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Introduction This is a review of the Black Cat Espresso compostable capsules made by Intelligentsia Coffee in Chicago. These are compostable caspules and each capsule contains 5.8 grams of coffee. The beans used are arabicas from Brazil, and notes mentioned are cherry, cola, and orange. You can also purchase these from Milton Coffee Co. in Georgia. The price of these is $13.00 USD at Milton…

Introduction This is a review of the Australian Coffee capsules made by Jack Murat in Mareeba Queensland Australia. The coffee used in the capsules are grown in Australia by Jack Murat and the beans used are arabicas of the variety of Catuai Rojo washed beans. These are specialty coffee capsules and are available for purchase here in the US from Mitlon Coffee Company in Georgia. These are…

Introduction This is a review of the Nespresso Ispirazione Palermo coffee capsule, which is part of Nespresso’s new compostable paper capsules. These currently are only available in some European countries like France and Italy – no idea if they will ever come to the US. The packaging is a nitrogen sealed composite light blue colored plastic/foil package, and you can buy a wooden Nespresso clip…

Introduction This is a review of the Starbucks by Nespresso Single-Origin Guatemala coffee for the Original Line machines. It is a blond style roast and uses only arabicas from Guatemala. The Single-Origin Guatemala has an intensity of 5 and has 5.2 grams of coffee per capsule. Starbucks mentions notes of citrus and caramel. Note: The Single-Origin Guatemala may only be available in certain…

Introduction This is a review of the Nespresso Appegio Extra Original Line capsule. The coffee consists of Arabicas from both Brazil and Guatemala; although I seem to remember Nespresso advertising that beans from Costa Rica were also used (but I can’t confirm this). NOTE: Nespresso has grouped this coffee in the “Ispirazione Italiana” line of coffee representing Italian styles of coffee. The…

Introduction The Nespresso Festive Collection Espresso is a Festive Seasonal coffee that was released in Fall 2025. The Festive Black Espresso is a medium intensity coffee with an intesity of 7 and uses 5.3 grams of arabica beans from Rwanda, Congo, and Kenya. Nespresso states that the Festive Black Espresso has notes that are cereal and fruit; also notes of caramel & woody notes are mentioned –…

Introduction The Nespresso Tanzani, is a Limited Edition single origin coffee that was released by Nespresso on November 19, 2025 in the US; and is available for both the Original Line and Vertuo. This is a review of the Original Line coffee. The coffee is a blend of washed arabic beans grown in the Northern Highlands of Tanzania on Mount Kilimanjaro. The blend is both light and dark roasted to…

Introduction This is a review of the Decaffeinato (decaf Classico) coffee made by illy using the iperEspresso capsule format, which is a decaffeinated version of the Classico coffee. Each capsule contains 6.7 grams of coffee, with arabica beans. The roast is a medium roast and a blend of beans (different countries) is used. It rated at an intensity of 5 out of 9. Notes mentioned are caramel,…

Introduction This is a review of the Classico coffee made by illy using the iperEspresso capsule format. Each capsule contains 6.7 grams of coffee, with arabica beans. The roast is a medium roast and a blend of beans (different countries) is used. From my research, illy has been perfecting this blend by modifying it over the years; they use 9 different types of beans to make this blend. It is…

Introduction This is a review of the Colombia coffee made by illy using the iperEspresso capsule format. Each capsule contains 6.7 grams of coffee, and the beans used are single origin arabicas from Colombia. It’s rated at an intensity of 4 out of 9. Notes mentioned are “powerful” notes of citrus and red fruits. Aroma I’m getting mandarin orange like notes from the illy Colombia and also a…