Top 10: best coffee beans for bean-to-cup coffee machines

HOW IS THIS RANKING MADE?

At MaxiCoffee, we put all our expertise into presenting you with the best coffees on the market. Our experts have selected their Top 10 best coffee beans for you, based on the following criteria:

• The coffees offering the best coffee experience and the best result in the cup
• The best rated and best selling coffee beans
• Coffees adapted to the type of machine used
• Coffees for all types of consumers: from speciality coffee to “conventional” coffee.

WHY CHOOSE COFFEE BEANS?

More economical

Compared to coffee capsules, coffee beans are much less expensive. However, many criteria influence the price of coffee, which is why it is difficult to settle on a price per kilo. To give you an idea, an entry-level coffee bean can start at ten euros, but it is not uncommon to approach a hundred euros for specialty coffee.

More environmentally friendly

Another argument in favour of coffee beans: ecology! Without capsules, less waste is produced. What’s more, the coffee grounds are compostable, recyclable and reusable.

More flavour

Coffee beans retain more of the freshness and tasting notes. So, a freshly ground coffee from your coffee grinder will give you a cup that is richer in flavour. However, it is important to store it properly! Loïs, from our Coffee Expertise Unit, gives you her advice:

This is important in order to keep all the aroma of your coffee: to do this, use a storage box, placed in a cupboard away from the light.

More choice

The world of coffee opens up to you when you choose coffee beans. Many brands offer a wide choice of coffee beans. There’s plenty to choose from.

OUR TOP 10 BEST COFFEE BEANS 2023

Country of origin, appellation, roast, notes… so many criteria to take into account when choosing the coffee bean that will suit your palate. Here is our selection to help you make up your mind.

ORGANIC COFFEE

Green Lion Coffee – Sirga Organic Blend Green Lion Coffee is a French brand that is committed to selecting coffee beans from sustainable agriculture. Green Lion Coffee’s Sirga Blend is a blend of 100% Arabica beans from organic farming. Roasted in France, it is marked by sweet notes of toast and caramel, and by a beautiful full-bodied intensity. This organic coffee bean is appreciated for its taste and quality.

THE ITALIAN COFFEE

Mokador – 100% Straordinario Gran Miscela With this 100% Straordinario Gran Miscela, Mokador offers THE timeless, refined and strong coffee. Ideal for espressos, it produces a persistent crema with a beautiful hazelnut colour. Fruity and sweet aromas with notes of toast and cocoa predominate. If you like Italian coffee, this blend is for you. Made from a blend of Arabica and Robusta from South and Central America, this coffee is certified by “The Italian Espresso Institute”. It is ideal as an espresso or ristretto and at any time of the day.

COFFEE ROASTED IN FRANCE, BUT “ITALIAN STYLE”

Perléo Espresso – Bar Are you a fan of full-bodied espressos? You’ve come to the right place! Perléo Espresso is a French brand of intense, full-bodied and sweet coffees. Each coffee is carefully selected to offer a real aromatic richness in the cup. They are then roasted in France, with delicacy and precision, in accordance with traditional Italian methods. This blend of Arabica and Robusta, Perléo Espresso Bar, roasted in the Italian style, with its dark colour and intense aromas, promises you a delicious moment of tasting. This coffee bean has gourmet and floral notes. Its texture makes it possible to obtain perfect espressos with a beautiful crema. It is ideal for lovers of short, intense flavours.

OUR CUSTOMERS’ FAVOURITE SPECIALITY COFFEE

Cafés Lugat – Huehuetenango Cafés Lugat is a French brand of speciality coffee. It was created and designed by the roasting division of MaxiCoffee. Speciality coffee is a coffee without defects, whose traceability allows precise quality control. With this type of coffee, it is possible to measure the impact of the terroir and the work of man on the plant. This Huehuetenango ‘label coffee’ from Cafés Lugat is a full-bodied coffee that produces a full-bodied, sweet espresso with a chocolatey aroma and a cocoa-like finish. It is a good choice to discover specialty coffee.

THE EXCLUSIVE MAXICOFFEE COFFEE

Terres de Café – The Full Monkeys Terres de Café was founded by Christophe Servell, Best Roaster of France 2015. The brand is based on ancestral and family origins, conveying an undeniable expertise and coffee experience. This blend, The Full Monkeys, created by Christophe Servell, will delight lovers of balanced coffee. This premium blend combines the body and sweetness of Brazilian Arabica with the acidity of Ethiopian mocha and the sweet taste of Guatemalan coffee.

THE ESSENTIAL MULTI-DRINK

NUMBER N°2 Looking for a coffee that makes an espresso, lungo or cappuccino? Look no further than Number N°2. Number is a French coffee brand where the product is treated with care, from the selection of the beans to the packaging and roasting carried out in France. The best-seller of the French brand, sourced in Peru and Ethiopia, this N°2 organic coffee bean has an undeniable aromatic power. Specially designed for espresso machines, Number N°2 is a blend of organic Arabicas. It offers the best of its origins: a well-balanced cup of coffee with a dominant taste of caramel and chocolate.

FULL-BODIED ITALIAN COFFEE

Caffe Mauro – Centopercento Founded in 1949 by Demetrio Mauro in southern Italy, the Caffé Mauro brand reflects an artisanal roasting process that is always in search of an incomparable cup. This Italian Centopercento coffee bean promises a cup of character where ripe red fruit aromas mingle with intense cocoa notes on the finish. Bitter lovers will enjoy a delicious espresso or even a ristretto. A coffee that is also suitable for the preparation of milk drinks such as cappuccino.

THE MOST AWARDED COFFEE

La Semeuse – Rising Sun La Semeuse, a coffee brand founded in 1900, offers organic and Fairtrade certified products. This Soleil Levant coffee, a blend of Arabicas from Guatemala, Peru and Indonesia, makes it possible to produce fruity and sweet coffees with delicate notes of orange blossom and cocoa on the finish. This coffee is organically grown and Fair Trade, produced by the La Semeuse brand, and offers a beautiful sensation of freshness in the mouth.

COFFEE, MADE IN PORTUGAL

Delta Cafés – Gran Expresso Produced by Delta Cafés, a brand for which social, environmental and economic issues are important, this intense coffee promises great moments of enjoyment. The Gran Expresso blend offers a full-bodied coffee with a powerful finish, roasted in Portugal. This blend of Arabica and Robusta is composed of coffees from the best origins.

THE MOST BALANCED COFFEE

Cafés Lugat – Dark’n Sweet Cafés Lugat is a French brand of speciality coffee. It was created and designed by the roasting division of MaxiCoffee. Dark’n Sweet by Cafés Lugat is roasted by hand in Aquitaine. It is ideal for espresso. In the middle of the day, it allows you to enjoy a coffee with soft and balanced aromas, almost greedy. This blend of Central and South American Arabicas offers a lively and fruity attack, with lemony notes mixed with fresh hazelnut. Then comes a pure moment of sweetnessthanks to its sweet notes of chocolate almond.

Is your favourite coffee not on the list? Don’t worry, this selection of the 10 best coffee beans will evolve. Our experts are already studying future candidates. But this selection is also yours. So don’t forget to leave a rating on the product sheet of the coffee that you think deserves to be in this top list, and to consult our other references!