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Nocciola Review
Light brown foam. Intense hazelnuts aroma, completely overpowering any typical coffee smell. A pod with a medium body, and medium roasted, with average intensity. It is very creamy, with a velvety mouthfeel. Rather dry and mostly acidic and bitter, in mostly equal parts when the coffee is hot. It possesses some sweetness, showing qualities of a sweetened hazelnuts spread. The hazelnut flavoring clearly dominates the taste profile, but notes of cereals, biscuits, ripe banana, and licorice can be tasted as well. While the top of this coffee is mainly dry and velvety, the bottom has a peculiar oily mouthfeel. It feels as two different coffee layered on top of each…
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Alfredo Espresso Caffè Lungo
Light brown foam. A coffee with a delicately roasted aroma, quite sweet. At the taste it is mainly a mix of bitterness and sweetness. A dark roast, with a thick body but that never feels heavy. Dry, and even drier at lower temperatures. Some light acidity is present, like of a not too sweet cantaloupe. A coffee pod that is primarily bitter and sweet though, with predominant flavors of bell pepper, black pepper, and vague woodiness. The latter completes well the melon-like acidity and sweetness that underline the whole taste profile. Long lasting crema. A pod of medium intensity, suggested to be drank as a lungo. It works well as…
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Filter Style Intense Review
Very light brown foam. Light aroma, mostly of cereals. Slightly roasted as well, hinting at sweetness in the coffee. Thin body, clearly one of the lightest bodied pods in the Nespresso line. Those used to drink espressos and the likes will find this pod watery. Body-wise it is indeed close to a typical filter coffee. Nearly no acidity nor sweetness at first, only a moderate amount of bitterness, concentrated in the aftertaste. Extremely weak crema, disappearing in a couple of minutes after the brewing. At lower temperatures this coffee shows more sweetness, mild, gentle sweetness that accompanies the bitter notes of roastiness. Cereals dominate the taste profile, with only very…
