L'Or Espresso Supremo Coffee Intensity 10, 40 Pods 208g
Ten sits high on L'Or's own printed scale, below Ristretto, Onyx and Ultimo, and it is worth knowing what it is counting. It is a measure of how much roast you will taste, set by the house that prints it, it does not travel between brands, and it says nothing about how much coffee ends up in the cup. What you get here is the roast turned up: dark chocolate, molasses, a dry bitterness that stays after you swallow, and almost nothing in the way of acidity or fruit. That makes it the answer for anyone who has found other pods thin and watery, and the wrong capsule entirely for a drinker who wants something bright and tea-like first thing in the morning. These are Nespresso Original capsules. A Vertuo machine takes a different disc altogether, and a Dolce Gusto or a Tassimo takes neither.
L'Or Espresso Supremo Coffee Intensity 10, in brief.
L'Or Espresso Supremo is a dark, high-intensity aluminium capsule for Nespresso Original machines, and this is the 40-capsule box rather than the usual sleeve of ten. Intensity 10 on the brand's own scale: a dense short shot, dark chocolate and molasses, very little acidity. Picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the big-box dark capsule for a household that drinks espresso daily.
Supremo sits near the top of L'Or’s own intensity scale at 10. That number is the brand’s scale rather than an industry standard, but within the range it means what you would expect: a dark roast, a dense short shot and a long bittersweet finish.
Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description, and the serving volumes are our recommended starting points rather than pack instructions. These are Nespresso Original capsules and will not fit Vertuo, Dolce Gusto or Tassimo machines. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Cup lengths, machine care and milk serves are set out in full in the detailed Q and A tab below.
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The Story Behind L'Or
L'Or is a French coffee name, and the espresso capsule range is what has carried it into British kitchens.
Roast level, origin composition, the capsule material and any certification marks are printed on the current carton and can change between production runs. Read the box in front of you rather than a figure quoted online, ours included.
Which Machine This Fits, And Which It Does Not
This is the part that costs people money, so it is worth stating plainly. These are capsules for the Nespresso Original system: the small, roughly conical aluminium capsules that a lever or a button clamps and pierces. They will not work in a Nespresso Vertuo machine, which uses a larger, differently shaped capsule with a barcode rim, and they will not work in a Dolce Gusto or a Tassimo machine, which use entirely different pods and a different brewing principle.
Within the Original system, an aluminium capsule behaves differently from a plastic or compostable one. Aluminium is a better oxygen barrier, so the coffee inside stays close to how it was packed, and it holds pressure well enough to build a thick crema quickly. Each capsule here carries about 5.2g of coffee, which is the box weight divided by the count rather than a printed claim, and that dose is fixed: unlike a machine with a portafilter, you cannot adjust it. What you can adjust is the volume of water you run through it, and on a dark intensity-10 capsule that single control decides almost everything.
Packaging: aluminium capsules and their cartons follow different disposal routes, and some are covered by brand-run collection schemes rather than kerbside recycling. Follow the current UK pack and your local authority guidance.
Ideal Extraction Conditions
You have no grinder, no dose and no temperature control. You have one dial that matters, and it is the button you press.
The Espresso Serve
- Espresso button: about 40ml. This is the reference serve and the one the blend was built around.
- Ristretto button: about 25ml. Denser, sweeter and shorter. Worth trying if the 40ml reads slightly bitter to you.
- Warm the cup: run a blank shot of hot water into the cup first and tip it away. A cold ceramic cup can cost you several degrees, and at this roast level that is audible.
- Do not re-pierce: one capsule, one shot. Running a second shot through a used capsule gives you hot brown water and nothing else.
The Lungo, Milk And Iced Serve
- Lungo: up to about 110ml, and this is where a dark capsule most often goes wrong. Stretching an intensity-10 capsule to a full lungo pulls the harsher end of the extraction. Pull a 40ml espresso and add hot water on top instead.
- Flat white: one capsule as a 25ml ristretto into 130ml of steamed milk. The dark roast holds up where a lighter capsule would vanish.
- Double-capsule mug: two 25ml ristrettos into a 250ml mug of milk.
- Iced: pull a 25ml ristretto straight onto ice, then top with cold milk. Never pull a long shot for an iced coffee; ice dilutes, so start concentrated.
Machine Care And Storage
- Descale on schedule: a scaled machine runs cooler and slower, and the first symptom is a shot that tastes flat and thin no matter which capsule you use.
- Empty the capsule bin: a full bin is the usual cause of a capsule failing to drop and jamming the lever.
- Storage: keep the carton somewhere cool and dark. Aluminium capsules are sealed individually, so an opened box is not a problem in the way an opened bag of coffee is.
Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference L'Or Espresso Supremo Coffee Intensity 10, 40 Pods 208g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind L'Or
Packaging: follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; capsules and cartons take 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
How does it compare
L'Or Espresso Supremo Coffee Intensity 10, 40 Pods 208g is a dark capsule for Nespresso Original machines, so every build below starts with a button rather than a grinder. Six of them: the reference espresso, the ristretto, a proper americano, a flat white, an iced latte and an affogato.
Made with this tea
The Reference Espresso
How to pull the reference shot of L'Or Espresso Supremo.
