Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans Roast Coffee, 200g
Buy this one for a stovetop pot. The blend was shaped around that brewer and it shows: level the basket, never tamp it, start with hot water in the base and lift the pot off the heat the moment the flow turns pale. What comes out is thick, syrupy and full of dark cocoa. In a cafetiere it is still good, though it wants water thirty seconds off the boil or the roast turns harsh. Almost no acidity survives the roasting, which is the point rather than an omission. There is no origin story attached and none is needed. It is the bean to reach for when everyday coffee has started tasting like hot water. Reseal the bag and keep it well away from the fridge.
Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans Roast Coffee, in brief.
Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian is the dark continental-style roast in the Taylors bean range, sold as whole beans in a 200g bag, picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the espresso and moka pot bean for anyone whose complaint about supermarket coffee is that it tastes thin.
Rich Italian is a roast style, not a place: taken deep enough that the acidity drops away and what remains is weight, dark cocoa and a firm bitter edge. Roughly 25 cups from the bag at 8g per 200ml, our own calculation. Buy the beans only if you grind at the point of brewing; if not, the ground version is the honest answer.
Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian is the dark, continental-style roast in the Taylors bean range, sold here as whole beans in a 200g bag. Rich Italian is a roast style rather than a place: it describes coffee taken deep into the roast the way southern European roasters have done it for a century, so the sugars caramelise fully, the acidity drops away and what is left is weight, dark cocoa and a firm bitter edge. It is built for espresso, for a moka pot on the hob, and for anyone whose complaint about supermarket coffee is that it tastes thin.
Buying it as beans rather than ground is the whole point of this bag. Ground coffee starts losing aroma the moment the grinder stops, and a dark roast loses it faster than a light one because the bean structure is more open. Grinding at the point of brewing is the single biggest improvement available to a home cup, and it costs nothing once you own a grinder. If you do not own one, the ground version of this coffee exists and is the honest answer; this bag is for the people with a grinder on the counter.
Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below.
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The Story Behind The Bag
Taylors is a Harrogate family firm, and its coffee side has always sat slightly in the shadow of its tea. That is unfair on the coffee. Rich Italian is the dark end of that range, the one to reach for when a medium roast reads polite.
What the name does not tell you is anything about origin, and we are not going to invent one. Taylors buy to a blend specification rather than a single farm, and the origin split is not published on the bag at this size.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
Our Commitment To The Planet
- The bag that arrives is the current UK retail pack rather than a grey import on a different specification.
- Whole beans in a resealable bag waste less than capsules do: no aluminium, no plastic shell and no spent unit to dispose of per cup.
Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans Roast Coffee, 200g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea
Yorkshire Tea is the family-owned blend out of Harrogate that became Britain's favourite. The Original is the everyday workhorse; Gold steps it up with stronger Assam character; Hard Water powers through limescale areas. Taylors has been in the same family since 1886, sources ethically through the Rainforest Alliance, and famously refuses gimmicks.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
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The taste profile
How does it compare
Whole beans hand you every variable at once, which is the advantage and the burden. Grind size, dose and water temperature are the three that change the cup most, and with a dark roast all three are less forgiving than they would be with a medium.
The Moka Pot
The Cafetiere
Made with this tea
The Moka Pot
How to make The Moka Pot with Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans.
- 16g Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian, ground fine
- Pre-boiled water to the valve line
- A three-cup moka pot
- Grind 16g fine, about the texture of table salt, and fill the basket level without tamping.
- Fill the base with pre-boiled water to just below the valve, then assemble with a cloth to protect your hand.
- Heat on a medium hob with the lid open so you can watch the flow.
- Pull it off the heat the moment the stream turns pale and starts to sputter, and run the base under a cold tap.
What you'll end up with: The heaviest, most syrupy cup this bean produces, and the build the roast was designed around.
The Four Minute Cafetiere
How to make The Four Minute Cafetiere with Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans.
- 24g Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian, ground coarse
- 600ml water at about 95 degrees
- A timer
- Grind 24g coarse, like coarse sea salt, straight into a warmed cafetiere.
