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Nespresso Unforgettable Espresso

Introduction The Nespresso Unforgettable Espresso is is part of the 2024 Festive Limited Edition release. The Unforgettable Espresso uses coffee beans from Latin America, Costa Rica, and Peru. The amount of coffee per capsule is 5.3 grams and notes mentioned are crusty bread, woody, nutty and spices. Nespresso has not posted and Intensity level for this coffee. The capsules for the 2024 Festive…

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Nespresso Genova Livanto

Introduction The Nespresso Genova Livanto is part of the Ispirazione Italiana line of coffee named after cities in Italy. I believe the naming of the coffees represents the coffee styles from those particular cities in Italy, and this coffee respresents Genoa (or Genova in Italian). The Genova Livanto used to be called just “Livanto”, until around 2020-2021 Nespresso started rebranding their…

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Nuage Ristretto

Introduction The Nuage Ristretto Blend is an intense roast 3rd party capsule for the Nespresso Original Line machines. I bought this coffee as part of a Nuage variety pack on Amazon. This blend uses both arabica and robusta beans from Uganda, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, and Peru; so most likely the robustas are from Uganda, and the arabicas are from Brazil, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Nuage rates…

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Nuage Manilo

Introduction The Nuage Manilo Blend is an intense roast 3rd party capsule for the Nespresso Original Line machines. I bought this coffee as part of a Nuage variety pack on Amazon, and they are distributed by Nuage Coffee in Richardson Texas and are made in Italy. This blend uses both arabica and robusta beans from Uganda, Vietnam, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea; so most likely the robustas are…

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Nespresso World Explorations Cadiz Espresso

Introduction This is a review of the Nespresso World Explorations Cadiz Espresso coffee capsule for the Original Line machine, which had an early release in the US in mid April 2024. The Cadiz Espresso is part of the World Explorations series where the coffee represents the coffee from a particular city; In this case the coffee is the style of ancient port city of Cádiz Spain. The coffee…

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Nespresso World Explorations Lisbon Bica

Introduction This is a review of the Nespresso World Explorations Lisbon Bica coffee capsule for the Original Line machine, which had an early release in the US in mid April 2024. The Lisbon Bica is part of the World Explorations series where the coffee represents the coffee style from a particular city; In this case the coffee style is from Lisbon Portugal, and Bica is a style of coffee that is…

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Atlas Coffee Club Tanzania

Introduction This is a review of the Tanzania coffee capsule by Atlas Coffee Club for use in the Nespresso Original Line machines. Atlas Coffee Club provides a subscription service of different coffee formats including Nespresso capsules (Original Line only), with different coffees per month. The coffee is roasted fresh and packed right away, so the coffee is always fresh. The Tanzania coffee…

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Atlas Coffee Club El Salvador

Introduction This is a review of the El Salvador coffee capsule by Atlas Coffee Club for use in the Nespresso Original Line machines. Atlas Coffee Club provides a subscription service of different coffee formats including Nespresso capsules (Original Line only), with different coffees per month. The coffee is roasted fresh and packed right away, so the coffee is always fresh. Atlas Coffee Club…

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Atlas Coffee Club Uganda

Introduction This is a review of the Uganda coffee capsule by Atlas Coffee Club for use in the Nespresso Original Line machines. Atlas Coffee Club provides a subscription service of different coffee formats including Nespresso capsules (Original Line only), with different coffees per month. The coffee is roasted fresh and packed right away, so the coffee is always fresh. The capsules are…

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Nespresso Dharkan Limited Edition

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Introduction In 2024, Nespresso decided to bring back the Dharkan Original Line capsule, which was a very popular intense roast that was discontinued around 2020. The Dharkan is a blend of 100% Arabicas from Latin America (including Costa Rica) and Asia (including Java). In particular, Nespresso uses a long roasting technique at low temperatures and also washed…

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Nespresso Festive Black Espresso

Introduction The Nespresso Festive Black Espresso is a Festive Seasonal coffee that was released in Fall 2023. The Festive Black Espresso is a medium intensity coffee with an intesity of 7 and uses 5.4 grams of fully washed arabica beans from Honduras & Uganda. Nespresso states that the Festive Black Espresso has notes that are spicy and woody with hints of fruit. This coffee particularly…

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Nespresso Nº 20

Introduction The Nespresso Nº 20 was first introduced on September 12, 2023 officially worldwide. It is a coffee that is 20 years in the making, which includes growing Arabica trees in various countries to determine the best country that produces the best quality bean/product output. You can read more about it in this news release:…

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Colonna Finca Colorado H1 Lungo

Introduction This is a review of the Colonna Finca Colorado H1 Lungo coffee capsule for the Nespresso Original Line machine. The capsule is meant to be brewed as a Lungo size coffee. The Finca Colorado H1 is an arabica from Costa Rica. Taste profile mentioned is floral, effervescent and juicy. The Finca Colorado H1 is part of Colonna’s “rare” line of aluminum coffee capsules, so this one is…

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Lavazza Espresso Maestro Intenso

Introduction This is a review of the Lavazza Espresso Maestro Intenso coffee capsule for the Nespresso Original Line (OL) machine. That seems like a really long name; The “Espresso Maestro” name is used with 4 other capsules, so this one is the Intenso. This is a dark roast and has an intensity rating of 11 out of 13, and is made with arabica and robusta beans. The beans are from Central & South…

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Cafe La Llave Aluminum Capsules

Introduction This is a review of the new Cafe La Llave aluminum coffee capsules for the Original Line Nespresso machine. Each capsule contains 5.3 grams of coffee, and the packaging doesn’t mention what type of beans are use. I checked their website(https://www.gavina.com/) and it does say they use only arabicas. This is supposed to be “Latin-style” Cuban coffee, so possibly the beans are from…

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Lavazza Espresso Maestro Dek

Introduction This is a review of the Lavazza Espresso Maestro Dek coffee capsule for the Nespresso Original Line (OL) machine. Seemse like a long name; The “Espresso Maestro” name is used with 4 other capsules, so this one is the Dek. This is a dark roast and has an intensity rating of 7 out of 13, and is made with robusta & arabica beans and this is a decaffeinated coffee. The beans are from…

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Lavazza Espresso Maestro Lungo

Introduction This is a review of the Lavazza Espresso Maestro Lungo coffee capsule for the Nespresso Original Line (OL) machine. Seems like a long name; The “Espresso Maestro” name is used with 4 other capsules, so this one is the Lungo. This is a dark roast and has an intensity rating of 5 out of 13, and is made with 100% arabica beans. The beans are from South America, Africa, and Southeast…