# Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £8.80 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/lavazza-a-modo-mio-lungo-dolce-coffee-16-capsules/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/lavazza-a-modo-mio-lungo-dolce-coffee-16-capsules/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Lavazza **Price:** £8.80 GBP **Servings:** 16 cups **Price per cup:** 55.00p **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **Brew temperature:** 92-96C **Brew time:** 4 min **GTIN:** 8000070086494 **Stock:** instock ## Summary 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.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.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.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. ## Description 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. The Taste Profile Intensity: ●●○○○ (2/5) Deliberately restrained. Lavazza prints its own intensity figure on the current pack; that is the number to work from. Body: ●●●○○ (3/5) Round rather than thick. Enough texture to carry a splash of milk without thinning out. Bitterness: ●●○○○ (2/5) Low, and that is the design brief. A lungo pulls more of the dry, late compounds than an espresso does, so a capsule meant for the long cup has to start softer. Acidity: ●●●○○ (3/5) Gentle brightness in the top half of the cup, well short of anything sharp. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.6 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk. 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. ## Product Questions Which machines do these capsules fit?Lavazza A Modo Mio machines only. A Modo Mio is Lavazza's own closed system: these will not fit a Nespresso, a Dolce Gusto or a Tassimo, and nothing from those systems fits an A Modo Mio. Check the name printed on the front of your machine before ordering if you are not sure which one you have. How many drinks does the box make?Sixteen. 16 capsules, 16 cups, one capsule per drink. There is no second extraction from a capsule, so a box lasts exactly as long as the number of coffees you drink from it. What does lungo actually mean?A lungo is a long extraction: roughly twice the water of an espresso pulled through the same dose of coffee. You get a bigger cup that is lighter in body and gentler in flavour. Most A Modo Mio machines have a separate long button for it. Is this a mild capsule or a strong one?Mild, and deliberately so. It sits at the gentle end of the A Modo Mio range: low bitterness, soft roast sweetness, a round rather than heavy body. Lavazza prints its own intensity figure on the current pack and that is the number to go by; we do not restate a score the brand may revise between production runs. Can I pull it short as an espresso?You can, but it is not what the capsule is for. Pulled short it reads thin rather than concentrated, because the roast was built to be diluted by the longer pour. If you want a short dark shot, one of the intense capsules in the range is the right choice. Does it work with milk?Up to a point. It will take a splash happily, but a mild roast disappears under a lot of milk, so keep the ratio sensible: one capsule pulled short into 150ml at most. For a flat white or a latte, one of the darker capsules in the line holds its line better. Why does my crema look thin?Usually one of three things. The box may be close to its best before date, since crema depends on dissolved gas that fades over time; the machine may need descaling, which quietly costs pressure and temperature; or the cup was cold. A lungo also carries less crema than an espresso by its nature, because the same gas is spread through twice the liquid. My coffee comes out lukewarm.Warm the cup first with a burst of hot water and tip it out. After that, the usual cause is scale: a furred element steals brewing temperature over months, and an under-temperature brew shows up in a mild coffee as a hollow, papery cup before it shows up anywhere else. Descale on the schedule in the manual. How should I store the box?Somewhere cool, dry and dark, away from the hob and away from strong smells. Each capsule is individually sealed, so the box is mostly protecting them from heat and from being crushed in a cupboard. Do not decant capsules with broken seals into a jar; once a seal goes, the coffee stales quickly. Are the capsules compostable?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. For disposal, follow the current pack and your local council guidance; collection routes change over time and councils differ on what they accept. How much caffeine is in a capsule?This is a fully caffeinated coffee. Worth knowing: a lungo is a bigger cup than an espresso, so a mild capsule drunk long is not automatically a smaller dose. Can I make iced coffee with it?Yes, with one adjustment. Ice dilutes, and this capsule is already the gentle one, so pull two capsules short over a glass packed to the brim with ice rather than one long. Sweeten with syrup rather than granulated sugar, which will not dissolve in a cold drink. ## Ingredients & Nutrition IngredientProportionWhat it bringsRoasted ground coffeeThe whole capsuleEverything 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 tampFixed inside the capsuleThe 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 intensityPrinted on the current packLavazza states both on the box. We do not restate specifications that the brand may revise between production runs.AdditivesNoneNo 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. