Julius Meinl coffee beans

Julius Meinl coffee beans

Julius Meinl began in Vienna as a shop selling green coffee beans, tea, cocoa, spices, rice and sugar. The company is still based in Vienna, and the fifth generation of the Meinl family is active in the business today. Roasting coffee became the heart of the company, and its blends are roasted in the Viennese style.

Everything in this category is sold as whole beans in 1 kg bags. That suits a bean-to-cup machine or an espresso machine with a grinder. If you don't have a grinder, look at our ground coffee instead.

Which Julius Meinl beans suit you?

The range splits into two kinds of cup: espresso, and the longer caffè crema. Choose by what you drink most.

• Espresso Premium Collection: for short espresso and for milk drinks such as cappuccino and flat white.
• Caffè Crema Premium Collection: for a longer, milder cup from a bean-to-cup machine.
• Trend Collection Espresso Classico: a second espresso blend, for those who want to compare.
• Trend Collection Caffè Crema Intenso: a caffè crema with, as the name says, a more intense taste.
• Präsident and Jubiläum: two blends from the Julius Meinl home range, for everyday coffee.
• Sample Pack (3 x 1 kg): three bags in one order, handy if you want to try before you settle on one blend.

Roast level and strength differ per blend. You'll find them on each product page; we show strength on our own scale out of 13.

Espresso or caffè crema?

An espresso is a short, concentrated shot of about 25 to 30 ml. Espresso blends are usually roasted a little darker, so they hold up well under milk. A caffè crema is made in the same machine but with more water, giving a cup of roughly 120 to 180 ml with a layer of crema on top. Crema blends tend to be roasted a little lighter, so the longer cup doesn't turn bitter.

Most bean-to-cup machines let you set both drinks. If you drink espresso in the morning and a longer coffee in the afternoon, a caffè crema blend is usually the safer all-round choice; if you mostly drink cappuccino or latte, go for an espresso blend.

Setting your grinder

If you switch between blends, adjust the grind. An espresso needs a fine grind so the water takes about 25 to 30 seconds to run through. For a caffè crema, set the grinder one or two steps coarser; otherwise the longer cup runs slowly and turns bitter. After changing beans, it usually takes a cup or two before the grind is right.

Sustainability

Julius Meinl holds Fairtrade and organic certifications. Whether a certification applies to a specific blend is shown on its pack.

More coffee beans

Looking beyond Julius Meinl? Browse all our coffee beans, or our fresh coffee from our own range.