ITALIAN COFFEE FOR ESPRESSO LOVERS Italian Coffee capsules compatible with Verismo, CBTL, Caffitaly, K-fee systems (80 pods CREMOSO blend)

After Starbucks pulled the rug out from under me by eliminating support for the Verismo, I took a leap of faith that a coffee company that shares my Italian heritage wouldn’t let me down. Amazing, complex flavor! I have no idea what the naysayers are talking about with this coffee. My wife and I sat down to do a serious coffee tasting of each of the four varieties in our sampler (Intenso, Brasil, Cremoso, and Ristretto), and each one delivered a complex tasting experience. From the full body of the Intenso, to the herbaceous and citrus nature of the Brasil, to the earthy and creamy Cremoso, and the dark complexity of the Ristretto, each delivered waves of flavor and acidity sip after sip, all well balanced as an espresso should be. To top it all off, the price per cup is far less than my previous Starbucks varieties, making my wallet as happy as my taste buds. As it did not feature Prime delivery, it took a solid week to get to me in Ohio, but it was well worth the wait. My wife and I couldn’t pick a favorite, so the four variety box is going on the Amazon Subscribe and Save list immediately. One quick note on the Intenso: as it is designed as a Lungo-sized portion (essentially a higher volume espresso), I found that three pulls of the espresso setting on the Verismo was optimal, with four pulls muting the subtle flavors. Using the milk pod button on the Verismo also yielded an excellent result, and while this may just be the power of suggestion from the button, I felt it delivered a thicker crema. Five stars, and you have yourself a new repeat customer!

I am very happy that this is compatible with my Verismo & I can still use it. Coffee is also nice & strong.

Tired of being held hostage by Starbucks' exorbitant pricing and limited availability for its Verismo dark roast espresso pods (also, Bed Bath and Beyond online recently discontinued the sale of Starbucks Verismo espresso pods), I was thrilled to find this compatible sample pack to try at a much more reasonable price. My husband tried Ristretto first and declared it "better than Starbucks". I have only tried Lungo so far, and found it comparable to Starbucks dark roast espresso, maybe better - smoother. The product works in our Verismo machine, no problem and the order arrived faster than the anticipated 2-day delivery I think it would be a good idea to somehow visually distinguish one flavour from another though - maybe colour-code the bottom and/or top of each pod. I dumped a second box of pods into a basket on the counter before realizing that each flavour of pod has exactly the same appearance so now I won't be able to make an assessment of which of those two flavours I like best nor will I be able to store them together outside the boxes. Otherwise, these are worth trying. Thank you very much Italian Coffee for providing this alternative to Verismo users!

This doesn’t fit cafeitaly had to throw them out as no return over $70 wasted

These generic capsules are incompatible with the Caffitaly machine; the bottom of the capsule has a "protruding bottom" while the Caffitaly original capsule is flat. Our Caffitaly machine stopped working after using the generic capsules; we initially thought that the machine needed service, so we called a technician who seemed to have fixed the problem after removing the generic capsule that became stuck inside. We went away on vacation and just returned, and the same problem happened... we called the same technician who removed once again the stuck generic capsule, but then tried an original Caffitaly capsule and the machine is now working fine. I am attaching a picture of the bottom of the capsule... the left is the generic brand with the protruding bottom and the right is Caffitaly original. What am I to do with the left overs boxes of generic capsules? These capsules are expensive... can I return them and order original Caffitaly capsules?