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Behind every illy line we stock is the same blend of nine arabicas, sold at different roasts and formats: Classico beans, Espresso Medium and Dark Roast ground, Classico Lungo capsules for Nespresso Original machines, not Vertuo, and illy Instant. It is here for that consistency, the same cup in March as in October, from a Trieste family company founded in 1933.
Behind every illy line we stock is the same blend of nine arabicas, sold at different roasts and formats: Classico beans, Espresso Medium and Dark Roast ground, Classico Lungo capsules for Nespresso Original machines, not Vertuo, and illy Instant. It is here for that consistency, the same cup in March as in October, from a Trieste family company founded in 1933.
About illy
illy is the Trieste coffee company Francesco Illy founded in 1933. It patented a pressurised packing system for roasted coffee in 1934, still used for its cans, and in 1935 he registered the Illetta, an espresso machine the company calls the blueprint for modern ones. illycaffè is still family-owned, chaired by the founder's grandson Andrea Illy, and a certified B Corporation since 2021.
illy is for the espresso machine, moka pot or cafetiere owner who wants the same cup in March as in October. Check the capsule format first: the Lungo capsules are made for Nespresso Original machines, not Vertuo, and illy lists a few Original models they do not suit. The dark roast is the after-dinner cup with plain shortbread; the Classico is for the morning.
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illy Espresso Medium Roast Ground Coffee is the Trieste roaster's house Arabica blend, ground fine for espresso and sealed in illy's pressurised 250g tin, picked into the teas.co.uk curator selection as the…
illy Instant Coffee Smooth Taste is the milder end of the Italian coffee house's instant line, a 95g pack picked into the teas.co.uk curator selection as the low-bitterness answer to a standard…
illy Espresso Dark Roast Ground Coffee is the darker of illy's espresso grinds: the same hundred per cent Arabica house blend from Trieste, taken further in the drum for more body, more…
illy Classico Roast Lungo is the Trieste house blend in an aluminium capsule, programmed for the long pour rather than the short one. A lungo is a longer extraction from the same…
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illy is the Trieste coffee company Francesco Illy founded in 1933. It patented a pressurised packing system for roasted coffee in 1934, still used for its cans, and in 1935 he registered the Illetta, an espresso machine the company calls the blueprint for modern ones. illycaffè is still family-owned, chaired by the founder's grandson Andrea Illy, and a certified B Corporation since 2021.
