Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules
These fit Lavazza's own A Modo Mio machines and nothing else. A Nespresso will not take them, nor will a Dolce Gusto or a Tassimo. The coffee is deliberately mild and stops well short of bitterness, built for the long button and for drinking black. That mildness leaves it nowhere to hide, which is worth knowing before you blame the capsule: a machine overdue a descale, or one that has sat unused for a fortnight, shows up in this cup long before it shows up in a dark one. If you want a capsule that announces itself, this is not it.
Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, in brief.
Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce is the gentle, long-cup capsule in Lavazza's own system: sixteen capsules for sixteen mug-sized black coffees, with the dose, grind and tamp already settled inside the capsule. Round body, low bitterness, soft roast sweetness and a short clean finish, from a house roasting in Turin since 1895.
Fits Lavazza A Modo Mio machines only, not Nespresso or Dolce Gusto. Picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the capsule for anyone who wants a proper mug of black coffee in the morning rather than a short, dark shot.
Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce is the gentle, long-cup end of Lavazza's own capsule range. Where the intense capsules in the line are built to land in a small cup with weight behind them, this one is built to be let run: a bigger volume, a softer roast reading and a finish that stops short of bitterness. Sixteen capsules in the box, sixteen cups, one capsule per drink.
The name says what it is. A lungo is a long extraction, roughly twice the water of an espresso through the same dose, and dolce is the Italian for soft or sweet. Put those together and you have a capsule aimed at the person who wants a mug-sized black coffee in the morning rather than a jolt in a thimble, and who has found the darker capsules too assertive at that length.
Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Machine compatibility and storage notes are covered in the detailed Q and A tab below.
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The story behind the pack
Lavazza has been roasting in Turin since 1895, when Luigi Lavazza began blending beans behind a grocery counter instead of selling them as separate origins. Blending is still what the house is for: it is the mechanism that lets a roaster hold one cup steady from year to year while the harvests underneath it move around. A capsule takes the idea further again, because the dose, the grind and the tamp are fixed in the factory, so the three variables that ruin most home espresso never reach your kitchen.
A Modo Mio is Lavazza's own closed system, and it is worth being clear about that before you order. These capsules fit A Modo Mio machines and nothing else. Nothing from Nespresso, Dolce Gusto or Tassimo fits an A Modo Mio, and an A Modo Mio capsule will not go into any of those. Check the name printed on the front of your machine if you are not certain which one is standing on your worktop.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Parts of the A Modo Mio range are sold as compostable Eco Caps and parts are not, so read the box you receive rather than assuming either way.
How Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules compares
- Against the intense capsules in the same range: this is the opposite proposition. The dark ones are built for a short shot and for holding their line through milk; this one is built for volume and for drinking black. Lengthen a strong capsule and it turns dry and bitter at the tail; lengthen this one and it stays civil.
- Against instant coffee in a mug: the same cup size, a very different drink. The capsule is pressure-extracted from roast and ground coffee, so it carries crema, aromatic lift and a mid-palate that instant flattens out. It is worth it if the morning mug matters to you.
- Against ground coffee in a cafetiere: the cafetiere gives you the dose to play with. The capsule gives you the same cup at the same strength every morning with nothing to rinse, which on a weekday is usually the argument that wins.
Getting the best out of it
The machine has already settled the grind, the dose and the tamp. What is left to you is the water, the cup and where you stop the pour.
The straight lungo
Use the long button: This capsule is built for the larger volume. Pulled as a short espresso it reads thin and under-flavoured rather than concentrated, which is the wrong end of its range.
Warm the cup: A lungo loses less heat than an espresso does, but cold porcelain still costs you the first mouthful. Run hot water into the cup and tip it out.
Fresh water: Fill the tank from the cold tap each morning rather than topping up what stood overnight. Standing water reads flat, and it shows up faster in a mild coffee than in a dark one.
Drink it black first: Try a cup without milk before you decide. The softness that makes this capsule easy to drink is also easy to bury.
Lengthened and with milk
Latte or cappuccino: One capsule pulled short into 150ml of steamed milk works, but be honest about the ratio. A mild roast disappears under a lot of milk, so keep the milk down or use a darker capsule for milk drinks.
Americano: Put 80ml of hot water in the mug first and brew on top of it, which keeps the crema whole rather than breaking it on impact.
Iced: Pull two capsules short over a glass packed to the brim with ice, then top with cold milk. Ice dilutes, so start stronger than you think you need.
Practical notes on the pack
- Yield: 16 capsules, 16 cups, one capsule per drink. There is no second extraction in a capsule.
- Machine fit: Lavazza A Modo Mio machines only. Not Nespresso, not Dolce Gusto, not Tassimo.
- Storage: cool, dry, dark, away from the hob and from anything strongly scented. Each capsule is sealed, so the box is protecting them from heat and from being crushed in a cupboard.
- Descaling: scale costs a capsule machine brewing temperature long before it costs it a working pump, and a mild coffee is where an under-temperature brew shows first as a hollow, papery cup. Descale on the schedule in the manual.
- Best before: printed on the box. Crema depends on dissolved gas that fades with age, so a long-dated box builds a better cup.
Ingredients, allergens and storage
What is in it: roasted ground coffee, dosed and sealed in a single-serve capsule. Nothing else.
Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.
