Vittoria Mountain Grown

Aldi expressi pods explode in the machine causing flooding and grinds clogging machine. When contacted, vittoria sent one pack of ten pods as compensation for over 25 pods (I started collecting them) that had exploded. When contacted again, their rep made out it was my fault for not contacting them again! She said that pods are thoroughly tested and they haven't had an issue. No other brand of pod explodes in my machine. Show details

This stuff is pretty bad. We bought this to take away with us in the caravan as it was already ground. It tastes stale lacks any real flavour and it's bitter. Terrible stuff don't buy it! Show details

Lifesaver – When I run out of real coffee this is the instant one I reach for now, bold, smooth doesn't taste like traditional instant coffees and has no bitter aftertaste. Finally after 50 years of nasty instant coffees there is one worth buying and trust me I've tried them all. Show details

Superior Instant Coffee – Finally, an incredibly good tasting instant coffee available in Australia. Whilst most Australians already know that we are deprived of the good foods, appliances, cars etc etc compared to the rest of the world, I can say that Vittoria Mountain Grown instant coffee is the one exception. Delicious full flavour and aroma at a reasonable price. Thank you Vittoria. Show details

Not a bad brew! A premium instant! – You pay a bit more for this brand, but it tastes much better that the run-of-the mill supermarket instants. Just be careful of the 400g jars. Arthritis and small female hands find them a touch unwieldy, but they can always get the smaller jars, I guess. Show details

This is a strange one – I remember when there were 2 beans around. Vittoria and Lavatza. Back then I was definitely a fan of the former at cafe’s. It still holds a nice memory for me. Currently I have a Breville Smart Grinder and a La Pavoni Professional. These work together very well to make a great morning espresso… well… usually 2-3… Anyways… for some reason I can’t… Read more

get a fine enough grind with this. I have set the burrs on the grinder (internally) down a notch and have it on the finest setting which is usually too much for most brand of beans. These come out too quickly and with little to no crema. I have to put in half the grind, tamp HARD and then add the rest and tamp HARD again. That makes things a little better. For the price it just doesn’t work for me. I end up using more coffee and get less satisfaction from the process.

My 2c

Try any other brands before settling on this one – Over priced when on sale. Lifeless beans, impossible to extract decent crema using decent equipment. It makes you wonder what mountain beans actually come from. Very disappointing results from numerous attempts, the Aldi beans seem like a Rolls Royce compared to these greasy insipid beans. Choose anything over this offering - have had three bags of disappointing coffees so only have myself to blame for poor purchase decision. Show details

Anything resembling coffee is coincidental – Very disappointing. Horrible strange smell on opening the bag of whole beans. Kinda musty metallic odour, nothing like roasted coffee beans at all. :( Anyhow, I went ahead and ground beans to my normal French press consistency and made a cup. Didn't taste good at all. Even adding milk and sugar which did nothing improve the taste. For… Read more

reference: Freshly ground using a Gaggia MDF grinder on setting 7. Water at 95 degrees C. Infusion time of 1 minute. Batch #13200251. Best before 25/01/2022.

Conclusion: Similar to drinking the cheapest Robusta instant coffee. Waste of money.

My New Favourite Blend – A beautiful and tasty blend. Went back to drinking black and without sugar as this is blended and brewed to be a flavoured fulled blend. Definitely one of the nicest instant coffees on the shelf.

Eureka! – Finally found drinkable instant coffee in Australia, in a container that the arthritis in my hands can cope with. For years, I always drank it black and unsweetened. Perhaps my tastes have changed, but in recent years instant coffee has been bitter and unpleasant, requiring milk and/or sugar. I hope Vittoria will only improve so i can continue to enjoy. Show details ·  1

Great coffee – I cycle through different coffee brands, but this is one of my regular go to - because it tastes great, and there's frequently a 40% (and occasionally 50%) off sale, which makes it incredible value. I initially thought the beans were "wet" as I could see through the transparent packaging.. but I believe it's just oil, and is normal. I use this in… Read more

drip filter coffee machine, and amongst the more expensive coffee beans I buy - this is still high up on the list. (I suppose it helps that I've bought this so many times, that I've had time to refine the grind setting; water level & amount of coffee etc, to get the taste I like)... I do store the unused beans in resealable bag, to keep it fresh longer.

