Cafe Bustelo Espresso Ground Coffee HONEST Review [Full Breakdown]

Café Bustelo. I review the taste of this bold and smooth Latin inspired dark espresso ground coffee. Created in the 1920s by Gregorio Bustelo in NYC, this drink has been enjoyed by the Cuban community for almost a full century.
Now, I get the privilege of trying it and sharing my thoughts on it.
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--Links to Items Shown or Mentioned in the Video--
Café Bustelo K Cups (Amazon): geni.us/BusteloKCups
Café Bustelo Nespresso Pods (Amazon): geni.us/BusteloNespresso
Café Bustelo Brick (Amazon): geni.us/BusteloBrick
Moka Pot (Amazon): geni.us/TopMokaPot
Keurig I’m using - K Classic (Amazon): geni.us/KeurigKClassic
Full written review of Cafe Bustelo: joepicksjoe.com/cafe-bustelo-...
Sources:
Cafe Bustelo Link: www.cafebustelo.com/en/about-us
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[@Pinkstinkie]

I'm an oldie from The Bronx where they used to have Bustelo grinding machines in the supermarket. Mi abuela would buy the beans, grind them in the supermarket. At home she'd put the grinds in a coffee sock, stick the sock in a jar and pour boiling water in the sock. She'd do this more than once per sock-ful. In the jar would be this thick, rich absolutely black brew. As a treat, she'd boil me some milk, put a dash of coffee in the milk and then I'd drown it is sugar. Such sweet memories!

[@heistruth2865]

Wow that is precious! Beautiful memory

[@cristal7412]

Aww. This comment made my day.

[@darlenedunlap8066]

So true very sweet us❤

[@cameltoeinspector6015]

I'm Puerto Rican so i know this story all too well

[@msreen269]

Wow, brought back memories 😂

[@Atlas_Amadeus]

I've been drinking this brand for years and everytime someone tells me they never had this coffee before, they end up loving it a lot.

[@heistruth2865]

Wow now I want to try it....I am just a light weight..too strong coffee makes me nauseous 😫

[@ArmandoGarcia-mg2tt]

I just tryed it for the first time this morning. Best coffee ive drank. Always been just grabbing some foldgers or maxwell house, def buying this until i find something else i like

[@darlenedunlap8066]

So true I soared up like wings of eagles afterr having some🇱🇾

[@neuroplasticity]

@@heistruth2865 Try the decaf. Still a solid 7.5/10

[@heistruth2865]

@@neuroplasticity wow can't believe I commented a year ago...so I've actually been drinking it since I commented. It isn't as strong as I thought. 😁

[@BennyCFD]

For the price Cafe Bustelo is one of the best coffees out there, even as good as more expensive coffees..........................

[@theherbpuffer]

La Llave is the best for price, even cheaper than Bustelo

[@melodyseverything6999]

@@theherbpuffer - I like the taste of Cafe Bustelo better though so I don't mind paying a little more for that.

[@bennygreene1421]

It's just as good as more expensive coffees. Why pay more?

[@mrdykstra21]

Cinnamon...my cuban buddy taught me to sprinkle a dash of cinnamon in the bustelo...amazing!!

[@sandriagutierrez2605]

Being Puerto Rican, and drinking bustelo for many years, I can only share why I prefer it; it’s strength, and flavor. My husband is from Columbia, and it’s all his family ever drank as well. Thank you for featuring it.

[@LuisHernandez-yf2no]

Been drinking this since elementary and I’m 57 now Love it.

[@Mikey-ym6ok]

I had to walk 10 miles to get a cup of joe back in elementary.

[@all4myutube]

I’m a second generation bustelo drinker and I’ve been drinking it since I was a baby, literally. My birth place is a coffee town where we grow coffee beans our coffee is called Yaucono. Very famous.

[@rosacortes5074]

ESO ES ASI! Yaucanos know good coffee. It's in there blood.

[@donadams811]

I get my bricks at Aldi. Have a cup every morning. Your review is spot on.

