Caffe Borbone Nespresso Compatible Espresso Pods, Medium Roast Arabica and Robusta Blend, Intense Aroma and Full-Bodied Flavor, Blue Blend, 100 Pods

On a recent cruise, one of the Italian Engineering Officers told us in no uncertain terms that Borbone espresso was the best. We had never heard of Borbone, but fortunately Amazon had. We have to concede that the Gold Blend flavor is excellent.Other reviewers have had trouble with the capsules. We have found that if we press the Espresso button on our machine, then the coffee flows out well. If we push the Lungo button, the coffee stream slows to a dribble once the machine has produced a normal shot of espresso. These capsules are plastic, not aluminum, and they are slightly shorter than an aluminum capsule. Our DeLonghi Essenza Mini machine works fine with the shorter Borbone capsules. Perhaps some machines do not work as well with shorter capsules. We have used quite a few of these capsules, but if we have trouble with them in the future, then I will update this review.Each of these capsules is packaged in a sealed bag to keep them fresh because these capsules appear to have some openings on the plastic end. Aluminum capsules do not need to be individually packaged because they are completely sealed. I prefer the aluminum capsules because they can be recycled, but these capsules do cost less and make very good espresso shots. (Lungo labeled capsules make the best Lungos.)I was tempted to take off a star because these are not aluminum, but they are a high quality product and the coffee is excellent so I felt they deserved 5 stars.

It fit perfectly in my machine. And taste great

I hate giving bad reviews, and I was really hoping I'd have a good experience with these. With a 4.2 rating and 21,341 ratings, i felt confident in buying these.Problem: They didn't work in the machine. Very little water flowed through the capsule, and then stopped. I've read other reviews of people's machines breaking because of the pressure, and blowing gaskets in the water pumps.I tried 4 capsules, all leading to the same result, and decided to stop before any damage is incurred by my machine.From what little espresso was produced, it did seem to taste good. I'm really bummed about these not working out.Also frustrating is that there are no refunds available from the seller, however Amazon customer service still provided me with a refund, so that's good.I've also emailed the manufacturer directly, and reported the issue. I hope they can fix this. I'm not sure how i'll know it's been fixed, but until then, I won't be able to buy these.I'm not sure how anybody else was able to use these in their machines.I'm tempted to open each capsule and just collect the grounds to run through a normal coffee maker, as I hate waste, but this isn't how I normally do my coffee in the morning. I don't even have a normal coffee maker, so maybe i'll give the grounds to my mom or something.

Definitely my favorite coffee, very well quality and leaves a great yeast

Excellent espresso. The capsules don’t perforate well and Nespresso machine struggles to get the water through it. Water then puddles in the catcher tray. I wish the company would fix this. I keep buying the coffee because it is delicious. Sometimes I stop the brewing process as soon as it starts, pull out the capsule, and reinsert it back in, to ensure the water will flow through the holes, now that it’s been pictures twice.

It is the first time I try this brand, I saw them advertising strongly on Italian tv so I thought the offer was a nice way to try it out. Bought the blue variety. The coffe is strong and a bit bitter but as I take it with milk the bitterness fades away. I used with a nespresso compatible breville machine (sort of like the essenza mini, the compact espresso machine) and it makes a dense coffee with a considerable cream I was pleasantly surprised by it because it does not come that creamy with other brands. I like the fact that they are individually packed, keep in mind the capsule are plastic. I am not sure if I will buy again the same variety maybe I will try the other blends to see if there is a better one for me but overall Is not bad. Keep in mind I do not regularly drink the capsules, my main use is the moka bialetti with lavazza, illy brand coffee. I also noticed with these capsule the coffee came out less watery and more concentrated respect to other brands capsules. If I wanted to make it a long shot I had to push the 'long' button twice. If I wanted to make a short espresso it was perfectly short and dense and creamy. Update Jan 2024: after consuming all of the pods I finally decided I love this coffee makes a beautiful cream and dense coffee !

I prefer the Kimo brand over these and Kimo is less expensive.

I love this coffee , I mix one everyday with my coffee to give me that kick! Yummy coffee for that great KICKASS WAKE-UP!!