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| Easy to brew | 4.5 out of 5 |
| Flavor | 4.5 out of 5 |
| Aroma | 4.0 out of 5 |
| Strength | 4.6 out of 5 |
| Body | 4.3 out of 5 |
| Acidity | 4.0 out of 5 |
| Bitterness | 4.3 out of 5 |
| Crema | 4.1 out of 5 |
| Intensity | 4.6 out of 5 |
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| Coffee Aim’s Crux: Nespresso Cafe de Cuba is a dark-roasted blend of Cuban Arabica beans from the Eastern part of Cuban Island. It offers an intense and full-bodied cup that gives you a journey to Cuba. It adds an incomparable intense roasted character and pleasant aroma to your cup. The powerful smoky, woody, and tobacco leaf notes hit your palate, while the velvety texture, dense crema, enjoyable finish, and punchy bitter notes make your day pleasant. |
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Nespresso capsules always remained popular compared to other capsules due to their low price, consistent quality, distinct profile, and freshness. The wide range of Original and Vertuo pods always amazes you with different brew sizes, flavors, caffeine, and strength. They also allow you to choose your desired blend according to your needs.
You can turn your kitchen into a fancy cafe if you have a Nespresso machine and compatible pods. You can brew your favorite recipes at home and do not have to rush to the coffee shops for a caffeine fix.
Let’s talk about Nespresso Cuban coffee, i.e., Café de Cuba Vertuo pod. It offers dark-roasted and intense coffee reminiscent of authentic Cuban culture. Let’s have a look at this remarkable blend in detail.
Features of Nespresso Café de Cuba Vertuo-Line Pod
- Product Line: Vertuo-Line
- Intensity: 8
- Roast Type: Dark-roast
- Caffeine: 170-200 mg
- Coffee Type: Arabica beans
- Volume: 7.7 oz/230 ml coffee cup
- Aromatic Profile: Pleasant
- Body: Full-bodied and creamy
- Flavor: Intense roasted, smoky, woody, and tobacco leaf notes
- Finish: Pleasant tobacco
Nespresso Café de Cuba Pod Taste Test
My Café de Cuba pod had a silver color with red lettering. It was a Vertuo pod, so I brewed it with my Nespresso VertuoPlus machine. My coffee was dark and had dense crema and a gentle, pleasant aroma. I folded the dense crema and tasted it. The rich smoky notes hit my palate, but after some time, the tobacco leaf taste covered my tongue; interesting! The punchy bitter notes touched the tip of my tongue while the thick texture gave me a pleasant mouthfeel. It was a good and strong coffee cup.
Next, I added frothed milk to this Cuban coffee. I took a sip, and the rich woody notes graced my palate while smoky notes seated back. However, it remained strong and intense. The hints of tobacco taste made my cup enjoyable.
Nespresso Café de Cuba Vertuo pod is perfect for morning and breakfast. Pair it with chocolate crepes, butter croissants, or other sweet food to counterbalance its intense profile. I also received 376 reviews from my readers via email. 77% of reviews were positive, indicating they liked this dark blend.
These VertuoLine pods brew 7.7 oz coffee mugs and are compatible with only VertuoLine machines.
| What We Like | What We Don’t Like |
| Pleasant aroma | Not best for light-roast coffee lovers |
| Intense roasted character, strong body, and Velvety texture | — |
| Work well with milk, ice, cream, sweeteners, etc. | — |
| Juicy acidity and punchy bitterness | — |
| Intense roasted, smoky, woody, and tobacco leaf notes | — |
| Satisfying tobacco finish | — |
Nespresso VertuoLine Café de Cuba Capsule Features — An In-Depth Insight
Here are the main attributes of the Café de Cuba Vertuo pod. These features separate this blend from other Nespresso capsules and help you to determine whether it will suit your taste buds, whether you should purchase it, and much more. So, keep scrolling and get an answer to your question.
Origin — Cuban Arabica Coffee Beans
Nespresso Cafe de Cuba is a blend of Cuban Arabica beans from the Eastern part of the Cuban Island. This place’s fertile soil and ideal climate offer excellent coffee-growing conditions. Café de Cuba offers an intense cup that is not only a coffee but a journey to Cuba.
Roasting Level — 4 out of 5
In this Nespresso coffee blend, the beans undergo a split roasting technique. The first split is roasted for a shorter time to a lighter color to bring unique flavor and aroma. The other split is roasted for a longer time to a much darker color to add a strong body, velvety texture, and intense flavors.
Aroma — Pleasant
When I brewed the Nespresso Cafe de Cuba pod, the pleasant scent hit my nose and refreshed my mind. I did not pick up any specific notes; however, I enjoyed the aroma.
Acidity — 1 out of 5
Although it was an intense roasted blend, surprisingly, it added subtle acidity to my cup. The mild acidic notes balanced its profile and prevented my drink from tasting sour or acrid.
Bitterness — 4 out of 5
My Cafe de Cuba coffee was bitter. The bitterness touched the tip of my tongue and gave me a strong punch. However, it did not make my drink taste burnt or harsh.
Body — 4 out of 5
I found my Café de Cuba coffee full-bodied. The thick, velvety texture gave me a pleasant mouthfeel, and the thick, persistent crema gave my drink a nice look.
Flavor — Intense Roasted
Nespresso Café de Cuba gave me a strong and intense cup. The smoky notes hit my palate, while delicious tobacco leaf notes amazed me. When I added milk, the woody notes covered my tongue, and subtle smokey and tobacco flavors made my cup enjoyable. This blend will be your best companion in the morning if you are an intense coffee lover.