[@flushsucks]

Born and raised in NYC, been drinking bustelo since I was a baby. Pan con bustelo was my everyday breakfast before heading to school every morning 🙏

[@0nlyThis]

When I was a kid in the Bronx, my parents took my brother and me down to PR to visit our grandmother. At the time, the water in her area was not potable, so my mother would have to boil it (on my grandmother's kerosene stove) in order to brew up some powdered milk (KLIM - milk spelled backwards) for us to drink. To make it tolerable for us, she would add a few spoonfuls of my grandmother's boiled Bustelo coffee and some sugar. Ah! nostalgia.

[@SpeechCheck]

Made mine in a “mocha pot” yesterday and sipped it straight. I was high most of the day. Whoa!!!

[@joepicksjoe2386]

Yum! Awesome!

[@rosacortes5074]

Agree! Moca Pot, 2nd best to the cloth strainer (Colador) old school!💃💃💃

[@rebel8440]

Lol!

[@rebel8440]

Is it really that strong lol

[@Gucci_Nomad]

@@rebel8440no lol you’ve drank more caffeine through the day more than likely. It’s just a higher caffeine concentrate than most normal coffees and has an amazing flavor to balance it

[@anie2347]

Don't underestimate it's quality!! Dark espresso! Delicious! Can't beat the price!

[@bmoregta]

Yup the taste is on point most Spanish people grew up on it with bread in the morning, that is why it's something no one can take away. The early mornings with grandma and the coffee/milk with the bread. that's culture baby.

[@julioc5227]

Once you go Bustelo, no coffee will ever satisfy you. It is the purest coffee I have ever had.

[@thatasiankidtony]

I just picked some the other day at Aldi (local grocery store). It was $2.99 USD for a 10oz brick!

[@michaelcap9550]

And tastes like it.

[@IkenFister]

@@michaelcap9550 do you like lighter flavored coffee?

[@Buttercup-vw2zo]

Cafe Bustelo is not for light weights

[@lanceevans1689]

I think most people refuse to realize how good Bustello is because of the cheap price. Price be damned, it’s an excellent coffee. And it’s consistent from batch to batch. In fact it’s the only pre-ground coffee I have ever found that I liked. I brew it in espresso machines. But have had good results in drip and French press as well. I buy mine mostly in Costco, which used to be $10US for four 10 oz bricks (recently up to $14US), and cost me just .10 cents per cup!

[@faithlilis]

Thanks for doing the math for us who r looking into this

[@photina78]

I wanted to love Bustello because the price is so low. I use Italian pre-ground espressos in my Moka pot: The bestsellers are illy Classico Espresso, illy Intenso Espresso, Lavazza Crema e Gusto, Lavazza Qualita Rosa, Lavazza Espresso Italiano, Bialetti Perfetto Moka, Kimbo, etc. I'm sad to say that by comparison the Bustello was very bitter and stale. I'll try it again in case I got a bad batch.

[@lanceevans1689]

@@photina78 I recently moved a self powered speaker from my desk (where is sounds fairly bad) to use as the audio for a TV, where - SURPRISE! - it is sounding amazing! Go figure. But the same is true of coffee and the coffee maker you put it in. It can make a huge difference in the taste. Moka pots are fine, I use mine occasionally, and when camping. But if you can upgrade to a halfway decent pump machine (~$200), you may find it tastes different. Also, by using pre-ground you save another chuck by not buying a pricey grinder.

[@photina78]

@@lanceevans1689 That's true. Do you recommend any particular machine? Excuse me while I rant about poor Moka technique for a minute here 😂 Most people don't know how to use a Moka because they follow the Specialty Coffee influencers' hacks that don't make the best flavor. But I do it the authentic Bialetti way that's always been based on current scientific testing and taste testing for the best flavor, so my Moka coffee is consistently good. And the vast majority of Bustello lovers make it in a Moka - although the Hispanic Moka technique is also wrong, but at least it's better than the Specialty Coffee Influencers' hacks. 😂 Everyone leaves the Moka on the stove too long! It's supposed to come off the stove the instant it starts to gurgle, or even a couple of seconds before it starts to gurgle, and finish brewing on your countertop from residual heat inside the pot, then stir and pour. Then the coffee isn't bitter or over-extracted, if all the other Bialetti instructions are followed to the letter.

