I first learned about illy coffee while vacationing on a Caribbean cruise with my wife approximately 10 years ago in search of a Starbucks coffee shop to satisfy my craving for a Caffe Americano, an espresso based coffee drink I had grown accustomed to drinking over the years at my neighborhood Starbucks. Given no Starbucks coffee shops onboard, I ended up settling for a Caffe Americano made with a brand of coffee I had never heard of. What I do recall is a young Jamaican female barista who upon learning about my craving for an espresso, vowed to make me the best Caffe Americano I had ever had that would literally put Starbucks to shame. While I admittedly had reservations regarding a Caffe Americano better than Starbucks, fast forward 10 years later and aside from purchasing an occasional overpriced Starbucks Caffe Americano, I've been a loyal illy espresso coffee drinker ever since. In fact, I recently signed up for illy's coffee subscription where I literally save a ton of money on illy espresso ground coffee by purchasing 2 cans of 8.8 oz dry ground espresso coffee every 4 weeks along with free shipping for a total cost of $0.60 per day—the sole cost of dry ground espresso roast coffee—to brew one double-shot espresso per day. As a final note, given illy espresso dry ground coffee and my trustworthy Casabrews espresso coffee machine, I've been able to brew my best shot of espresso (see photo) each and every day without fail following the information provided on this website.