The Origins
Perfect coffee is no coincidence. Which means we push the boundaries uncompromisingly at every step of the long value chain from tree to cup, deliberately creating our Nespresso Coffee for your pleasure.
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Papua New Guinea
Fruity and Jammy
What lies at the root of this coffee’s distinguished Q certification? You can trace Master Origins Papua New Guinea’s speciality grade back to its extraordinary terroir. Long isolated thanks to its extreme topography, the impossibly remote mountainous interior of the Western Highlands was eventually visited by the outside world. They brought noble old Arabica varieties and these Typica, Bourbon and Arusha varieties first planted still reign in the Waghi Valley’s fertile soils.
But distinguished Arabica alone doesn’t guarantee speciality coffee. Grown by smallholder farmers under shade, inter-cropped and with little inputs, the coffee benefits from being cultivated naturally and with care. There’s but a narrow window between harvesting cherry and pulping it before quality deterioration sets in, and getting the coffee across remote and rugged paths to the wet mill is no small feat. Once there, it undergoes a lengthy fermentation process before being dried in the sun. The bean then avails itself of several weeks to rest and stabilize. Stored in the refreshingly cool mountain Highlands, it keeps its honeyed sweetness for longer.

Miami
Roasted with a Peppery note
Walk the streets of Miami and you’ll pass dozens of ventanitas. These ‘little windows’ are portholes to Cuba; miniature coffee shops dishing out small bites and coffee—the short Cafecito or the larger Colado to share. The city is a melting pot of traditions and World Explorations Miami espresso is a bold blend of Arabica and Robusta coffees that echoes that. Caribbean Arabica joins Latin American coffees, sealing the authenticity of this archetypal Cuban-style cup.
Short, dark split roasting and a fine grind help evoke every ventanita’s Cuban Cafecito. Always sweetened with a sprinkle of brown sugar, this coffee is as vibrant as the context in which it’s enjoyed. While Americans grab their tall coffees to-go, Miami reflects its strong Hispanic influence: coffee is short and shared. Intense, with thick crema, its strong roasted character begs for brown sugar to soften the bitter notes. Enjoy your Cafecito with brown sugar and people because in Miami, coffee is a way to be together.

Forest Black
SPICY & WOODY
A canopy of trees shelters FOREST BLACK’s coffees to protect the flavour hidden in each bean. Discover this blend of shade-grown coffees from Colombia and beyond. A spicy espresso, its exotic woody notes transport you to the forest and celebrate its magic and timelessness.

Nicaragua La Cumplida Refinada
FRUITY & CANDIED
Nespresso collaborated on a new approach to fermentation with La Cumplida farmers to master the process and unlock exquisite, sweet fruity flavours.

Cocoa Truffle
ROUND AND SMOOTH
BARISTA CREATIONS Cocoa Truffle – when a vibrant dark cocoa flavour meets the cereal roasted notes of a Latin American Arabica espresso. It’s rich and reminiscent of a dark chocolate truffle.

Caramel Crème brûlée
ROUND AND SMOOTH
When we add caramel flavour to a Latin American Arabica espresso, it softens the roasted notes. BARISTA CREATIONS Caramel Crème Brûlée’s rich, creamy taste and light toasted notes will sweeten your day.

Scuro
FOR INTENSE YET BALANCED RECIPES WITH MILK
Looking for the perfect balance of coffee and milk? Savor the flavorful coffee character through the sweetness of milk with BARISTA CREATIONS Scuro. The secret to this ideal partnership is in the meticulous split roasting of selected Colombian and Ethiopian Arabicas. Just add milk and the roasted, cereal and nutty notes will glow in your cup in this perfect marriage with milk.

Istanbul
Roasted with a fruity note and a hint of almond
The thick, velvety character of World Explorations Istanbul Espresso is a modern tribute to the ancient traditional Turkish brewing method—that lovely long-handled brass or copper coffee pot that goes by the names of cezve and ibrik. The taste of this oldest of coffee brewing traditions is celebrated by the blend’s Ethiopian Arabica beans—a coffee as old as time. The Indian Robusta tells the story of how coffee first escaped and journeyed out of Africa. These coffees come together to bring a wonderfully complex profile—of both bitterness and acidity, wild fruitiness and roasted notes.
A coffee as eclectic and simultaneously harmonious as the bustle of activity in the world’s earliest coffeehouses found in this cosmopolitan city of the bygone Ottoman Empire. And it’s as dynamic as the story of coffee on this crossroads of the ancient trade routes centuries ago.
This beautifully intense cup leaves only one thing to be desired—its pairing with the thickly sweet taste of a Turkish Delight.