[@lanceevans1689]

@@photina78 Yes, your method is best. But there will still be a difference between it, and a pressurized brew. So skip the "steam" espresso machines, which are generally no better than a moka (with the added frothing). My suggestions will be a bit dated, but still available. I bought a Breville Cafe Roma like 13 years ago, for about $180 ($216 on amazon today). After about 18 months it died on me. Breville replaced it with a new one, even though it was out of warranty. That 12 year old espresso maker is still rocking wonderful cups all these years later. The water cover flap hinges broke and it is now hinged with a piece of duct tape, etc. But it still pairs wonderfully with Bustello right out of the brick. So, fully recommended. I also have a pricier Gaggia, which is wonderful. But doesn't make quite as good a cup from the Bustello as the Breville. As I say, you never know. And maybe the experimenting is a wee part of the fun? ;-)

[@wardroland270]

Thanks Joe. Great job. Good info. Will check out more of your videos.

[@PhilinWaterloo]

Fill a K cup with it, just like the video. Put it in the Keurig and brew it with the smallest cup setting. Add a heavy shot of whole cream. Enjoy the wonderful brew and you've had your coffee for the day!

[@valeriemea]

Trying if for the furst time with you Made with k cup but i added cream and sugar taste beautiful i highly recommend

[@simplelivingwithconniekeen9485]

As a Cuban, I grew up having the traditional Hispanic breakfast--Bustelo with milk, and buttered toast to dip in it! Still drink it today because it's great, though I add sugar. Great review!

[@keiththecarpenter5639]

Very nice review Joe. Yes, that coffee is delicious and strong.

[@markrichards6863]

I usually drink Peet's Coffee, but I always keep Cafe Bustelo on hand. It has a real caffeine kick and has a deep rich flavor. I never tried it until I moved to NYC 22 years ago. I always assumed it was bad coffee because it was cheap. Boy was I ever wrong. I do ad a sprinkle of salt to cut the acidity. It's an amazing product.

[@melodyseverything6999]

I'm so glad you tried it even though it's cheap! I've also been surprised now and then when I try out stuff that isn't so expensive! But living in NYC, you'll discover a lot of nice things. I've tried Chock Full of Nuts coffee (also started in NYC like Cafe Bustelo) and that's also a delicious but cheap coffee!

[@i-quankelley9191]

Never heard about the salt thing 🤔 🧐 that sounds like a nifty hack. Thank you for the advice. I’m gonna experiment when I get home

[@markrichards6863]

@@i-quankelley9191 Just a pinch of salt while brewing really cuts the bitterness, let's the other flavors come through

[@catherinewilson9894]

Love Pete’s!!

[@glennhalila8279]

It's Ironic, but I buy this coffee and mix it with my Kroger Supreme Blend to give my coffee a Robust Flavor and a Strong Taste. I was born in the Bronx in 1960. I never knew that this coffee started in Cuba/Bronx. I lived in Miami in 2007 in Miramar (a Suburb of Miami) Me and my Brother and his family love Cuban Coffee and Collada's a shot of Cuban Espresso! Mmmmmm! Good! I moved back to Cincinnati in 2009, my little brother just bought a house an hours drive from Miami!

[@kraigseder]

Thanks for the review. I started using cafe Bustello backpacking prepared in my Aeropress since I was tired of instant in the back country. I now prepared it every morning in my Kurig reusable kcups. Great coffee for the money.

[@richluvsellie1]

How much coffee grounds do you put in the k cup..

[@kraigseder]

@@richluvsellie1 I fill the kcup just about to the top.

[@genovevamartinez236]

I love this coffee is the best .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TechVuee]

My friend put me on this after a trip to Italy. This stuff is so damn good.

[@corn2545]

I’ve been buying this coffee for a couple years now, every mourning I make an ice mocha latte and it works great for that. You can’t beat the price as well when you compare it to Starbucks dark roast espressos.

[@jalee6587]

Mourning 😂? Did you mean morning

[@corn2545]

@@jalee6587 yea😂, I sure did! But man I love drinking coffee when I mourn!