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Lavazza A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce Coffee, 16 Capsules is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cup tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow. In a capsule the dose, the grind and the tamp are fixed before the box leaves the factory, so the layers are set by the roast; what you still control is the length of the pour, the water and the cup.The outer layer is aromatic: soft toasted cereal, a light cocoa note and a faint sweetness that lifts the moment pressurised water hits the sealed bed. These are the most volatile compounds in the coffee and the first to leave, which is why any coffee smells strongest in the ten seconds after it is poured and progressively quieter afterwards. Crema holds them in place: it is an emulsion of coffee oils and dissolved carbon dioxide forced together under pressure, capping the cup for a minute or so before it collapses. A lungo carries a thinner crema than an espresso by simple arithmetic, because the same dissolved gas is spread through twice the liquid, so the aromatic window is shorter and the cup is best drunk soon.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, and in a gentle capsule pulled long it arrives politely. A lighter roast has been stopped earlier in the Maillard range, so it keeps more of the sugars and the softer acids and develops less of the dry, smoky character that a dark roast is made of. Pull that through twice the water and the concentration drops while the total extraction rises, which is the trade every lungo makes. The reason this capsule works at that length and a dark one does not is that it starts with less bitterness to give away. Pull length is still your lever: stop it early for a smaller, rounder, sweeter cup, or let it run for the full mug and accept a lighter body.The base structure is the lingering finish: short, clean and faintly sweet rather than dry. It resets the palate instead of coating it, which is what makes this a cup you can drink a whole mug of rather than sip at. If the finish turns hollow, thin or papery instead of soft, the usual culprits are a machine that needs descaling, a pour that ran on well past the long button, or capsules near the end of their date.Getting it right in the cup. Use the long button rather than the espresso one; this capsule was roasted for that volume and reads under-flavoured when it is cut short. Warm the cup first with hot water and tip it out, because even a larger cup loses its first mouthful to cold porcelain. Fill the tank with fresh cold water each morning rather than topping up yesterday's, since standing water reads flat and shows up faster in a mild coffee than in a dark one. Drink it black at least once before you decide how you take it: the roast sweetness that makes this capsule easy is also easy to bury under milk. If you want it with milk, keep the ratio low, around 150ml, or reach for a darker capsule instead.How water and temperature change it. The same capsule gives a measurably different cup depending on how it is treated. A longer pour adds volume and pulls more of the later, drier compounds, thinning the body while adding a faint edge; a shorter one concentrates the sweetness and the texture at the cost of cup size. Hard tap water mutes the aromatics and leaves a chalky tail on the finish, and over months it scales the boiler and steals the temperature and pressure that crema depends on, so a filter jug in a hard water area pays for itself twice over. Serving temperature shifts the balance as you drink: coffee reads more bitter as it cools and more sour when it is properly cold, which is why the iced version of this capsule wants two short pulls over a full glass of ice rather than one long pour over half a glass. None of this is a fault in the capsule; it is the same coffee responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result repeats every morning. ## Recipe Ideas 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. Ways to brew it, born here first The Straight Lungo One capsule, the long button, and the two habits that make it better. 2 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsule A 150 to 200ml cup Fresh cold water in the tank Method 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. 4 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 1 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsule, pulled short 150ml whole or oat milk A 200ml cup Method 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. 3 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsule 80ml hot water Method 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. 4 min 1 glass Easy You'll need 2 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsules, pulled short A glass filled to the top with ice 100ml cold milk Sugar syrup, optional Method 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. 10 min + 4 hours 4 portions Easy You'll need 4 A Modo Mio Lungo Dolce capsules 3 tablespoons caster sugar Cream to serve, optional Method 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. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. 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