Paris
Cereal and biscuity, with a hint a citrus
The thick, velvety character of World Explorations Istanbul Espresso is a modern tribute to the ancient traditional Turkish brewing method—that lovely long-handled brass or copper coffee pot that goes by the names of cezve and ibrik. The taste of this oldest of coffee brewing traditions is celebrated by the blend’s Ethiopian Arabica beans—a coffee as old as time. The Indian Robusta tells the story of how coffee first escaped and journeyed out of Africa. These coffees come together to bring a wonderfully complex profile—of both bitterness and acidity, wild fruitiness and roasted notes.
A coffee as eclectic and simultaneously harmonious as the bustle of activity in the world’s earliest coffeehouses found in this cosmopolitan city of the bygone Ottoman Empire. And it’s as dynamic as the story of coffee on this crossroads of the ancient trade routes centuries ago.
This beautifully intense cup leaves only one thing to be desired—its pairing with the thickly sweet taste of a Turkish Delight.

Amaha awe Uganda
FLORAL AND WILD

Buenos Aires Lungo
SWEET & CEREAL
World Explorations Buenos Aires Lungo captures the vibrant and sweetly passionate character of Argentinian culture. With a flurry of activity in the country’s capital comes a desire for a lingering moment over a sweet and milky coffee with friends. The gently roasted and sweet character of our Lungo is conducive to doing exactly that.

Vienna Linizio Lungo
ROUND & SMOOTH
World Explorations Vienna Linizio Lungo recreates the balanced and pleasant Viennese taste, inspired by the country’s centuries-long coffeehouse tradition with its lavish establishments and suited-up waiters.

Cape Town Envio Lungo
POTENT & ROASTED
World Exploration Cape Town Lungo honors South African affinity for intense coffee blends shaped by their coffee trade route history. Being a stopping point on the old trade routes of Asian coffees, Cape Town saw its taste shaped by the shipments of Robusta and Indian Arabicas that travelled through.

Shanghai Lungo
FRUITY WITH FINE ACIDITY
World Explorations Shanghai Lungo is a smooth, fruity blend of Arabicas from four distinct origins that represent the diverse taste of a modern city like Shanghai. Trendy and forward-facing, the emerging coffee taste in the city is ever evolving and you are as apt to find an intense blend as you are a milder, smoother cup in the city’s high-end coffee shops.

Tokyo Vivalto Lungo
FLORAL & COMPLEX
World Explorations Tokyo Vivalto Lungo captures the heart of the Japanese coffee tradition marked by purity, simplicity, and elegance. Their traditional long black cup is an aromatic invitation to pause and savour the coffee’s delicious complexity and refined taste.

Ispirazione Firenze Decaffeinato Arpeggio
INTENSE AND CREAMY COFFEE
This exquisite blend is a true reflection of Florence’s cultural significance: an intellectual hub in the heart of Italy, drawing influences from all the country. Ispirazione Firenze Arpeggio Decaffeinato 's roasting style brings these influences together by combining fruity notes traditionally found in the North of Italy with cocoa notes from the South, culminating in a velvety, dense and creamy cup. This creation is shared with lovers of pure flavour, even where they prefer a decaffeinated version.

Ispirazione Palermo Kazaar
EXCEPTIONALLY INTENSE AND SYRUPY COFFEE
Palermo inspired our long, dark roasting style plus a high Robusta content: hallmarks of this Southern city. At a crossroads of influence from African and Arab traditions, multicultural Palermo made us dream. The result is an exceptionally intense, syrupy, woody and spicy coffee, crowned with very dark, thick crema.

Ispirazione Genova Livanto
ROUND AND BALANCED COFFEE
From this important trading city, sailors navigated the globe in the quest of discovering a myriad of aromas and flavors. Latin American coffees were among the treasures they brought back from their explorations. Ispirazione Genova Livanto’s medium roast brings together in beautiful balance all the rounded flavors of Brazilian, Colombian and Guatemalan coffees, crowned by their classic sweet caramel note.

Ispirazione Firenze Arpeggio
INTENSE AND CREAMY COFFEE
This exquisite blend is a true reflection of Florence’s cultural significance: an intellectual hub in the heart of Italy, drawing influences from all the country. Ispirazione Firenze Arpeggio Decaffeinato 's roasting style brings these influences together by combining fruity notes traditionally found in the North of Italy with cocoa notes from the South, culminating in a velvety, dense and creamy cup. This creation is shared with lovers of pure flavour, even where they prefer a decaffeinated version.

