Coffee and gelato are perfect partners – both quintessential Italian pleasures. You may know that Ugo used to own a coffee plantation in Kenya so he knows coffee, gelato and Piedmont wines like no one else. (We’ll talk Italian wines soon.)

We bring the same obsessive attention and fine palate to our coffee as we do our gelato so before we formally introduced caffe, we cupped, sipped and discussed countless coffee beans to find the very best for sipping espresso, hanging out with friends and pairing with gelato. Espresso is a way of life in Italy, so we made sure our Paciugo Coffee was as authentic Italian, as our gelato.

As a former marketer at an esteemed coffee retailer who shall remain nameless, I will tell you that my true north coffee experience was with a Paciugo Latte. Ugo did it right. The sweetness, and depth of Paciugo Espresso takes a stand to steamed milk perfectly. The balance and depth of the espresso shot (or two or three) doesn’t over-power the milk with a sharp edge or bitterness. Instead, it is a sweet, hearty latte full of flavor. Just like Ugo.