Lavazza A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa Coffee, 16 Capsules 120g
The grind inside a capsule is finer than anything you would dare put through a home machine, because the capsule holds it in place and there is nothing to tamp. That is why the red-pack blend arrives denser here than the same coffee does out of a bag, with more grip and more weight behind it, and it is the real reason to buy the capsule rather than the ground version. A Modo Mio fitting only: a Nespresso machine will not take it, and neither will a Dolce Gusto or a Tassimo. Check the machine before you check the coffee. What arrives in the cup is cocoa and toasted nut, measured bitterness, very little acidity, and enough body to survive a full cup of milk. Caffeinated.
Lavazza A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa Coffee, in brief.
Lavazza A Modo Mio Qualità Rossa is the Lavazza house blend in capsule form: sixteen capsules, 120g of coffee, for sixteen balanced Italian espressos in an A Modo Mio machine. An Arabica and Robusta blend with chocolate and toasted nut depth, solid body, measured bitterness and very little acidity.
Fits Lavazza A Modo Mio machines only, not Nespresso or Dolce Gusto. Picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the middle-of-the-range capsule for a household where people take their coffee differently, and the safe one to hand a guest.
Lavazza A Modo Mio Qualità Rossa puts the house blend into a capsule. Qualità Rossa is the red pack that sits on Italian kitchen shelves and in half the cafes in Britain, an Arabica and Robusta blend built for the middle of the road in the best sense: balanced, chocolatey, dependable, and recognisable from one year to the next. This box holds sixteen capsules, 120g of coffee in total, for sixteen espressos in an A Modo Mio machine.
Buying the house blend in capsule form is a different decision from buying it ground. Ground Qualità Rossa gives you the dose to play with and a much lower price per cup; the capsule takes the dose, the grind and the tamp out of your hands entirely and gives you back the same shot every morning with nothing to clean. Which of those you want usually depends less on the coffee than on what the first twenty minutes of your day look like.
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 roasted in Turin since 1895, when Luigi Lavazza began blending green coffee behind a grocery counter rather than selling origins separately. That decision is the whole company. Blending is what lets a roaster hold one cup steady from year to year while the harvests underneath it move, and Qualità Rossa is the clearest expression of it in the range: the blend the house is known for, the one that has to taste the same in Turin, Toulouse and Tunbridge Wells.
A Modo Mio is Lavazza's own capsule system, and it is closed. These capsules fit A Modo Mio machines and nothing else; nothing from Nespresso, Dolce Gusto or Tassimo will go into an A Modo Mio, and an A Modo Mio capsule will not go into any of them. Look at the name printed on the front of the machine before you order if you are not sure which one you own. What you get in exchange for accepting a closed system is that the three variables that wreck home espresso, the dose, the grind and the tamp, are settled in the factory rather than 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 Qualità Rossa Coffee, 16 Capsules 120g compares
- Against the intense capsules in the same range: those are built to land hard in a small cup. This is the balanced one, which makes it the better choice for a household where people take their coffee differently, and the safer one to hand to a guest.
- Against other capsule systems: A Modo Mio is closed, so the comparison only matters while you are choosing a machine. Once one is on the worktop, this is the house blend for it.
Getting the best out of it
The dose, the grind and the tamp are already decided. What you still control is the water, the cup and where you stop the shot.
The straight espresso
Warm the cup: 25 to 30ml of liquid in cold porcelain is lukewarm within seconds, and cool coffee reads noticeably more bitter than hot coffee at the same strength. Run hot water in and tip it out.
Fresh water: Fill the tank from the cold tap rather than topping up what stood overnight. Standing water reads flat in any coffee.
Length: Start with a standard shot. A balanced blend gives you room to move in both directions, unlike a very dark capsule where short is almost always better.
Drink it soon: the crema falls within a minute or two and takes most of the aromatics with it.
Lengthened and with milk
Lungo: Let it run for a bigger cup. A mid-intensity blend takes the extra water better than a light one, which would thin out, and more gracefully than a very dark one, which turns dry at the tail.
Cappuccino or latte: One shot to 120 to 150ml of steamed milk. The chocolate and nut register of this blend is what makes it work in milk; it is the classic Italian breakfast cup for a reason.
Americano: Put 80ml of hot water in the cup first and brew on top of it, which keeps the crema intact instead of breaking it on impact.
Practical notes on the pack
- Yield: 16 capsules, 16 espressos, one capsule per shot. If your household drinks doubles, that is eight servings.
- Weight: 120g of coffee across the box, which works out at 7.5g in each capsule.
- Machine fit: Lavazza A Modo Mio machines only. Not Nespresso, not Dolce Gusto, not Tassimo.
- Storage: cool, dry and dark, away from the hob and from anything strongly scented. The capsules are individually sealed, so the box is protecting them from heat and from being crushed.
- Descaling: scale costs a capsule machine its brewing temperature and pressure long before it costs it a working pump, and crema is the first casualty. Descale on the schedule in the manual.
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: The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.
Caffeine and sensitivity: Coffee is a stimulant. 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 Qualita Rossa Coffee, 16 Capsules 120g, 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.