Ispirazione Ristretto Italiano Decaffeinato
POWERFUL AND CONTRASTING COFFEE
Italians say coffee is all about the four Ms of miscela, macinazione, macchina, and mano. Crafting Ispirazione Ristretto Italiano Decaffeinato with respect for this Italian classic begins with the blend – the miscela. Nespresso Ristretto Decaffeinato is a sophisticated recipe of decaffeinated coffees - both Arabica and Robusta - that each lends its distinct personality to create this iconic Italian taste.

Ispirazione Ristretto Italiano
POWERFUL AND CONTRASTING COFFEE
Italians say coffee is all about the four Ms of miscela, macinazione, macchina, and mano. Crafting Ispirazione Ristretto Italiano with respect for this Italian classic begins with the blend – the miscela. Nespresso Ristretto Decaffeinato is a sophisticated recipe of decaffeinated coffees - both Arabica and Robusta - that each lends its distinct personality to create this iconic Italian taste.

Ispirazione Napoli
EXCEPTIONALLY DARK AND CREAMY COFFEE
From the streets of Naples, the local deep-rooted coffee ritual inspired our dark roasting method, which masterfully developed the coffee to an intense degree. Leavened with Robusta, the result is a velvety, creamy cup with an extremely thick body and a pleasant, bitter aftertaste. A tribute to the roasting proficiency of the Italian capital of coffee.

Ispirazione Venezia
HARMONIOUSLY BALANCED AND THICK BODY
Bridging the Ottoman Empire to Western Europe, Venice has a long history of importing the world’s coffees and expertly roasting them to balance their diversity. The muse for our cup: delicately aromatic, all elements balanced harmoniously, caramel notes and thick body.

Colombia
FRUITY AND VIBRANT
Master Origin Colombia with Late Harvest Arabica uses only high-grown, washed processed Colombian Arabica. Can you taste the lively acidity and the burst of winey red fruit aromas? That comes from those coffee farmers who dared to wait longer before harvesting their crop.
Intensity
6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
Bitterness
3 ⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪
Acidity
4 ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪
Body
3 ⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪
Roasting
3 ⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪
Cup size
Ristretto 25 ml
Espresso 40 ml
Americano 150 ml
Aromatic profile
Fruity
Aromatic notes
Fruity winy

Ethiopia
FLOWERY AND BRIGHT
This is Ethiopian Arabica at its finest - decadently aromatic. It has an orange blossom aroma, but the rich fruit jam notes come from the sun-dried coffee in Master Origin Ethiopia with dry processed Arabica. Continually hand-turning the coffee cherry to ensure even drying calls for great care. And Ethiopian farmers have used this method for longer than anyone else.

India
INTENSE AND SPICY
Master Origin India with Robusta Monsoon gets its intense, woody, spicy aromatics from the monsooned Robusta blended into Indian Arabica. Monsooning coffees is unique to India’s southwest coast. Months of monsoonal winds repeatedly swell and dry the beans. It mimics the journey it used to take when sailing to Europe.

Nicaragua
SWEET AND HARMONIOUS
If Black Honey processing were the easy road to a nectarous coffee, they’d all do it. But only a few farmers dare. It’s a rare process because it calls for meticulous monitoring. Master Origin Nicaragua with ‘Black-Honey’ processed Arabica contains this coffee. It gives this Nicaraguan Arabica its smooth honeyed texture and sweet cereal notes.

Indonesia
RICH AND WOODY
Master Origin Indonesia with wet-hulled Arabica is a race against rain. Sumatran farmers wet-hull their coffee because of the humid climate. They remove the parchment when the coffee is soft and moist because exposed beans dry faster. The method is unique to them and produces the classic Indonesian taste - velvety thick, wildly aromatic, notes of cured tobacco.
Only the best conditions and the most proper environment lead to the perfect cup of coffee.
Come on a journey to the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, where the fruits of the exotic Coffea Rubiaceae tree, luscious red in colour, dray their character from their terroir, their environment.
Origin and Species
The taste of a Nespresso Coffee depends on its blend composition and terroir.

Blend
Various types of Arabicas and Robustas

Terroir
Altitude, soil composition and climate temperature

In our AAA Sustainable Quality Program, we’re learning together with our farmers how to improve their farms. At the end of the day, it’s the farmers who best understand their coffee trees.
JUAN DIEGO, NESPRESSO AAA Manager in Costa Rica
We believe that each cup of Nespresso coffee has the potential not only to deliver a moment of pleasure for our consumers, but also restore, replenish and revive environmental and human resources. The Positive cup program is based on continuous improvement and innovative sustainability solutions to create positive impact along the value chain from farmers to Nespresso consumers. It is our sustainable consumption commitment to our Club Members.
Our ambition and goals for 2020:
- 100% Sustainably sourced coffee
- 100% Responsably managed aluminium
- 100% Carbon efficient operations