Origin: washed and long roasted at low temperature Arabica coffee from Latin America and Asia. Intensity: 11 Bitterness: 5 Acidity: 1 Body: 4 Roasting: 5 Order: Buy Dharkan capsules Medium brown foam. Caramel and cereals aroma, with woody hints. Dry and a very dark roast. Quite creamy, a heavy cup. Some bitterness mixes with the […]
Colombia review
Origin: high-grown Arabica from Colombia. Intensity: 6 Bitterness: 3 Acidity: 4 Body: 3 Roasting: 3 Order: Buy Colombia capsules Brown foam. Very nice, “balanced”, aroma, with nutty/sweet tones. Acidity on the high side. A medium, velvet cup, with a thin crema overall. Blackcurrant and red berries flavours are the dominating ones. The final result is […]
Barista Corto review
Origin: A blend of different origins, among which Monsooned Arabica from India and a washed Robusta from Guatemala Intensity: 11 Bitterness: 5 Roasting: 5 Buy: Order Barista Corto capsules A 2017-2019 Barista Limited Edition. Brown foam. Roasted aroma, strong and persistent. Medium acidity and quite bitter. Colder is less acidic but bitterness remains. Hints of […]
Kazaar review
Origin: a blend including Arabica from South America and Robusta from Brazil and Guatemala. Intensity: 12 Bitterness: 5 Acidity: 1 Body: 5 Roasting: 5 Order: Buy Kazaar capsules A very dark roast, with a comparatively dark foam after brewing too. Intense aroma, not particularly bitter, just intense. Very creamy and bitter at first taste, one […]
Barista Chiaro review
Origin: A blend of Arabica coffee from Kenya and Indonesia Intensity: 5 Bitterness: 1 Roasting: 1 Buy: Order Barista Chiaro capsules A 2017-2019 Barista Limited Edition. Light brown foam. Weak aroma, slightly sweet. Very light bodied, nearly watery, with no bitterness whatsoever nor any acidity, especially when hotter. Intensity is claimed to be 5 but […]
Cafezinho do Brasil review
Origin: Arabica Cerrado coffee from the Minais Gerais and Espirito Santo regions with Bourbon from Carmo de Minas and Poços de Caldas Intensity: 9 Bitterness: 4 Acidity: 1 Body: 4 Roasting: 4 Order: Buy Cafezinho do Brasil capsules A 2019 Limited Edition. Light brown foam. Pretty strong aroma, of a nutty quality. Moderately intense at […]
Carrefour Expresso Brazil
Origin: Brazilian Arabica coffee Intensity: 8 Brown foam. Nutty/sweet aroma is prevalent. Medium in acidity and intensity (8 is perhaps too high compared to the same scale as Nespresso’s). A slightly bitter taste when hotter, progressively dwindling the closer the coffee gets to ambient temperature. Weak body. Quickly disappearing cream, increasing the overall weak feeling. […]