My daily routine starts from this delicious coffee – I received an espresso coffee machine as gift from family last Xmas so I started my homemade espresso life. Tbh I have read some negative reviews about this coffee ground/beans first and I was so hesitant to buy it. However there was half price at the time at supermarkets, I decided to give a try, surprisingly it tastes so nice, rich and smooth, a… Read more

hint of cocoa flavor, not sour/bitter or too intensive taste as other people felt, I liked it straight away and now it’s my first thing of my daily routine. I did some research later on to understand why people taste so differently regarding the exact same coffee grounds, the fact is you really need a nice and decent espresso machine to make nicer coffee, because the water temperature, pressure, or even timing (over extracted) could make coffee very sour bitter or intensive even though you use the good quality grounds or beans. Hope this helps.

Yep cant get a good creme – Not a good coffee, have purchased a couple of times and would not again. Over priced and bad quality. Other Vittoria coffee styles are good. Probabaly roasted overseas. Dont purchase. Show details

Great tasting coffee for the price! – I've had my new DeLonghi coffee machine now for 6 months, & this coffee is one of the best of tried. I buy it on special, usually half price, & I have no complaints!  Show details

Great coffee considering the price – If you get beans that are within 1 month of roast you get good results. Using Breville Express machine, set your grind to 1 and fill 20 grams. My advice, set the grinder size to 4 o'clock and single, tamp once the grind again on top. I get between 25 to 30 seconds of extraction every time. The crema is not like cafe freshly roasted beans but I found this easier to extract comparing to over priced Campos beans. Show details

Best coffee beans you could find in a supermarket – So good that I am actually hesitating to let people know about it! I have been buying it for years now, waiting to be on sale for 40-50% off. Brunt taste: from extracting too long. Crema: it is either your machine of the grinding. Do not blame the beans! Show details

Don't listen to idiots. This is 1 of the best – I've been drinking and making espresso coffee most of my life so listen to me, not the other idiots here. This is 1 of the finest coffees on the market. Some people just don't know how to grind or filter it. If you're not getting pressure through your espresso. You need a finer grind or use a duel filter basket. If you can't get crema. You need a… Read more

duel filter basket. Just unexperience plain and simple. If you're going to write a negative review on 1 of the best coffees. Make sure you know your stuff. This comes just behind Vittoria Oro which is by far the best.

No good – Very hard to yet a good crema. you need to put your grinder on the the finest setting and still then the shot isn't that good never again would I buy mountain grown Victoria coffee beans Show details

Very poor quality – Same problem as everyone else. Can not get enough pressure no matter how fine I grind or how hard I tamo. Definitely shows how important fresh beans are. Buy local.

Excellent coffee if you like a smooth and strong flavour – My wife loves this coffee. Of course, you must grind to talc. powder like fineness to get your preferred, perfect pressure profile. Always buy at $15 special with 2-3 week since roast (best before less 12 months). Mix with Aldi or your own home roast to tone down the intensity, if you like. Show details

Vittoria Mountain Grown Nesspresso Compatible Capsules – I would NOT recommend anyone purchasing Vittoria Nespresso compatible capsules. This is the first time I purchased these capsules which are marked Nespresso Compatible but they are definitely not compatible. The shape of the capsules is different and slightly shorter than Nespresso brand and so they do not work. Like other people have reported… Read more

the foil seals can not be pierced by the coffee machine and so no water passes through.

When I contacted the company they said that they would be happy to post me a a prepaid mailer to return the capsules not used. After again contacting them they effectively said not our problem return them to the place of purchase.

Steer Clear – Tried this and another Vittoria product on a new espresso machine we bought just before Christmas. Couldn't get crema and the taste was ordinary. Persevered for a month and then contact the machine manufacturer looking to return it as I thought I had a dud. When I told them what beans I was using, they asked me to get freshly roasted beans as… Read more

these supermarket mass produced ones have potentially been in storage for over a year and lost the majority of the oil hence no crema/poor flavour. First coffee with freshly roasted beans and what a difference. Will not use Vittoria again.

