Specially selected Arabica beans Italian roasted to create the exquisite flavor of X-press-O International proprietary blends of packaged coffees. These whole beans are perfect for either espresso or drip coffee. Three choices are currently available:

- Perugia is a medium roasted premium blend of arabica beans with a smooth eloquent lingering after taste.

- Palermo is a dark roasted premium blend of arabica beans with a bolder long lasting flavor.

- Montecatini is the most delicious decaffeinated premium blend coffee ever created.

WHAT IS "ESPRESSO" COFFEE?

"Espresso" is a term often given to label a type of coffee. It is a term which is universally used to describe a type of coffee. The word "espresso" is an Italian word which literally translated to English means "express". The definition of the English word means fast without interruptions.

So what is espresso coffee? It is a process ! It is the way the coffee flavor is extracted from the ground coffee. FAST ! That’s it: Fast coffee. Espresso coffee simply means fast coffee.

How can we make it faster? The traditionally established methods are the good old percolator pot or the drip pot allowing the boiled water to seep thru the coffee grinds. The faster way, the espresso way, is to force the water thru the ground coffee. This is accomplished by containing the water in an enclosed vessel such as a tank or small sealed unit of any appropriate shape. Then the water is boiled until the pressure blows thru a pre-calibrated pressure relief port thru the ground coffee and into your cup.

That is not all there is to the extraction process. There are three factors that come together to create the perfect shot of espresso. They are the water pressure, the fineness of the coffee grinds and the compaction of the coffee grinds thru which the water is seeping. Without getting into the specifics of each factor, the variations of which are subject to dispute, the best end result should happen in about 17 to 21 seconds.