[@jrsilva2081]

This is how Coffee should taste my friend no adds

[@DKOutdoors]

Awesome video! I never understood the 'tones" and all that to describing coffee, I just wanna know if its good or bad so this video was perfect!

[@rosacortes5074]

Hi Joe! I'm Born & Bred in da Bronx. We lived near the Bustelo factory, closed in the 70s. Riding the downtown IRT #6, past Elder Ave Stop, you could smell that unmistakable aroma of beans roasting from the Bustelo Factory. Most Bodegas in NYC had the BUSTELO COFFEE grinders behind the counter.

[@lola2837]

On the 6! Hola Rosa! Shout out to Castle Hill, Jerome, and Webster. I miss the Bronx soooo much. Love from DC.

[@rosacortes5074]

@@lola2837 Yes! Castle Hill!!! The home of many famous & some even infamous people. But, thats ok, we are good in DaBronx. Webster, wow some memories there. Attended & Graduated from Monroe College.

[@Unwrapasmile]

A great coffee for the price, and to my taste it’s a good as most higher price coffees. Great review, nicely done.

[@timburton1812]

Recently tried it, love it!!!

[@blakethomas8897]

I add this to my starbucks bold in the morning for a extra kick! Love it! Lol

[@klausrostock4163]

😯

[@Archsace00]

I love cafe bustelo. My dad grew up on it, and I did too. It’s super common to find in homes here in Florida.

[@Dsfgxfdd]

You just earned a new subscriber!

[@bigd2829]

Well I’ve been drinking cafe la llava for awhile now and will try this coffee for the first time today. Really Interested to see what the difference will be! Awesome video!

[@teresahernandez1059]

It's @ the 99 cent store! Love it.

[@alexojeda9048]

I'm a 3rd Generation drinker and Starbucks can't compete; not in price and not in flavor. To Latinos, this IS what coffee is suppose to taste like. I live in NY so a 10oz brick can go for $2.99 to $3.29/brick. 10oz cans go for $4.29.

[@melodyseverything6999]

Buy one 10oz. can and then you can just refill it with the 10oz bricks. Fits perfectly!

[@andrewbarker8631]

I switched to espresso shots from large mugs of coffee every day. I feel the water I drink actually hydrates me and you can get a tub of this for 7-10 bucks. The retired Cuban rancher homie suggested it 🤣

[@c.a.a75]

For a minute I thought you would choke when you sniffed Bustelo 😂 Will be trying this!

[@pacaluvr7963]

I was actually drinking my 1st cup of Café Bustelo whilst watching your tasting. Totally agree with you. It’s very good with cream. However, I prefer it black, just to get that full deep luscious flavor without any bitterness or aftertaste. And just to note, I am drinking the instant coffee, which is just as good as the packed coffee beans.

[@user-jg4po2uf3b]

I love your kitchen style.

[@faithlilis]

The most honest video thanks 😊

[@AnubisRoca]

It is my favorite coffee !! The flavor is unique.

[@esmeraldakitty]

its my favorite coffee. I have try many and as a prepper, I have many in storage :)

[@joepicksjoe2386]

How do you store them your prepper coffee? I did another video recently where I drank coffee from a tin that was 45 years old!

[@esmeraldakitty]

@@joepicksjoe2386 woah! I have them in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers.

[@curtisstewart3179]

The oils go rancid. After roasted and ground, regardless of storage, the life is only a few weeks before the taste degrades. After a year the taste is very discernable. After two years you have to be nuts to even want to drink the stuff. Unroasted green beans however can be stored up to two years with no degrade in taste.

[@theherbpuffer]

@@curtisstewart3179 interesting, thanks for that

[@davem.8681]

I drink it all the time and I love It. I buy it at dollar tree for a dollar.

[@StephEWaterstram]

I'm thinking of switching to this for My first mug of the day in the wintertime.

[@KP-sg9fm]

Great video 👌

[@terrapin121]

Is definitely my every day go to

[@neuroplasticity]

One my ex-gf who was latina got me into Bustelo. It's cheap, robust, taste and the smell is 9/10 but I'm no coffee snob. Still this is my go to when I drink coffee at home now.