Buyer beware: Forign body in beams – I had a forign object in my coffee beans which killed by $500 grinder. Coffee drinkers beware!! Besides tasting like muddy water, these coffee beans broke my grinder beyond repair!! Even worse, I contacted vittoria about this and they advised me that the particle “could not have come from their beans packet’!! I am 110% sure that the partle… Read more

did!! following an email correspondence with vittoria coffee, they advised me that there manufacturing process was fauless and they were not doing anything about it to ensure the same issue does not happen to someone else!!

Coffee drinkers, think twice before putting these beans through you expensive grinders!! The coffee is poor quality and the customer service is extremely poor

Stale – I have the beans and they produce the worst coffee ever. In my breville oracle there is no crema. Within 10 seconds i nilly have a double shot of coffee. What is produced tastes burnt and bitter. The most exciting part of this coffee is that finally nilly out of it. I am a coffee lover and no longer look forward to my morning coffee. The… Read more

worst part is these beans are one of the more expensive beans in the supermarket. I will go back to buying cheaper beans that are higher quality.

Taste Burnt – For use in my French Press and my Moka pot. Taste pretty burnt to me, tried different grinds and brew times but mostly comes out yuck. Won't be buying again.

Waste of money - capsules don't work - No after sales service – I would NOT recommend anyone purchasing Vittoria Mountain Grown Nespresso compatible capsules. This is the first time I purchased these capsules which are marked Nespresso Compatible but they are definitely not compatible. The shape of the capsules should have given it away that they are supposed to be Nespresso compatible. On the opposite end… Read more

from the foil seal they are FLAT instead of being conical in shape and as a result the foil is not pierced by the coffee machine and so no water passes through.

I contacted the company twice, the first time no response and the second time someone asked me to answer many questions which I had already advised in my first email and he said that he would be happy to post me a a prepaid mailer to return the capsules not used. Well after reminding him a few times I have given up and decided that Vittoria is NOT interested.

Not the cheapest capsules on sale and certainly the last and only time I will purchase ANY Vittoria product simply because the company are NOT interested in any problems.

Under-extracted every time – Same as what everyone else is saying. Doesn't matter how fine I grind, how much I cram into the basket, how hard I tamp.. I get full flow before pre-infusion is finished and a double shot poured in about 10 seconds. Sunbeam grinder/Dual Boiler and that combo has made thousands of good coffees over the years. Did some research and they're probably… Read more

just stale: https://coffeesnobs.com.au/brewing-equipment-midrange-500-1500/33010-help-bes900-shot-running-fast-even-finest.html

Ironically the Coles/Woolworths home brand beans are generally ok and cheaper.

Under pressure issue similar to other reports – Bought this on special from Woolworths and had under pressure problem similar to other reports. I use a Breville BES870 and I have set the grinder to fine and tamp coffee firmly, but I still can't get enough pressure. Has anyone got any luck in this?

Disappointed, pressure issue as others have reported – Hi bought them on specials so thought I'd give them a go. Thre pressure issue others reported I thought might have been based on basic machinery, with a highly adjustable grinder and decent machine I struggled to get pressure and just decided to ignore what the machine was telling me. No pressure also meant poor crema. Look the flavour was worth 1 extra star, but not great. Have put my ove fave in now and back in business.

Low pressure issue – Could not get enough pressure using these beans in my Breville Barista coffee machine. Tried maximum finest grind and tampering as firmly as I could but to no avail. Thought the machine was faulty until I tried another brand of beans and got a perfect cup of coffee.

Something wrong with the beans? – Something wrong with the beans and had to get a refund. Not getting any pressure on the expresso machine and brew come out too quick and watery. Tried other beans and they were perfect.

Harsh coffee, taste is all it's got even then I bet some are skeptical. Never reliable coffee. Gone are they days of a good grounded coffee.

Better than basic Vittoria brand – I find it is stronger than the otdinary Vittoria coffee. Lasts longer as I don't have to adjust to stronger.