Cafe Bustelo

Café Bustelo Espresso Roast 48 K Cup Packs Espresso 48 Count

Medium, dark blend of the finest coffees for an irresistible aroma and rich, full-bodied flavor that stands up to milk and sugar, like no other!

8.9 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #369 of 1193 (Top 31%)
Our Coffee Score 8.7
Coffee Lovers Score 9.6
Overall Ranked #369 of 1193 (Top 31%)
Capsules & Pods Ranked #42 of 184 (Top 23%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #505 of 1193 (Top 43%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #43 of 1193 (Top 4%)

Our verdict: Ranked #43 of our top 184 capsules & pods — an outstanding dark pick with rich notes, earning a 4.8★ average across 1,496 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
24 oz
Best for
Single Serve, Espresso

Flavor notes

Rich

The Coffee Score review

Medium, dark blend of the finest coffees for an irresistible aroma and rich, full-bodied flavor that stands up to milk and sugar, like no other! Our team spent hands-on time with the Café Bustelo Espresso Roast 48 K Cup Packs Espresso 48 Count to see how it holds up against the rest of the capsules & pods we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #43 of our top 184 capsules & pods — an outstanding dark pick with rich notes, earning a 4.8★ average across 1,496 Amazon ratings.

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What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.7/10 — ranked #369 of 1193 (31% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.6/10 from 1,496 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.5
Freshness 20% weight 8.3
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 7.9
Value 15% weight 7.6
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.8
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.7/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.8★ from 1,496 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 92%
4 star 4%
3 star 2%
2 star 0%
1 star 2%
  • Vicale Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great tasting coffee at .66 a Cup!

    The first thing you should know is that it is good coffee. Robust but not bitter or harsh, and actually, that is all you need to know, but even more important than that is the cost. .66 cents per cup, you cannot beat that. When you brew a cup, you know it's coffee.

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  • Pie Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great coffee

    If you like really strong, bold coffee, I would purchase only this. This is the best coffee on the market as far as I’m concerned.

  • Cecilia Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Very glad I’m drinking this coffee

    Strong and delicious test

  • Connie L. Hill Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Really great coffee

    Love this coffee!

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