Finish — Tobacco
The pleasant tobacco aftertaste surprised me when I finished my Café de Cuba coffee. My drink was smooth and lingering. This VertuoLine pod allows you to take a sip and dive into the heat and passion of authentic Cuban culture. The intense roasted character boasts powerful and delightful smoky and woody notes, allowing you to indulge your palate in the dense, velvety texture.
Nespresso Café de Cuba Intensity — 8 out of 13
Nespresso Café de Cuba offers an intense cup. It adds a dark-roasted and intense character to your cup to live up to the passionate rhythms of authentic Cuban culture. It boasts powerful and delightful smoky notes of wood and tobacco leaves and makes your day memorable.
Nespresso Café de Cuba Caffeine — 170-200 mg
Nespresso Café de Cuba has high caffeine and adds 170-200 mg caffeine per 7.7 oz cup, giving you a strong kick. The dark roasting of Cuban Arabica beans adds incomparable intense roasted character and powerful smoky wood and tobacco leaf notes to your cup.
Nespresso VertuoLine Café de Cuba Calories
| Calories 2 | Percent value |
| Total fat (0.1 g) | 0% |
| Saturated fat (0g) | 0% |
| Trans fat (0g) | 0% |
| Cholesterol (0 mg) | 0% |
| Sodium (4.7 mg) | 0% |
| Potassium (0 mg) | 0% |
| Total carbohydrates (0g) | 0% |
| Dietary fiber (0g) | 0% |
| Sugars (0g) | 0% |
| Protein (0.3 g) | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0% |
| Calcium | 0% |
| Iron | 0% |
Nespresso VertuoLine Café de Cuba Capsules Nutrition Facts
| Calories 2.4 | Percent value |
| Total fat (0.1 g) | – |
| Sodium (4.7 mg) | 1% |
| Potassium (116 mg) | 3% |
| Total carbohydrates (0g) | – |
| Dietary fiber (0g) | – |
| Sugars (0g) | 0% |
| Protein (0.3 g) | – |
| Vitamin D (0μg) | 0% |
| Calcium 4.7mg | 1% |
| Iron (0 mg) | 1% |
Is Nespresso VertuoLine Café de Cuba Best For You?
If you love dark roasts and prefer to start your day with a strong cup, the Nespresso Café de Cuba Vertuo pod will satisfy your taste buds. It is a dark-roasted blend of Cuban Arabica beans from the Eastern part of the Cuban Island and offers a 7.7 oz coffee cup. It adds intense roasted character, pleasant aroma, and delightful smoky, woody, and tobacco notes. It delivers a full-bodied cup with a thick, velvety texture, dense crema, subtle acidity, high bitterness, and satisfying aftertaste. However, if you want to;
- Enjoy a coffee blended with Papua New Guinea Arabicas, has 77-85 mg caffeine, the size of 1.35 oz espresso/3.7 oz lungo, an intensity of 5, and jammy and fruity flavors; check out Nespresso Papua New Guinea OriginalLine coffee pods.
- Taste a coffee blended with Papua New Guinea Arabicas, has 170-200 mg caffeine, the size of 7.7 oz coffee, an intensity of 4, and fruity and complex flavors; search for Nespresso Papua New Guinea VertuoLine pods.
- Enjoy a coffee blended with Latin American Arabicas, has 55-65 mg caffeine, the size of 1.35 oz espresso, an intensity of 8, and roasted chocolatey notes; Nespresso Milano Intenso will suit you.
- Taste a light-roast blend with a mild flavor profile and sweet character; check out light-roast capsules such as; Ethiopia,_ Linizio Lungo,_ Zimbabwe,_ Buenos Aires Lungo, etc.
- Enjoy a perfect coffee cup with powerful flavors and no caffeine; search for decaf pods including; Decaffeinato Volluto,_ Altissio Decaffeinato,_ Melozio Decaffeinato, etc.
FAQs
Does Nespresso Have Cuban Coffee?
Nespresso offers Café de Cuba Vertuo pod and Cafecito de Cuba OriginalLine pod. They deliver perfect Cuban coffee with rich aromas and intense flavor reminiscent of authentic Cuban culture.
Is Nespresso Bringing Back Cafecito De Cuba?
Nespresso brought back Cafecito de Cuba OriginalLine pod. It offers a short, intense cup that allows you to experience the strong taste and capture the traditional Cafecito Cubano. Cafecito capsules are available on Amazon, the Nespresso website, and many other online stores. You can easily buy them.
Do Nespresso Pods Fit All Models?
Nespresso OriginalLine pods work with only OriginalLine machines, while VertuoLine pods work with only Nespresso VertuoLine machines. There is no alternative or compatible Nespresso model that works with both types of capsules.
What Is The Nicest Nespresso Pod?
Each Nespresso Vertuo or OriginalLine pod glows in your cup with a unique taste, strength, intensity, and caffeine. Check out the link below and select your desired blend according to your preference.
Can You Make Cuban Coffee In An Espresso Machine?
You can make Cuban coffee with your espresso machine in such a way that;
- Fill the water reservoir of your espresso machine.
- Add Cuban coffee grounds to the portafilter, tamp it, and place it in a lock position.
- Add brown sugar to the cup.
- Place the cup on the cup holder.
- Extract a shot.
- Once the brewing is done, enjoy your Cuban coffee.
What Coffee Do You Use For Cuban Coffee?
The 100% Cuban Arabica beans from the Eastern part of the Cuban island are used for Cuban coffee. These beans glow in your cup with smoky, woody, and intense notes, giving you a full journey to Cuba.
What Is Cuban Espresso Called?
What Is A Cuban Espresso Shot Called? Cuban espresso is called Cafecito or Café Cubano, which refers to a small shot of strong coffee with sugar. It highlights the espresso that originated in Cuba.