- Pour 600ml of water thirty seconds off the boil and stir the crust once.
- Wait four minutes, then plunge slowly and steadily.
- Decant the whole pot immediately; coffee left on the grounds keeps extracting and turns bitter.
What you'll end up with: Three mugs of full dark coffee with cocoa depth and a dry grip on the finish.
Stovetop Flat White
How to make Stovetop Flat White with Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans.
- 16g Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian, ground fine
- 120ml whole or oat milk
- A moka pot and a milk frother
- Brew a moka pot and take only the first, darkest 60ml of the flow.
- Heat 120ml of milk and texture it to a thin, glossy foam.
- Pour the milk through the centre of the coffee in one steady movement.
- Taking only the first flow is the trick; the tail end of a moka pot is where the bitterness lives.
What you'll end up with: A milk coffee with real dark-roast weight under it, made without an espresso machine.
Iced Double
How to make Iced Double with Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans.
- 16g Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian, ground coarse
- 200ml water at about 95 degrees
- A tall glass packed with ice
- A splash of cold milk, optional
- Brew 16g in 200ml in a cafetiere for four minutes, which is double the usual strength.
- Cool the coffee to room temperature rather than pouring it hot over ice.
- Pour over a glass packed to the top with ice.
- Add a splash of cold milk if you want it softer.
What you'll end up with: A cold coffee that still tastes of coffee once the ice has done its work.
Affogato
How to make Affogato with Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans.
- 16g Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian, ground fine
- 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
- Grated dark chocolate
- Scoop two balls of vanilla ice cream into each of two small heatproof glasses.
- Brew a moka pot and take the first dark 60ml.
- Pour it straight over the ice cream and serve at once.
- Grate dark chocolate over the top.
What you'll end up with: The best argument there is for keeping a dark roast in the house, made in under six minutes.
Coffee Rub For Slow Cooked Beef
How to make Coffee Rub For Slow Cooked Beef with Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans.
- 2 tablespoons Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian, ground fine
- 2 tablespoons dark muscovado sugar
- •1 tablespoon smoked paprika and 1 teaspoon sea salt
- •1.5kg beef brisket or short rib
- Mix 2 tablespoons of finely ground coffee with the sugar, smoked paprika and sea salt.
- Rub the mixture over 1.5kg of brisket or short rib and leave it covered in the fridge for two hours.
- Roast covered at 140 degrees for five hours, or slow cook on low for eight.
- Rest for twenty minutes before pulling or carving.
What you'll end up with: A dark bitter crust that reads as depth rather than as coffee, and the best use for the last few grams in the bag.
Brewing the perfect cup
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Typical values per 100g, as published | Per 100g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 0 kcal |
| Fat | 0g |
| of which saturates | 0g |
| Carbohydrate | 0g |
| of which sugars | 0g |
| Fibre | 0g |
| Protein | 0g |
| Salt | 0g |
Ingredients and allergens. The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.
Ingredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.
| Ingredient | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Roasted coffee beans | 100% | The whole of the bag. A dark continental-style roast: caramelised sugars, dark cocoa, almost no acidity. |
| Suggested dose | ~8g per 200ml | About 25 cups from the 200g bag by our own calculation. Adjust to your grinder and your method. |
Pack: Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans Roast Coffee, 200g; whole roasted coffee beans, resealable bag. Best before the date printed on the pack, and best used within a few weeks of opening.
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Sourcing & blend. Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans Roast Coffee, 200g comes from Taylors of Harrogate, the Yorkshire family firm better known for its tea, which has run a coffee range alongside it for decades. The house approach is to roast to a stated style and hold the blend consistent season to season, which is why a Rich Italian bag bought in March should read the same as one bought in October. The bag you receive is the current UK retail pack.
What is in Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans Roast Coffee, 200g, and what is not:
- In: whole roasted coffee beans, dark continental-style roast, and nothing else.
- No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: this is a plain roasted bean, not a flavoured coffee.
- Not pre-ground: these are whole beans. The ground version of the same blend exists separately for anyone without a grinder.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Taylors of Harrogate Rich Italian Beans Roast Coffee, 200g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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