[@AlppleJuice]

I love this review. Are you on IG or TikTok?

[@chevychase87]

Just picked some up today gonna try in the morning. If it's strong I will be satisfied. Try deathwish it's pretty strong too.

[@ebonyharris11]

I like Death Wish too but it’s expensive at Publix. I’ve heard good things about Cafe Bustelo, so I may switch to it

[@elcheekoful]

Death wish coffee has a freaking amazing smooth taste. But guys don't drink but very little of it. Not good for you....but cafe bustelo will probably always be my Expresso pick. I've tried other Expresso's,but cafe bustelo has a certain taste, got a Wang to it,really wakes you up. lol ¡cheers!

[@dangunn6961]

I tried some today for the first time. I used a k cup type of machine. Being such a fine grind the machine labored to pump the water through it. But it tasted very good. Tomorrow I'll try it with a french press and with a GSI outdoor espresso maker. I'm going to get a pour over setup and try that too.

[@JKTF476]

You should try it in a moka pot

[@formam1022]

I grew up with this next to the espresso machine. I now have my first espresso machine and to be honest i always just grab this.

[@timclarke9627]

Yes, it is everywhere now and some think too hipster/trendy. But it is what it is (the best) for a reason, and you cannot fight that. Use it out of 3 different Moka pots.

[@barneystinson2781]

I love this coffee. Call me a savage or unrefined or whatever, but I literally just make it in a normal $20 coffee pot

[@neuroplasticity]

Good coffee will still taste good no matter how you prepare it. Bustelo is the GOAT.

[@Pinkstinkie]

Also wanted to add: En mi casa toman Bustelo! En mi casa toman Bustelo!

[@rosacortes5074]

En mi casa son embusteros!

[@simplelivingwithconniekeen9485]

I remember that commercial, too 😅❤

[@tyturner5870]

We got an espresso machine, and I just ordered this with some Starbucks creamer so.wish us luck!!!

[@asphixmx]

The best way to taste a coffee is a french press (IMO)... I am drinking now a Bustelo, made this way and is great.

[@nestorphoto]

I’m New York you can find it everywhere amazing coffee!

[@joepicksjoe2386]

Yeah, unfortunately here just over the border in Ontario, we have to special order it in :-(

[@theriverakings]

Thought you was gona say something negative...lol...but yes...it's awsome...I use it all the time...it wakes up the dead...

[@marthasamuelson2742]

Hey, good review I have a ?, how would you make it in a reg, brew coffee machine? I knw you said Not a good idea, but thtz all I have..I do like med. favor, not BOLD STRONG, coments?? advise ty

[@27pugsly]

It’s the best you don’t even have to go to Starbucks it’s that strong . Taste so fresh and aroma everytime . It should be more expensive 🤫

[@dougglaus9256]

I run cafe Bustello in a Mr Coffee espresso machine. I have tried everything under the sun as far as dark roasts go and for the money you can’t beat it. It’s right at 5 dollars at my local Walmart for a 10 ounce can. A 10 ounce can goes pretty fast around my house as we drink a lot of espresso. So it’s inexpensive enough to keep a spare can handy. As a matter of fact it’s 12:06 December 26 and I’m enjoying a piping hot cup of espresso right now. Along with my pipe with a nice light mint flavored tobacco. Well it’s life’s little pleasures that we got to take advantage of every day. As far as Cafe Bustello. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better espresso for the money. We go through a lot of French vanilla flavored coffee creamer also. Plus pure cane sugar. I’m not sure of the brand name. I buy it by the pound box on Amazon. It’s called sugar in the raw. It adds a chocolaty aftertaste to my espresso and it is just a pure pleasure to drink. I guess I’m going to have to upgrade my espresso machine the next time I buy one though. I keep wearing the Mr Coffee’s out. I have been through 3 in the past 2 years. Sorry this review is so long. I just can’t say enough good about Cafe Bustello.

[@ideaoverload910]

Have you tried Lavazza or Illy?

