DANESI ESPRESSO DEMITASSE CUPS Rancilio Silvia Mazzer

PLEASE DON'T 'BUY IT NOW'.    IGNORE THE 'BUY IT NOW' PRICE AND SHIPPING COST.  I HAD TO PUT A PRICE THERE AND SHIPPING COST WILL VARY.

The nicest cups you will ever own.  Thick walled- high quality.  Way nicer than Illy, Rancilio....

Up for sale are Italian Danesi espresso, cappuccino, latte cups and Danesi Gold 2.2 lb bags of espresso whole bean.  Perfect pairing to round out your espresso bar setup.  The Rancilio Silvia espresso machine and Mazzer Mini grinder are not included, just used to display cups and coffee.  I had a box which contained 6 Italian Danesi espresso, 6 cappuccino, and 6 latte cups or mugs each with matching saucers.  I have 2 left of each of the three sizes.  These are hard to find and the espresso size is sold out at the only place I saw them online.

espresso cup:  2 oz         cappuccino cup:  5.5 oz          latte cup/mug:  10 oz

Bear in mind the sizes of the cups as I believe all three are necessary.  For one double shot of espresso, the espresso cup is perfect.  For 2 double shots (which I usually drink), the cappuccino size is perfect.  For a 2 double shot cappuccino or one double shot latte, the latte mug size is perfect.   My point is, the sizes are true Italian coffee espresso purist sizes (if that makes any sense).  The latte mug isn't that ginormous 24 oz  (or larger) mug you see in stores.  These are the sizes I saw at Intelligentsia in Chicago.

I can't say enough about the quality and looks of these Danesi cups... truly rare and unique.  The saucers are really nice and oval shaped.  I thought about buying the Illy collection (overpriced and not as well-made) and almost pulled the trigger on the Rancilio cups for obvious reasons, but these Danesi cups blow them both out of the water.. very heavy and thick walled for optimal heat retention and beautiful rounded shape. 

I am also selling 2.2 pound bags of Danesi Gold Espresso Coffee Whole bean since I have quite a few of them.  If you haven't tried Danesi espresso, you are really missing out.  I have been on a quest for the perfect espresso beans.  Started out buying Lavazza Super Crema- awful, Starbucks- nah, Peets Espresso Forte-good,  a couple of local roasters-some good some bad, Illy-super awful, Intelligentsia Black Cat- I wanted to like it, but I really didn't, and got stale quickly.  The Danesi Gold along with a local roaster (House of Coffee Beans India Premier Espresso Blend) are the best I have drank as straight espresso so far.. very smooth with a ton of crema.  But the Danesi comes out ahead as it holds up really nicely to milk drinks as well. 

INSTEAD OF LISTING EACH ITEM FOR SALE INDIVIDUALLY, AND SINCE MOST WILL BUY A COMBINATION (OR ALL) OF THE ITEMS LISTED, CONTACT ME LETTING ME KNOW HOW MANY OF THE CUPS/SAUCER SETS YOU WANT OR HOW MANY BAGS OF COFFEE YOU WANT ALONG WITH ZIP CODE FOR ME TO CALCULATE SHIPPING. 

PRICES (before shipping):

cups/saucers:  espresso- $7.95    cappuccino- $9.95   latte- $11.95

coffee:  Danesi Gold 2.2 lb (super fresh, freshness date of 11/11/2010)- $19.95

I MAY BE ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF MORE CUPS AND COFFEE (can get Danesi Emerald as well), so let me know which cups and how many you want.