' love is determined by a wide range of blends of Arabica and Robusta varieties from around the world, expensive varieties are practically not used for the mass market.

Jacobs

Rating: 4.5

Coffee Jacobs has almost no complaints about the quality of consumers. The brand is also known worldwide, mainly Arabica from Asia, Africa and South America is used for production.

Like Nescafe, the Jacobs brand is designed for a wide audience of consumers, so the price of the product is affordable: from 180 rubles for a can of 95 grams. The latter gets the last place ranking in the category of instant coffee due to the higher price and less modest product line of sublimated refreshing drink.

Top Ground Coffee Brands

Ground coffee is obtained by grinding roasted beans. Using ready-made powder, you can save time on processing grain and immediately begin to brew the beverage. It should be noted that the ground product loses its aroma much faster than sublimated or grain, therefore it should not be purchased as a stock, you need to count your desires and possibilities so that over time you will not lose in quality and pleasure respectively.

Illy

Rating: 4.9

Illy is a brand that offers a variety of ground coffee of varying degrees of roasting from medium to dark. The manufacturer uses high-grade Arabica 9 species from different countries (Costa Rica, Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Guatemala, Jamaica) and packs the product in tight metal cans and pods - individual portioned bags of pressed ground coffee, convenient for instant espresso.

To get special pleasure while drinking coffee, the Illy brand has released a series of special dishes with a pleasant nominal design. The variety of tastes in combination with high quality determined for the Italian manufacturer the first place in the rating of ground coffee.

Julius meinl

Rating: 4.8

Tea and coffee brand from Austria Julius Meinl is a line of coffee, which includes a blend of Arabica and Robusta. The products are mainly distinguished by the degree of roasting from the gentle, with giving the drink soft coffee shades to dark for lovers of strong and bright taste.

Ground powder is supplied in a metallized vacuum package, thanks to which the taste and aroma remain for a long time.

Julius Meinl also offers a personalized line of dishes for coffee ceremonies.

Caracolillo

Rating: 4.8

The overseas Cuban brand Caracolillo offers coffee lovers around the world high-quality ground Arabica from the South American continent, growing in the Sierra del Rosario reserve. The product has a different degree of roasting, but the predominantly dark version comes to the European market for lovers of strong invigorating drinks with bright pronounced taste, balanced bitterness and sourness.

The cost of the product is due to the specificity of the cultivation of coffee trees of particular varieties used by Caracolillo: harvesting occurs only once a year, so this coffee is considered unique and especially valuable, its cost is on average 400 rubles per 250 grams. This rarity also affects the availability in stores: the product is found far from all retail outlets, for which it receives only third place in the rating category.

Diemme

Rating: 4.7

Diemme Italian coffee is loved by many coffee lovers for a unique taste and aroma bouquet, defined by different Arabica blends from Salvador, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Brazil and other countries. Impressions from the coffee ceremony also contribute to different degrees of roasting and grinding. Blends are distinguished by the presence of fruit and floral notes in taste, pleasant sourness and bitterness with a unique aftertaste.

Arabica Diemme is recognized by experts as one of the best among ground coffee, but the brand gets the fourth place in the rating because of a narrow product line and a high price - from 800 rubles per 250 grams.

Manuel

Rating: 4.6

Manuel ground coffee is presented in a wide range of products of different blends of well-known high-quality Arabica. It is noteworthy: the manufacturer conditionally divided the ground kernels into professional and homemade powder, thus facilitating the task when choosing coffee for coffee houses and home cooking. The difference lies in the selection of a product for its maximum disclosure in specific conditions: in a car or in a Turk.

Manuel is a blend of Arabica and Robusta of varying degrees of grinding and roasting in convenient tin or vacuum packaging. Only the price is somewhat scary - from 890 rubles for 250 grams of the product, therefore only the fifth place in the rating.

Danesi

Rating: 4.5

Family coffee digging from Italy makes Danesi coffee from high quality Arabica from the world's best plantations. Packaging tin or pods - choose according to convenience, and designer pottery will make the coffee ceremony especially enjoyable.

Danesi products are distinguished by the presence of non-standard notes in taste: lemon, chocolate, caramel - the aftertaste gives unexpected effects. The degree of roasting determines the character of the notes and the taste harmony of the coffee drink.

For the pleasure you will have to pay about 750 rubles for 250 grams of ground grains.

Top coffee brands in capsules

Capsules are a relatively new form of the coffee industry. Separate blocks of polymer or aluminum contain coffee concentrate, which at a certain temperature under pressure is mixed with water in a special capsule machine. Protective packaging is opened only in the apparatus for the complete preservation of the semi-finished product and prevent its premature oxidation.

A convenient form for sales and cooking (no more than 1 minute from launching to filling the cup), but the price is frustrating - coffee in capsules is considered the most expensive in terms of one serving. This is a common disadvantage of this type of product.

Nespresso

Rating: 4.9

Nespresso is a huge enterprise specializing in the production of capsule coffee machines and capsules with an invigorating drink concentrate, as well as the necessary accessories for the care of this technique.

The line represents a huge number of coffee capsules with different taste characteristics, due to the use of unique varieties of beans from around the world and their unique blends, a total of 24 types, distinguished by the color of the polymer packaging.

You can buy capsules individually or in sets of different configuration and size. This is a great gift for any occasion.

The price of one capsule starts from 33 rubles.

Nescafe

Rating: 4.8

The coffee brand did not pass by the world sensation and introduced the production of capsular Dolce Gusto coffee from various Arabica sorts in the classical form, espresso, American, Crema Grande, Latte Macchiato and others, as well as with filling of caramel and chocolate. Users note the unique and interesting tastes of the resulting coffee, for the preparation of which the Nescafe capsule machine is required.

The cost of one capsule starts from 36 rubles, which is higher than the cost of the leader of the rating, so Nescafe takes only the second position in the category.

Tassimo

Rating: 4.7

Closes the rating brand of coffee capsules Tassimo.Its uniqueness is not just a variety of coffee tastes, but the use of products from different brands: Carte Noire, Jacobs and even Oreo, Milka (but this is cocoa). Cappuccino, espresso, strong drink - the variety is not so wide compared to Nescafe and Nespresso, but in this way you can make your favorite coffee from different manufacturers.

It is also noteworthy that for filling the capsules there is no need for any special machine of the same brand, you can choose from the line of Tassimo universal machines from Bosch. The cost of one capsule starts from 32 rubles.

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Attention! This rating is subjective, is not advertising and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you should consult with a specialist.