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Italia Amaretti review
Light brown foam. Strong and intense almond aroma, with a pleasant sweetness. Very dry, not at all sweet, but neither bitter, at hot temperatures. Somewhat bland when very hot. Some almond bitterness emerges during the tasting, along with vanilla and malted cereals notes. Virtually no acidity, mostly covered by the sweet aroma and the feeble bitterness. A light roast, with the inherent coffee flavors mostly covered by the almond flavoring. Overall a light/medium bodied capsule, slightly bitter at the taste and quite sweet at the smell, possessing a feebly acidic aftertaste. A light cup, low intensity, for relaxing moments.
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Nespresso Advent Calendar 2020 contents
In case anybody’s wondering what’s inside this year Advent Calendar, the content are 23 capsules, one for each day, as such: Ispirazione Genova Livanto Ispirazione Firenze Arpeggio Ispirazione Roma Ispirazione Napoli Ispirazione Venezia Ristretto Ispirazione Palermo Kazaar Ethiopia Colombia Cosi India Volluto Decaf Ristretto Decaf Arpeggio Envivo Fortissio Linizio Vivalto Decaf Vivalto Nicaragua Plus the new Holiday Flavours: Amaretti, Torta di Nocciole and Il Caffé. The advent calendar closes with the 24th gift, 2 pixie espresso cups. Calendar is already available in most countries (but not all).
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Peru Organic available soon
The Peru Organic capsule, which has been available for the Vertuo professional line for some time, should become an Original line capsule soon, distributed in most markets. Obviously no precise date but “soon” should mean this November in this case.
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2020 Festive limited edition sneak peek? Amaretti and Il Caffè
On the Hong Kong Nespresso’s website have made an appearance these two new pods: Amaretti and Il Caffè. They’re not easily found as they’re not listed along the other pods but are nonetheless present. Both are heavily Italian-inspired, with the Amaretti being a flavoured capsule and Il Caffé using Robusta from Vietnam, a common origin for Italian espresso blends. No confirmation on whether these will be the festive limited edition of this year or not, nor when they’ll be available in all Nespresso markets. [UPDATE]: there’s a third one, Torta di Nocciole, for which we haven’t found much info at all but should be an hazelnut-flavoured capsule. The whole 3…
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Aged Sumatra available also in the US
For those curious about trying this aged coffee from Indonesia, the capsule is available in the US market too now. We recently reviewed it here, go read our impressions of this limited edition.
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Aged Sumatra review
A limited edition among the Master Origins line. Light brown foam. An intensely roasted aroma, with a somewhat tobacco, even peaty, tinge. Prevalently bitter at first, with a very subtle acidity, not bright nor tangy. Thick crema but not long lasting. Whisky-like undertones, similar to drinking a coffee “corretto” with a splash of a low-grade alcoholic drink. Woody, spicy and especially tobacco flavors, with a delicate, moderately sweet, acidity make the bulk of the aromatic profile of this capsule. Acidity comes out mostly in the aftertaste, with a hint of sweetness. The capsule is primarily bitter and moderately intense. At lower temperatures the bitterness subsides and makes the Aged Sumatra…
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Pumpkin Spice Cake available in the US
Unfortunately, it’s for now only for the Vertuo line. Most have been asking when the pumpkin spice limited edition would return and it appears it finally did, way before Fall, but not for the Original line. Unfortunately Nespresso decided to skip the Original line with this limited edition.
