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Starbucks by Nespresso Vertuo, Dark Roast Espresso

Enjoy the authentic Café taste of Starbucks coffee at home like never before on Nespresso Vertuo machines.

8.6 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #714 of 1193 (Top 60%)
Our Coffee Score 8.4
Coffee Lovers Score 9.6
Overall Ranked #714 of 1193 (Top 60%)
Capsules & Pods Ranked #119 of 184 (Top 65%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #773 of 1193 (Top 65%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #48 of 1193 (Top 5%)

Our verdict: Ranked #118 of our top 184 capsules & pods — an outstanding dark pick with caramel, bold, rich notes, earning a 4.8★ average across 1,628 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
1.4 oz
Price / oz
$48.04
Best for
Single Serve, Espresso

Flavor notes

CaramelBoldRich

The Coffee Score review

Enjoy the authentic Café taste of Starbucks coffee at home like never before on Nespresso Vertuo machines. Our team spent hands-on time with the Starbucks by Nespresso Vertuo, Dark Roast Espresso 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 #118 of our top 184 capsules & pods — an outstanding dark pick with caramel, bold, rich notes, earning a 4.8★ average across 1,628 Amazon ratings.

Enjoy the authentic Café taste of Starbucks coffee at home like never before on Nespresso Vertuo machines. Made with the finest quality Starbucks coffee that you know and love, Starbucks capsules are developed with Nespresso to work perfectly with the Nespresso Vertuo system. Each cup of Starbucks espresso roast Dark Roast coffee is rich with caramelized sugar notes and made with 100% Arabica coffee beans. Authentically delicious perfection is just a cup away.

From the roaster

  • 50 capsules of dark roast Starbucks espresso coffee for Nespresso VertuoLine brewers
  • Intense flavor with notes of caramelized sugar; 100% Arabica coffee beans
  • Each capsule makes 1.35 oz of rich, bold espresso
  • Specially designed for Nespresso VertuoLine brewers; Recyclable aluminum capsules
  • Enjoy authentic Starbucks coffee conveniently at home

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.4/10 — ranked #714 of 1193 (60% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Caramel, Bold, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.6/10 from 1,628 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.9
Freshness 20% weight 8.6
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8
Value 15% weight 4.3
Roast Quality 10% weight 9
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.4/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.8★ from 1,628 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 89%
4 star 6%
3 star 2%
2 star 1%
1 star 2%
  • Zoe Mechler Verified purchase ★★★★★

    The Dark Roast Hero You Didn’t Know You Needed

    Alright, buckle up, because Starbucks by Nespresso Vertuo, Dark Roast Espresso Pods is here to take your mornings from “meh” to “yes, please!” faster than you can say “I need caffeine, stat!” These pods are like that one friend who shows up at the party and suddenly everyone’s having a great time, except this friend is all about coffee and serious energy.

    18 found this helpful

  • Diamelys Villacampa Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Café fuerte

    Súper bueno el sabor es esquisito y fuerteThe best strong coffee I've had, I've bought it many times and I'll keep buying 100% recommended

  • Marnee Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Love the dark roast

    Y so good 😭

  • Cynthia velazquez Verified purchase ★★★★★

    quality

    It arrived super fast and has a great price.

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