The best coffee beans from light to dark roast

Paddy & Scott's signature blend medium roast, is described as "perfect for sharing with friends… if you’re feeling generous! This ‘day-wine’ is the socially acceptable option when it’s just a little early for cracking open a bottle." Smooth, chocolatey, caramel flavours make this one to remember. Available as coffee beans and ground coffee, it's an easy-drinking coffee that's great in a latte or cappuccino, as well as for iced coffees.

Customer review: "Exactly as described and one of my favourite coffees to drink. What I really love about this is that it tastes great as both a normal and iced coffee. So no having to find different blends depending on what I fancy."

The Grind Coffee light blend is designed to be fruity and balanced. Grown in Colombia and Rwanda, it's perfect for making an espresso or long black with real depth and complexity. Grind Coffee comes in a delightful tin, which you can refill with your favourite, ethically-sourced coffee over and over again. You can also subscribe and save money.

Customer review: "Fantastic company with the most fantastic beans we've ever tasted… and we've sampled a lot! Great customer service too, thank you!"

Enjoy coffee-shop quality coffee at home with the Starbucks Pike Place Roast Coffee Beans as our medium roast top pick. They're medium roasted for a smooth mouthfeel, with chocolate notes and a hint of toasted nuts. Plus for a pack of four at 450g it's pretty good value. There's also a subscribe and save discount.

Customer review: "This coffee is very good quality and has a nice premium taste. Easy to use, it makes thick luxurious coffee with a balanced blend. Plus, it's a good price."

Union's most popular espresso coffee bean is bold with hints of chocolate and treacle. Not only is this coffee speciality grade and always 100 per cent Arabica, but it would make the ideal gift for coffee lovers. As Union is a B-Corp company, its coffee is ethically sourced directly from smallholder farmers. As well as that, they pay a fair, sustainable price.

Customer review: "I am a self-confessed coffee addict and take my coffee purchases very seriously. This coffee is of really good quality, am using it in my new Jura A1 coffee machine and it tastes heavenly. What I really like: This coffee tastes rich, but with no specific aftertaste, so perfect for oat milk latte, espresso, large coffee with sugar - any option! I bought a large bag to make it more cost-effective and even though I’ve had it for a while, the coffee still tastes really fresh (which isn’t always the case after you open a bag of coffee)."

Made from Brazilian Arabica decaffeinated beans, Presto's silky smooth blend boasts honeyed peanut and floral flavours with a crisp, elegant finish. It's simply perfect for those low-caffeine drinkers looking for a great-tasting brew. You don't have to miss out on premium coffee.

Customer review: "Delicious coffee. Probably the best I have tested on Amazon. Arrived very fresh. Beautiful aroma. Deep, complex flavour. Perfectly roasted, and seemed a touch lighter than other medium roasts. Great both with the Aeropress and with a pour-over. It’s holding up really well even 3 weeks after I received the beans. I’m getting consistently excellent results every morning."

Suitable for all preparations, this coffee is 100 per cent Arabica and Rainforest-Alliance certified. With every purchase, you're helping hundreds of farmers and their families across the world. Though this 1kg bag of coffee seems not to be the highest quality, it's a good option if you're on a budget and love a milky coffee.

Customer review: "I love coffee, and this seemed a good deal, so I wasn't expecting much from it. However, it's a really good coffee. Nutty and chocolatey, and a creamy tasting blend. I would recommend this to any coffee lover."

Discover illy's authentic aroma and blend with this whole-bean coffee bundle. It includes two of illy's unique Intenso, as well as two pots of their Classico and Decaf roast coffees. This bundle set would make a great gift for a coffee lover, too.

Customer review: "Love the Intenso whole beans for my espresso machine. Illy is high quality and provides the perfect flavour. I've been using this product for a couple of years now. It's a great way to try their other varieties, but the Intenso is my favourite of them all."

Pact's Fruit and Nut Espresso blend is a "modern twist" on the traditional Italian espresso blend. Featuring fantastic coffee from Brazil and Rwanda, this coffee has notes of milk chocolate, dried fruit and almonds. Pact has given so much information about this coffee - from mouthfeel (creamy) to the altitude it was grown at (1200-1700m). We're impressed with Pact's dedication to bringing coffee to the UK ethically and responsibly.

Customer review: "Received my first subscription order. It tastes delicious would definitely recommend it. Great communication, first-class post and a fair price. I’ll happily stay subscribed for a long time."

Coming with great reviews, this small business has a wide range of coffees of all blends and varieties. The Stability Blend is one of the brand's best-selling healthy coffees. Sip delicious notes of milk chocolate, hazelnut and fig while boosting your wellbeing.

Customer review: "I am a ‘newbie’ to this! It’s the best thing ever – My own personal coffee shop! I purchased this starter kit and enjoyed all of them. Will definitely be ordering again."

Firehearts' catalogue of coffee is diverse and interesting with a huge range of flavour profiles and taste experiences. Originating from Honduras Maria Elvia is Fireheart's second certified organic coffee. It has a sweet and bright flavour profile with notes of Lemon Drops, Black Tea and Manuka Honey. Perfect brewed as a filter or extra tasty as cold brew. 

Customer review: "I like to try lots of different roasters, but Fireheart do seem to be doing something a bit special. I've enjoyed every wholebean so far that I've tried and the roast levels seem spot on to bring out the best in the coffee. The colourful branding also brightens up my day too!"