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Flavoured capsules being revamped too
Soon, possibly by around mid February already, the flavoured capsules, Ciocattino, Vanilio and Caramelito will be revamped too, as recently happened to the Ispirazione Italiana new line. Nothing is known for certain so far but for the new names that will be: Ciocattino -> Cocoa Truffle Caramelito -> Caramel Crème Brulée Vanilio -> Vanilla Eclair It is possible that they will have a different taste as it is rumored they won’t be based off Livanto anymore but they will get their own blend.
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Ispirazione Venezia review
A revamped version of the Café Venezia of 2019, to join the Ispirazione Italiana line. Brown foam. Sweet, biscuit-like, aroma. A medium cup, not much acidic, no specific notes prevail but for a light biscuit/caramel flavor. Good intensity overall, a slightly bitter aftertaste. Somewhat salty too, especially at lower temperatures when the bitterness subsides. Quite a balanced cup, which sits in the middle of the Original Line offer with perhaps the hope to be appreciated by all types of coffee lovers.
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Ispirazione Napoli review
The darkest roast to be added to the Original Nespresso line so far. Dark brown foam. Permeating aroma, woody and nicely sweet. Burnt qualities and a noticeable licorice component are present in the smell. Not very “coffee-like”, quite unique instead. In the cup it is very dry and salty. No traces of sweetness when hot, only some when lukewarm. Strong bitter aftertaste, similar to a Kazaar cup, but far more salty. Definitely a dark roast, with a thick body, velvety in the mouth and lots of intensity. Not a coffee for a short break but one that really can give you a figurative “kick” of caffeine. Flavors present are primarily…
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New Ispirazione Italiana line is available
The rebranding of capsules we announced a while ago is live in most european countries (not yet US it seems). There’s also a short presentation video for the new line. Nespresso seems to have taken inspiration from italian coffee by matching the darker roasts to southern cities, like Napoli and Palermo, and progressively going to lighter ones as you travel north through the italian peninsula. We doubt this actually reflects the preferences of italians as distributed in the cities giving the name to the new line though. An oversimplification for marketing reasons.
