![]() ![]() Grabbing the compact black box of Bellarom Ristretto Espresso capsules off the shelf, I was initially miffed at the £2.69 price, thinking I was being shortchanged at Lidl of all places. Lidl's offering was - unsurprisingly - the most cost efficient of the lot. You get 20 capsules in Lidl's Bellarom Ristretto Espresso packs (Image: MyLondon) You can buy Sainsbury’s Intenso Coffee Pods from Sainsbury’s Lidl Price: £1.65 for 10 capsules (16.5p per capsule) Eventually one side revealed that while the carton was recyclable, the capsules themselves - unlike Nespresso's - weren't. Reading the back at the same time, I noticed there was no information about where the contents had come from or how to recycle them. Unfortunately, things quickly worsened as what had at first been only a slightly bitter aftertaste amplified dramatically with each increasingly wince-inducing sip. It was reasonably smooth and silky in feeling and the smell and taste of the strength 9 'Extra Strong' pods made feel almost instantly more alert (which definitely does not happen with the Dualit capsules I usually use). The blend promised to be 'dark and chocolatey' and definitely delivered on the former, with a taste that verged on mildly smokey but not initially unpleasant. Sainsbury's Intenso Coffee Pods seemed seriously promising to start with, from its subdued, chic packaging and £1.65 price tag to the appealing hazelnut-coloured foam and dark, woody liquid it soon spurted out. Sainsbury's Intenso Coffee Pods cost £1.65 (Image: MyLondon) READ MORE: 'I tried the ‘best cup of tea in London’ and I get what all of the fuss is about now’ Sainsbury’s Especially intrigued by the latter, I pitted coffee pods from Starbucks and Pret against three supermarket own-brand versions. Many major supermarkets also long ago jumped on the trend, while - as of more recently - a few coffee shops have also gotten involved in the capsule game. ![]() Luckily, there's a solution in Nespresso compatible coffee capsules, with brands like L'OR or Dualit, for example, offering acutely similar but more widely stocked and marginally lower-priced products. However, while the actual Nespresso pods are unquestionably godly and delicious, at generally 40p plus per pod (when bought in a bulk ), they're a little, shall we say, pricey. Or at least, that's certainly been my experience since receiving one of the time saving coffee makers as a gift many moons ago. As Nespresso recommends, in a lungo format it is a moderately flavorful coffee.Quick, simple and dependable, Nespresso machine plus coffee capsule is a formula many of us rely on to make mornings that little bit less painful. A gentle pod for a lungo-sized coffee, that becomes way more intense and bitter when brewed as an espresso. Overall the taste profile is markedly malty and cereals-like, with a subtle sweetness. These are most probably thanks to the Ethiopian beans. Highly probable that most of the aromatic profile of Vivalto Lungo comes from the dark roasted, arguably, South American beans in it.Īt low temperatures a very vague acidity can be discerned, along with floral undertones. Mostly dry with a pleasant bitterness that borders sourness but never truly reaches it. Light bodied coffee, clearly not an intense pod. Hints of hazelnuts and a feeble roastiness are also present. Origin: a blend of Arabica coffee from South America, among which Cerrado from Brazil, and Ethiopian Arabica.īrown foam. ![]()
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