[@dougglaus9256]

No I have not tried those brands. I am always up to trying new coffees though. Thanks for the suggestion. I will go on amazon and look them up.

[@eyesauron]

Hey Doug i started to brew bustello in my mr coffee espresso machine i find it a lit bitter and acidic tho comparing to my classic paper filtered machine, what ratio do you use on your mr coffee?

[@RonDevito]

Bustelo works great in a Brikka, be it the first generation Brikka from 2017 and definitely the new Brikkas with the upgraded valve. It produces a huge crema (really foam, as moka pot is not true espresso). The Robusta in Bustelo is the key to the magic. Bialetti recommends a 70/30 Robusta/Arabica mix and when I grind my own beans I follow that ratio. Cafe Bustelo is great stuff. Toss it in the moka pot, toss it in a drip/filter machine, and people have pulled espresso shots with it. Probably best to use a pressurized portafilter since it's pre-ground - though it's a fine grind.

[@JKTF476]

You can get in walmart here. I been using thr k cup version for years to make espresso style drinks in my keurig k cafe. I recently bough a moka pot so i got brick, a metal can and the brick and found a huge plastic can when a friend took me to sams. I like Lavaza better, but quality you get for price you pay is unbeatable. Get one in the metal can and from then on you can save even more by getting the bricks and re using the can

[@ToddMartinsky]

exactly, you spend 3X money on other espresso-type coffee and this one is better.

[@bartholomewnyc3503]

The hell with all those machines, I'm drinking it right now. Percolate it for ten minutes every morning on the stove top, drink it black, great coffee. Find it cheap in just about any supermarket in the five boroughs of NYC.

[@fideltorres6380]

I almost got hired at the Bustelo plant in Miami around 1995, changed my life because I moved to Hawaii after that 🤷🏽‍♂️😅☕

[@HouseKatArmy]

I make this with a melita single cup cone and paper cone filter, put spoon of cafe bustelo in the cone and pour water over it. Perfect every time.

[@carsonj.sullivan5755]

How do you store the brick once it's open? I've only ever used the tin.

[@melodyseverything6999]

Keep one of your 10oz. tins and refill that with the 10z bricks. Fits just right.

[@NG-iy5rq]

I love this coffee. My girl friend likes it too.

[@markfernandez3171]

Just for your information. Gregorio was born in Asturias Spain. Best coffee in the world.

[@richardyocum353]

I don't give a pretentious review at all.... subscribed.

[@theherbpuffer]

Been drinking Bustelo for almost a decade. Just tried La Llave and i may just be switching to that now instead. It's less bitter and more flavorful, not to mention cheaper.

[@melodyseverything6999]

To me it's just meh. It's worthy paying a little more for Cafe Bustelo - that's why it's priced a little higher and can withstand the competition.

[@Buttercup-vw2zo]

Cafe Bustelo has more of a KICK to it as well.

[@theherbpuffer]

@@Buttercup-vw2zo I get same caffeine kick from both. Bustelo may be a little more in your face as far as taste goes but LLave is smoother and more balanced

[@joseferrer4564]

Good coffee!

[@CheaddakerT.Snodgrass]

Would you say it's bold and or smooth?

[@Truecrimecommunity]

You all can laugh, as I live Cafe Bastelo, but McDonalds coffee is the most flavorful coffee I’ve ever drank. Me and my family all drink it. But wait there is a twist. I’m not talking about McDonald’s fast food coffee but the brand they sell in the grocery stores. If you thought it would be the same, well you would be wrong. They taste nothing alike, and it’s a very robust amazing flavorful coffee that you could dream of. When I first saw it at a relatives house and made fun of them and that’s when they made fun of me as if the joke was on me? So I then tried it and I could not believe my taste buds take this advice go to the store get McDonald’s coffee regular McDonald’s coffee from the grocery store and you will be blown away it’s not cheap probably why most people have not drink it because they think they’re paying a premium for dog shit coffee that you would get from the fast food chain but that’s not the case this would give Bolivia‘s best to run for it to money

[@dinolemma]

McDonalds sources its beans from the same purveyor as Tim Hortons thats why

[@kensigregory361]

