I Tried Every Nespresso Pod

I wanted to see how much variety there is between the Nespresso pods out there so I sat down for a tasting of each of the 36 kinds available in the UK store.

0:00 Intro: why? Pros, cons, and overview
01:58 Espresso Series
05:25 Single Origin series
11:02 Reviving Origin series
13:49 World Exploration series
19:34 Squarespace information & offer
20:24 Ispirazione Italiana series
27:41 Limited Edition series
30:08 Barista Creation flavour series
32:25 Conclusions

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[ubstnks]

This should be titled "34 minutes of James Hoffman roasting coffee"

[GraysonCarr]

TL;DW: His three favorites were Ethiopia, Colombia, and Tokyo. Honorable mention to Ristretto Decaf, which was surprisingly better than regular Ristretto. Zimbabwe and Shanghai had some complexity and were interesting, but he didn’t really like them. Most either didn’t have much character (not offensive, but boring) or were overly roasty and bitter. His three least favorites were probably India, Palermo, and Cocoa Truffle.

Edit: This was meant to help those who don’t have time to watch the video, but want to know the results. I’m not implying that the video is too long or that you shouldn’t watch it. It’s absolutely worth a watch to see his reactions and rants if you have time.

[christianbidal]

Timestamps for my fellow coffee/Hoffman addicts:

ESPRESSO
2:01 - Cosi
2:29 - Chiaro
3:03 - Capriccio
3:34 - Volluto
4:00 - Volluto (decaf)
4:25 - Corto
5:02 - Scuro

SINGLE ORIGIN
5:28 - Nicaragua
6:11 - Indonesia
6:49 - Ethiopia
7:42 - Colombia
8:31 - India
9:41 - La Cumplida

REVIVING ORIGINS
11:02 - DRC
11:55 - Zimbabwe
13:09 - Uganda

WORLD EXPLORATION SERIES
14:19 - Cape Town Envivo Lungo
15:09 - Tokyo Vivalto Lungo
16:03 - Shanghai Lungo
17:02 - Stockholm Fortissio Lungo
17:42 - Vienna Linizio Lungo
18:25 - Buenas Aires Lungo

ISPIRAZIONE ITALIANA SERIES
20:52 - Venezia
21:32 - Firenze Arpeggio
22:31 - Napoli
23:40 - Roma
24:17 - Palermo
25:35 - Genova
26:05 - Ristretto
26:49 - Ristretto (decaf)

LIMITED EDITION
27:41 - Novecento
28:34 - Millennio

BARISTA CREATION FLAVOURS
30:08 - Vanilla Eclair
30:50 - Caramel Crème Brulée
31:24 - Cocoa Truffle

32:25 - Conclusion

[wild-radio]

Respect for speaking honestly about how evil Nestlé is right at the beginning.

[emorykj]

James: “I’m worried I might say good things about a horrible company”
Me, 30 minutes later: “oh you needn’t have worried, mate”

[iuly]

"Boss, should we rinse out these cereal vats before we process the coffee?"
"Nah, it'll be fine"

[neophoys]

I really appreciate you acknowledging the fact that Nestle is a horrible company right at the beginning, James! Cudos.

[wabbyo]

would have loved if he'd combined all the excess coffee in one big bowl and reviewed THAT

[evan]

Well that's every nespresso capsule for the ORIGINAL size you could buy... time for round 2 with the Vertuo Plus capsules! Completely different flavours ;)

[DC-hyrg]

Didn't think we'd be getting a horror-themed episode for Halloween, but here we are. Thanks James!

[jeffwatkins]

Imagine 500 years into the future. James Hoffmann could have been remembered as one of the greatest coffee experts in history. But they'll find only this video, and he will be remembered as "that guy who drank all the Nespresso".

[SoapSoapCrayon]

It's really strange you mentioned Ethiopean single origin being a great gateway into more complex coffees. I used to drink a lot of nespresso, and I once just randomly tried an Ethiopean single origin at a cafe here in Melbourne and it's opened my eyes to a wider world of taste.

[wuffles]

My biggest aha moment was realising that I was paying 70€/kg... I'd never buy a packet of coffee at that price but for some reason, I was totally ok with buying these cute colour pops of mediocre coffee for an absolute fortune. It blew my mind...

[DoctorAkikoFukuwara]

15:00

I can confirm we are indeed "sophisticated and naturally sweet", and it's about time someone appreciated us for that 😂😂

[tayjeremiah]

This is probably the only man who can roast coffee by saying "it tastes like coffee" so eloquently and yet simplisticly.

[missknight]

As a Nespresso drinker I really appreciate this video more than you can imagine. I find most reviews are incredibly biased and overhyped. As a disabled person I need a way to get my caffeine fast & without much thought, especially in the morning when my pain is quite high. That’s why I’m with Nespresso, there’s much better coffee out there, but it does make my life more manageable. Nespresso feels more like medicine to get my body going. It’s the hidden small coffee shop gems around the city I go occasionally to truly savour a really coffee. But after watching some of your other series I may try to replicate that at home on my good days.
Anyway I think Nespresso needs more unbiased reviews like these out there. Their machines do meet a need but I think we as a society are forgetting what god coffee is. And I don’t think you have to worry about it promoting them in a positive light 😅. Would you consider reviewing their vertuo or limited edition pods?
Thanks for another fantastic video!

[mro]

I would love to see a secondary channel made: "James tastes things that he doesn't like and is slightly offended by".
It would provide the most joy and entertainment of any form of media out there.

[susedianinso]

Nestle makes cereal, I imagine writing cereal and making each coffee taste like cereal is part of some grand scheme to get you to buy some cereal :D Speaking of Cereal, gotta buy some Cereal. Cereously

[harukakmr]

I’m gonna start introducing myself as a “sophisticated and naturally sweet” coffee lover from Japan…😂

[shubhamnarula]

1:59 Cosi
2:29 Chairo
3:03 Capriccio
3:33 Volluto
4:01 Volluto Decaf
4:25 Corto
5:04 Scuro

5:28 Nicaragua
6:12 Indonesia
6:50 Ethopia
7:42 Colombia
8:31 India
9:43 La Cumplida
11:04 Drc
11:55 Zimbabwe
13:09 Uganda
14:20 Cape Town
15:09 Tokyo
16:03 Shanghai
17:03 Stockholm
17:41 Vienna
18:25 Buenos Aires
20:51 Venezia
21:31 Firenzie Arpeggio
22:00 Firenzie Arpeggio Decaf
22:32 Napoli
23:40 Roma
24:17 Palermo
25:34 Genova

26:05 Ristretto
26:50 Ristretto Decaf
27:42 Novecento
28:32 Milennio

30:08 Vanilla Eclair
30:50 Caramel Creme Brulee
31:24 Cocoa Truffle

Edit: fixed spellings