• Italia Torta di Nocciole
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    Italia Torta di Nocciole review

    Origin: Bourbon Arabica from Brazil and Arabica from Colombia Bitterness: 3 Acidity: 3 Body: 3 Roasting: 3 Light brown foam. Cereals, almonds and nutty aroma, intense and very sweet overall. At the first taste it’s an extremely dry cup when hot. Somewhat of a bitter aftertaste, very heavily leaning towards hazelnuts and walnuts. Thick crema, medium body. The tasting experience is much less sweet than the aroma, quite balanced instead between bitterness and sweetness. The roasted flavour, a bit salty in the aftertaste, covers most of the other flavours, among which the primary ones are hazelnuts, vanilla, walnuts and cereals. No acidity at all at high temperatures, only noticeable at…

  • 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…