"Torrefazione Palermo Coffee"

Several years ago my husband & I stumbled across a Torrefazione Coffee Bistro in Portland, Oregon. (Torrefazione originated in Seattle and was the baby of an Italian family). This was the beginning of a marvelous love affair with their "Palermo Whole Bean" coffee. They have several flavors to choose from however, Palermo stole our hearts and the rest is history. You could go into this little Bistro and get your favorite coffee drink created in a REAL cup, complete with saucer. These cups were made in Deruta, the heart of Italy's beautiful pottery. It was a first class experience from the exceptionally talented Barista, to the ceramic cup from Italy, to the rich Italian coffee. It was the closest thing you could get to being at a neighborhood coffee house without being in Italy. You could even have the coffee delivered to your door. THEN, Starbucks bought this Italian (Mom & Pop) business. They closed all of the coffee houses, they took away the mail order house and now they have done away with Palermo Whole Bean coffee. Oh, yes you can still get it in GROUND, however this takes from the ritual, pleasure and the taste of starting from scratch with FRESH GROUND BEANS!!! Thank God for Cooking.com or you wouldn't even be able to purchase "Torrefazione" Coffee. Surely, Starbucks isn't so greedy that they will discontinue my favorite coffee of all time. Please keep making Palermo, and leave it in the WHOLE BEAN state.
Palermo Coffee Lover,
Myra S. Ashor
Annandale, VA.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE bring back the whole beans!!!

Would prefer whole beans and don't understand why Torrefazione won't provide them to you (and me).

The first time I made a pot, the aroma felt like I was in Italy at a cafe. Love this stuff...you gotta try it...it's the best...I know because I come from Palermo and this coffee is "palermo ground". truly great cup of expresso.

I want to buy Palermo in whole beans, not ground. Why is that not possible?