Our commitment to the planet
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 Qualita Rossa Coffee, 16 Capsules 120g is the balanced one, which makes it the most useful capsule to keep in a household where nobody agrees about coffee: it works black, it works in milk, and it survives ice. Six builds below, from the straight espresso to a cappuccino, an iced shakerato and a martini.
Made with this tea
The Straight Espresso
One capsule, one warmed cup, and the two habits that improve every shot.
- 1 A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa capsule
- A small espresso cup
- Fresh cold water in the tank
- Warm the cup with hot water and tip it out.
- Brew a standard espresso; this blend is balanced enough to start in the middle.
- Drink it within a minute, while the crema is still capping the cup.
What you'll end up with: A chocolatey, medium-bodied shot with a firm crema. The reference point to judge every other build against.
Cappuccino
The blend's home ground, and the ratio that keeps the coffee audible.
- 1 A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa capsule
- 130ml whole or oat milk
- A 180 to 200ml cup
- Cocoa powder, optional
- Pull a standard shot into a warmed cup.
- 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 and finish with the foam, dusting cocoa over it if you like.
What you'll end up with: A proper Italian breakfast cup. The chocolate and nut register is what keeps the coffee readable through the milk.
Lungo For A Bigger Cup
The long pull this blend takes better than either end of the range.
- 1 A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa capsule
- A 150ml cup
- Warm the cup, then brew on the long button.
- Taste it black before adding anything; the extra water shows the blend up honestly.
- If it reads thin, go back to a standard shot and add hot water separately instead.
What you'll end up with: A bigger black coffee that stays civil. A light blend thins out at this length and a very dark one turns dry.
Iced Shakerato
Shaking rather than stirring is what makes it foam.
- 1 A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa capsule, freshly pulled
- 10ml sugar syrup
- A full scoop of ice for the shaker
- A chilled glass
- Pull the shot straight into a cocktail shaker while it is hot.
- Add the syrup and a full scoop of ice.
- Shake hard for fifteen seconds until the shaker frosts.
- Strain into the chilled glass and let the foam settle.
What you'll end up with: A cold coffee with a pale foam cap on top. Shaking a fresh shot is the whole trick; cold coffee will not foam.
Affogato
Two ingredients, one minute, and a balanced shot is the right one for it.
- 1 A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa capsule
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- Grated dark chocolate, optional
- Scoop the ice cream into a small glass and carry it to the table first.
- Pull the shot and pour it over at the table rather than in the kitchen.
- Grate dark chocolate over the top if you like.
What you'll end up with: Hot against cold. A balanced shot leaves the vanilla audible, where a very dark one would simply flatten it.
Espresso Martini (Adult)
The drink that lives or dies on a fresh shot.
- 1 A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa capsule, freshly pulled
- 50ml vodka
- 15ml coffee liqueur
- 10ml sugar syrup
- Ice for the shaker
- Pull the shot straight into the shaker while it is hot; the crema is what becomes the foam.
- Add the vodka, coffee liqueur, syrup and a full scoop of ice.
- Shake hard for fifteen seconds until the shaker frosts.
- Strain into a chilled glass and let the foam settle before serving.
What you'll end up with: A proper foam cap and a drink that tastes of coffee rather than sugar. A fresh shot is not optional; cold coffee will not foam.
Brewing the perfect cup
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Arabica coffee | See current pack for the ratio | The aromatic half of the blend: the chocolate and toasted nut register, the sweetness and most of what makes the cup pleasant to drink black. |
| Robusta coffee | See current pack for the ratio | Body, crema and a firmer bitter backbone. It is also what lets the blend hold its line through steamed milk rather than vanishing into it. |
| Dose, grind and tamp | Fixed inside the capsule | The three variables that spoil most home espresso are settled at the factory. That is the whole proposition of a closed capsule system. |
| Additives | None | No sugar, no flavouring, no bulking agents. Roasted coffee and nothing else. |
Ingredients and allergens. The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.
Ingredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.
Pack: Lavazza A Modo Mio Qualita Rossa Coffee, 16 Capsules 120g; GTIN 8000070088436; 16 sealed single-serve capsules holding 120g of coffee in total, about 7.5g each, giving 16 espressos. Caffeinated. Best before date printed on the box, and it matters here: crema depends on dissolved gas that fades with age.
Characterising components shown; the exact Arabica to Robusta ratio, the intensity figure and the capsule material are printed on the current pack and are not restated here, since the brand may revise them between production runs. Nutrition figures for black espresso 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 Qualita Rossa Coffee, 16 Capsules 120g is roasted, blended and dosed by Lavazza, the family coffee house trading from Turin since 1895. Qualita Rossa is the blend the company is best known for and the clearest expression of what it does: blending rather than single origins, so that one cup can be held steady from year to year while the green coffee underneath it moves with the harvests. In a capsule the roaster also fixes the grind and the tamp, so the shot that reaches you is closer to the roaster's intention than most domestic espresso 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 Qualita Rossa Coffee, 16 Capsules 120g, and what is not:
- In: roasted ground Arabica and Robusta coffee, sealed in a single-serve capsule, and nothing else.
- No added sugar, flavouring or bulking agents: any sweetness in the cup is roast sweetness.
- No milk in the capsule: the shot 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 Qualita Rossa Coffee, 16 Capsules 120g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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