I love dark roast coffees I didn't have an espresso machine for a while because my old one needed a pump recently I was giving one by one of my relatives so I started buying this coffee again the Jolly roast I really love the coffee it makes a nice crema topping with the machine but I also like it because when I feel like drinking an espresso I could use this roast when I feel like drinking a really strong cup of American coffee I just make myself a couple of doubles and add some half and half for me I use it both ways it's delicious so although they just Market it as an espresso if you like a really strong cup of coffee you could use it as an espresso or as an American coffee getting my new machine and coming back to this coffee and having it for the first time again made me realize how much I missed it