McDonald's coffee is insanely good, but it used to be cheap. Then inflation happened. I was able to get the 32 ounce can for $6.00 all the time, but now it's 13.00 dollars or 10.00 at the dollar store. 😢

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

Hold up Hold up You got a stainless steel k cup 😳😳😳😳🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Do you know how much beautiful the coffee can come out the way your having it❗❗❗❗❗❗❗ That's awesome man, ultimate subscribe vibes 🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️

[@MovingToMnPro]

Bustelo is the best coffee I've ever had and it's fantastic from a K-cup! WAY WAY better than Starbucks or Gevalia. It's comparable to Illy or Lavazza.

[@jimmiemchenry8932]

Very good

[@liminal6823]

I've tried it. It's neither pleasant nor unpleasant. This coffee would lose to, or perhaps tie rusty water in a blind taste test 👈😃

[@chanceDdog2009]

Spoiler. He is going to like it ☺️❤️

[@warrenhoffman653]

Good pre workout drink

[@jalee6587]

Great coffee for espresso machine.

[@BrooklynMoor]

It's PoPular because it's LatinoX based name brand simply. That community is quite ethnocentric and unified around Latino Hispanic brands. If it was named something like Busters coffee they would stay clear for the most part unless they found out it was from 🇨🇺 Cuba Dominican 🇩🇴 or Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 they would support. To me it's cheap harsh bitter coffee mostly.

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

I tried this today Got lucky buying a moka pot and OMGOODNESS I cannot say it enough The flavor flower touch of the tongue is amazing like omgoodness and like omgoodness The smell just says love me more I'm sitting their balancing two cups Did it on the first try And damn it does wonders my hype for it is like Why haven't I have had this sooner, I think anytime I move or go anywhere, I will definitely be buying this in 🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱🧱 Bulk and literally keep them because my goodness is this stuff Good, I realized I cannot have it in drink it straight but french vanilla creamer, and you heat it in for like between 25 to 30 secs and lemme tell you It does absolute wonders I'm sitting their in shock on how fascinating the cup is, I may have to savor the cafe Bustello though because I got addicted after one cup 😂😂😂😂😂

[@wendyscoloringstuff]

Where I live at Puerto Rico it sell anny supermarket. Cheap too. Same with Pilon coffee too

[@rosacortes5074]

Mi humilde opinión, Pilon tiene mas ácido.

[@lordfizzz]

Big fan of the brick

[@lordfizzz]

Theres nothing more bronx than brewing bustelo in the moka pot

[@halloween__tesla8312]

I'm furious because I just now found out that this coffee has sugar and carbohydrates when it should be 0g. And by not having a nutrition value label on the product that literally says it all.

[@scuffco1868]

Find @ Dollar Tree! I add to boost regular coffee brew

[@davey6006]

I drink it black and I get this from keurig because my Starbucks wasn't available. It tastes a little bit weak. ☕

[@jon2xu]

Can you use this in a Mr Coffee maker?

[@cygnusrider]

You sure can.

[@John.349]

Since 2014 its not the same you would open a brick snd the Aroma filled the kitchen not no more and the taste is bitter lije if they cut it with something,if its ground they can cut it its best to buy whole beans,now Im drinking el Morro the best.

[@jk11463]

I like tea

[@carolg7570]

If you like Cafe Bustelo, you might like La Llave. Cubans make their Cuban coffee with it 👍

[@shibez]

I recently bought a super automatic espresso machine, the terra kaffe, which has a ground coffee bypass...so I wanted to try the bustelo...compared to the espresso shots I pull from medium ground whole beans I put in my machine...this stuff is beyond bitter and no way can I drink it straight.

[@tbjtbj4786]

I have know idea why its popular with the Latins except its good coffee. Its popular in fl. With alot of older farm/ ranch families.

[@orangecat5909]

That's a puertorican household staple.

[@DarthAzrel]

$4 dollars for the 10 oz brick at my local Wal-mart in Indiana. 😎👍

[@luigiviking3667]

Oh Canada 🇨🇦 I'd move there over Mexico 🇲🇽 if I had to