Caffeine and sensitivity: Coffee is a stimulant. A lungo is a larger cup than an espresso, so a mild capsule drunk long is not automatically a smaller dose. If you are sensitive to caffeine, pregnant, or following medical advice on intake, treat it accordingly.
Keep capsules out of reach of children and do not open or refill them; they are sealed and under pressure in use.
Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Lavazza
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
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Sourcing and packaging details are printed on the current UK pack; the brand page carries the fuller story.
The taste profile
Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules is the mug-sized capsule rather than the thimble-sized one, which changes what it is good for: black coffee you can drink a whole cup of, lightly milked mornings, and cold builds that need a gentler base. Five builds below, from the straight lungo to an iced latte and a coffee granita.
Made with this tea
The Straight Lungo
One capsule, the long button, and the two habits that make it better.
- 1 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsule
- A 150 to 200ml cup
- Fresh cold water in the tank
- Warm the cup with hot water and tip it out.
- Brew on the long button, not the espresso one. This capsule was roasted for the larger volume.
- Drink it black the first time, before you decide how you take it.
What you'll end up with: A round, soft mug of black coffee with low bitterness and a short clean finish. The cup this capsule was actually built for.
Lightly Milked Morning Cup
How much milk a gentle roast will take before it vanishes.
- 1 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsule, pulled short
- 150ml whole or oat milk
- A 200ml cup
- Pull the capsule short into a warmed cup, so the coffee is concentrated before the milk arrives.
- Heat the milk to steaming but not boiling, then froth it with a hand whisk or a jar and a hard shake.
- Pour from low, holding the foam back with a spoon until the last inch.
What you'll end up with: A soft milk coffee that still tastes of coffee. Go much past 150ml of milk and a mild roast stops being audible.
Americano, Brewed Onto Water
The right order for a long black, and why the order matters.
- 1 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsule
- 80ml hot water
- Pour 80ml of hot water into a warmed mug first.
- Brew the capsule straight on top of it.
- Do not stir; let the crema settle on the surface.
What you'll end up with: An intact crema and a rounder cup than pouring water onto a finished pour would give you.
Iced Latte Over Ice
Ice dilutes, so the gentle capsule needs doubling up.
- 2 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsules, pulled short
- A glass filled to the top with ice
- 100ml cold milk
- Sugar syrup, optional
- Fill the glass to the brim with ice; more ice melts less.
- Pull two short cups straight over it rather than one long one.
- Top with cold milk and sweeten with syrup rather than granulated sugar, which will not dissolve cold.
What you'll end up with: A cold coffee that still has a coffee flavour in it once the ice has done its work.
Coffee Granita
A freezer pudding built on a gentle cup rather than a bitter one.
- 4 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsules
- 3 tablespoons caster sugar
- Cream to serve, optional
- Brew four long cups into a shallow freezer-proof dish and stir the sugar in while the coffee is hot.
- Cool to room temperature, then freeze.
- Scrape the surface with a fork every 45 minutes for about four hours, until the whole tray is loose crystals.
- Serve in cold glasses, with a spoonful of lightly whipped cream if you like.
What you'll end up with: Loose coffee ice crystals rather than a solid block. A softer roast works better here than a dark one, which turns harsh once it is frozen and sweetened.
Brewing the perfect cup
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Roasted ground coffee | The whole capsule | Everything in the cup. A lighter, softer roast than the intense capsules in the range, built so that the longer pour of a lungo does not drag bitterness out with it. |
| Dose, grind and tamp | Fixed inside the capsule | The three variables that spoil most home coffee are settled at the factory. That is the whole proposition of a closed capsule system. |
| Blend composition and intensity | Printed on the current pack | Lavazza states both on the box. We do not restate specifications that the brand may revise between production runs. |
| Additives | None | No sugar, no flavouring, no bulking agents. Roasted coffee and nothing else. |
Pack: Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules; GTIN 8000070086494; 16 sealed single-serve capsules giving 16 long cups, one capsule per drink. Caffeinated. Best before date printed on the box, and it matters here: crema depends on dissolved gas that fades with age.
Nutrition figures for black coffee are negligible before anything is added, but the panel on the pack you receive is the reference. Origin countries are not published for this blend and we have not invented any.
Sourcing & blend. Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules is roasted, blended and dosed by Lavazza, the family coffee house trading from Turin since 1895. The company built its name on blending rather than on single origins, which is what allows a line like A Modo Mio to taste the same from one box to the next while the green coffee underneath it moves with the harvests. In a capsule the roaster also controls the grind and the tamp, so the cup that reaches you is closer to the roaster's intention than most domestic coffee ever gets. For the certification marks and the capsule material carried by your particular box, read the current pack.
What is in Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules, and what is not:
- In: roasted ground coffee, sealed in a single-serve capsule, and nothing else.
- No added sugar, flavouring or bulking agents: the dolce in the name describes the roast, not an added sweetener. Any sweetness in the cup is roast sweetness.
- No milk in the capsule: the cup brews black; any milk is added by you at the cup.
- Naturally gluten free and dairy free as an ingredient list: roasted coffee carries neither.
- Machine and capsule note: fits Lavazza A Modo Mio machines only; capsules are not refillable and should not be opened. Parts of the range are sold as compostable Eco Caps and parts are not, so read the box.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules, please cite teas.co.uk.
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