- 1 L'Or Espresso Supremo capsule
- A Nespresso Original machine
- Filtered water in the tank
- A small warmed cup
- Warm the cup with a blank shot of hot water and tip it away. A cold cup costs you several degrees.
- Drop the capsule in, close the lever and press the espresso button for about 40ml.
- Drink it within a minute, before the crema settles and takes the aromatics with it.
- One capsule, one shot. A second pull through a used capsule gives you hot brown water.
What you'll end up with: Judge every other serve against this one.
The Ristretto, If 40ml Reads Bitter
How to pull a ristretto of L'Or Espresso Supremo.
- 1 L'Or Espresso Supremo capsule
- A Nespresso Original machine
- A small warmed cup
- Press the ristretto button, or stop the espresso button manually at about 25ml.
- Shorter is sweeter, because the harsher compounds come out late in an extraction.
- This is the serve to use as the base of any milk drink.
What you'll end up with: Denser, sweeter and shorter than the espresso. On a capsule machine, cup length is the only real control you have, so use it.
Americano, Not Lungo
How to make a long black with L'Or Espresso Supremo.
- 1 L'Or Espresso Supremo capsule
- 100ml hot water
- A warmed 200ml mug
- Pull a 40ml espresso into the mug.
- Add 100ml of hot water on top.
- Do not use the lungo button. Stretching a dark capsule to 110ml pulls the harsh tail of the extraction into the cup.
What you'll end up with: The same volume as a lungo and a far better drink. This one adjustment fixes most complaints about dark capsules.
Flat White
How to make a flat white with L'Or Espresso Supremo.
- 1 L'Or Espresso Supremo capsule
- 130ml whole or oat milk
- A milk frother or a jug and whisk
- A 160ml cup
- Pull a 25ml ristretto into the warmed cup.
- Heat 130ml of milk to about 60°C and foam it lightly, not stiffly.
- Pour to combine, holding a thin layer of foam back for the top.
- For a full 250ml mug, use two capsules. One disappears at that volume.
What you'll end up with: A milk drink where the coffee still reads clearly. The dark roast is doing that work.
Iced Latte, Strength First
How to make an iced latte with L'Or Espresso Supremo.
- 2 L'Or Espresso Supremo capsules
- A tall glass filled with ice
- 100ml cold milk
- Syrup or sugar to taste
- Pull two 25ml ristrettos straight onto the ice.
- Sweeten now if you want to; sugar will not dissolve in a cold glass.
- Top with 100ml of cold milk and stir once.
- Never pull a long shot for an iced coffee. Ice dilutes, so start concentrated.
Affogato, Two Minutes Flat
How to make an affogato with L'Or Espresso Supremo.
- 1 L'Or Espresso Supremo capsule
- Two scoops of vanilla ice cream
- A small spoon and a cold glass
- Scoop the ice cream into a chilled glass and take it to the machine.
- Pull a 40ml espresso and pour it over immediately.
- Eat it now, while the shot is hot and the cream is cold.
What you'll end up with: The fastest pudding in the house. A dark, bittersweet capsule cuts the cream rather than being buried by it.
Brewing the perfect cup
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Roasted ground coffee | 100% | The whole of the product, ground and dosed for a sealed capsule and roasted dark to the intensity-10 brief: a dense short shot with a long bittersweet finish and almost no acidity. |
| Coffee per capsule | About 5.2g | The box weight divided by the capsule count (208g across 40 capsules), not a printed claim. Unlike a machine with a portafilter, the dose is fixed and cannot be adjusted. |
| Origin composition and roast level | Printed on the pack | Stated on the current carton and liable to change between production runs. Read the box rather than a figure quoted online. |
| Additives, flavourings, sugar | None | Nothing is added to roasted coffee. The dark chocolate and molasses notes are roast development, not flavouring. |
Pack: L'Or Espresso Supremo Coffee Intensity 10, 40 Pods 208g; 40 aluminium capsules for Nespresso Original machines, caffeinated. Best before date printed on the carton; each capsule is sealed individually, so an opened box is not exposed the way an opened bag of coffee is.
Origin composition, roast level, capsule material and any certification marks are printed on the current pack.
Sourcing & roast. L'Or Espresso Supremo Coffee Intensity 10, 40 Pods 208g comes from L'Or, a French coffee name whose espresso capsule range is what has carried it into British kitchens. Aluminium matters here for a practical reason rather than a marketing one: it is a better oxygen barrier than plastic, so the coffee inside stays close to how it was packed, and it holds pressure well enough to build a thick crema quickly. Supremo sits near the top of the brand's own intensity scale, which is a scale for comparing L'Or capsules with each other rather than an industry standard.
What's in L'Or Espresso Supremo Coffee Intensity 10, 40 Pods 208g, and what isn't:
- In: roasted ground coffee, and nothing else in the capsule.
- No artificial colours, preservatives, flavourings or added sugar: any sweetness is developed during roasting.
- No dairy, cereals, egg, soya or nuts as ingredients: black coffee brewed without milk or sugar carries effectively no calories.
- Caffeine: caffeinated. A higher intensity number is a flavour claim rather than a caffeine claim, and the volume you pull changes what reaches the cup, so no figure is published here.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference L'Or Espresso Supremo Coffee Intensity 10, 40 Pods 208g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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