Caffè Vergnano 1882 Gran Aroma Ground Coffee 250g

The ground bag, which suits a moka pot. Roasted for creaminess rather than subtlety, with a spiced edge the rest of the range does not have.

An espresso blend with enough body for milk. The crema comes easily, so if it is thin the water is probably too hot or the dose too light. In a moka pot it is forgiving, which makes it a sensible everyday choice for a stovetop household.

Roasted in Santena, just outside Turin, by a family that has made coffee since 1882. The roastery is deliberately slow about it — cycles of fifteen to eighteen minutes at 180–200°C rather than an industrial turbo roast — and each origin goes through the drum on its own, blended only afterwards so each keeps its own character. Two hundred and fifty grams, ready ground. Ground coffee stales faster than beans — keep the tin closed and use within a few weeks of opening.