Caffè Vergnano 1882 Portofino Ground Coffee 250g

Part of a small line named after Italian coastal towns — Cortina, Portofino, Amalfi. The Portofino is the fragrant, undemanding one: light in body, mild, and meant to be drunk without much thought about it.

Ready ground for espresso or moka. It is a mild coffee, so it will not carry a large milk drink — it is at its best as a short black cup, or a small cappuccino where the coffee is not asked to shout.

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.