L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 10, 10 Capsules
Buy this one if your coffee keeps disappearing into the milk. That is the whole case for it and it is a real one, because a capsule built this deep still reads clearly under 180ml of steamed milk, where gentler capsules turn to warm beige and leave you wondering why you bothered with coffee at all. Full bodied, weighty, with a bitter edge that is deliberate rather than accidental and a finish that carries on after the cup is down. Drunk black in a small cup it is dense and serious, and it will taste severe to anyone who wants brightness and lift from a coffee; that drinker is better off with the Colombia in the same range. The capsules are aluminium and sealed one by one, which is what keeps the last in the carton tasting like the first, and ten is a sleeve to find out with rather than a sleeve to live on.
L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 10, in brief.
L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Intensity 10 is the heavyweight of L'Or's numbered capsule spine, ten aluminium capsules in a 52g carton for Nespresso Original-line machines, picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the capsule that will not disappear under a large milk drink.
One capsule per cup, 5.2g of coffee in an aluminium shell, ten cups from the carton. Full-bodied, deliberately a little bitter black, and strong enough to carry 180ml of milk. Intensity 10 is the brand's own scale, not a caffeine figure. Espresso button, about 40ml, into a cup warmed first. Original-line machines only; a Vertuo takes a different capsule.
L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Intensity 10 is a carton of ten aluminium coffee capsules for machines in the Nespresso Original line: 52g of coffee in total, which is 5.2g in each capsule. Drop one in, press the button, and the machine handles the dose, the pressure and the temperature. Nothing to weigh, nothing to tamp, nothing to clean but the drip tray.
Supremo is the loud one. Intensity 10 is L'Or's own number on its own scale, roughly one to twelve, and it describes how strong and how roasty the cup reads rather than how much caffeine is in it. That distinction gets lost on a supermarket shelf every day: an intensity number is not a caffeine figure, and one brand's 10 is not another's. What it does tell you is where this sits against its siblings, two steps above the Colombia at eight and a step below the Ristretto at eleven, which is the sweet spot for a capsule that will not disappear under milk.
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. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below.
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The other thing to check is the machine. These are Original-line capsules, the classic cone shape, and they will not work in a Nespresso Vertuo machine, which takes a different, larger disc.
The Story Behind The Carton
L'Or's capsule range is laid out the way most now are: a spine of espresso blends numbered by intensity, and a smaller set named after origins. Supremo belongs to the numbered spine, and its whole argument is the number. It exists for the drinker who found something mid-range too polite and wants the next cup to arrive with more weight behind it.
We are not going to invent an origin story, a roast profile or a farm for it. The blend composition, any origin statement and any certification marks belong to the carton in your hand, and pack runs change. What we can tell you without guessing is the shape of the thing: ten aluminium capsules, 5.2g of coffee in each, 52g in the box, built for Original-line machines, and the smallest box the range comes in.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
Our Commitment To The Planet
- The carton that arrives is the current UK retail pack rather than a grey import on a different specification.
- The capsule body is aluminium rather than plastic, which is the more recyclable of the two materials in principle. In practice it depends on whether your local authority or the brand's own return scheme will take it, and that varies by postcode.
- The grounds inside a spent capsule compost once the capsule is opened out. Whether that is worth doing ten times is a fair question, and we will not pretend it is effortless.
Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 10, 10 Capsules, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind L'Or
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
How does it compare
A capsule fixes the dose, the grind and the tamp at the factory, and the machine fixes the pressure and the temperature. That leaves three decisions to you, and at intensity 10 they matter more than they do further down the scale, because a bigger cup has more to go wrong with.
The Short Black
The Milk Drink
Made with this tea
The Espresso, Done Properly
Two steps most people skip, and they matter more at intensity 10 than lower down the scale.
- 1 Supremo capsule
- A little hot water, for warming the cup
- A small, thick-walled cup
- Run a blank shot of hot water into the cup with no capsule in, then tip it out.
- Drop the capsule in and pull about 40ml on the espresso button.
- Stir in any sugar immediately, while the shot is still hot.
- Drink it now. A heavy coffee going cold reads harsher than a light one.
What you'll end up with: A full-bodied short black with a thick crema and a long finish, several degrees hotter than the same shot into a cold cup.
The Cappuccino That Tastes Of Coffee
The job this capsule is best at, and the milk temperature that decides it.
- 1 Supremo capsule
- 120ml whole or oat milk
- A thermometer, if you have one
- Pull one espresso into a warmed cup.
- Steam or heat the milk to about 60 to 65 degrees, no hotter.
- Pour in roughly equal parts steamed milk and foam.
- Taste before adding chocolate. At this intensity it rarely needs it.
What you'll end up with: A cappuccino where the coffee is still the loudest thing in the cup, which is not true of most capsules.
The Americano, Not The Stretched Shot
The right way to get a long cup out of a capsule, and why the lungo button is the wrong one here.
- 1 Supremo capsule
- 140 to 170ml hot water
- A mug
- Put the hot water in the mug first.
- Pull a 40ml espresso straight into it, which keeps the crema on top.
- Use more water than you would with a lighter capsule; this one takes the dilution.
- Never use the lungo button instead, which pulls twice the water through the same grounds.
What you'll end up with: A long black with body still in it at 170ml, which is further than a mid-range capsule will stretch.
Iced Latte, Sugar Dissolved First
Ice dilutes, which is exactly why a heavy capsule is the one to use for it.
- 1 Supremo capsule
- 1 teaspoon sugar, optional
- A glass filled to the top with ice
- 150ml cold milk
- Pull the espresso straight onto the sugar in a small jug.
- Stir until the sugar has completely gone while it is still hot.
- Fill a glass to the top with ice and pour the cold milk in.
- Pour the sweetened espresso over the back of a spoon so it layers.
What you'll end up with: A layered iced latte that still tastes of coffee once the ice has melted into it.
Espresso Martini (Adult)
The drink that fails with a weak coffee. This one has the weight for it.
- 1 Supremo capsule
- 50ml vodka
- 15ml coffee liqueur
- A shaker full of ice
- Chill the glass in the freezer while you work.
- Pull a 40ml espresso and let it cool for a minute.
- Shake everything hard with ice for about twenty seconds.
- Strain into the cold glass; the foam forms on its own.
What you'll end up with: A properly coffee-forward martini with a thick head, rather than the pale sweet version made with a thin shot.
Coffee Sauce For Pudding
Two capsules into something that keeps a week in the fridge and rescues plain ice cream.
- 2 Supremo capsules
- 100g soft brown sugar
- 50ml double cream
- A pinch of salt
- Pull two espressos into a small pan, about 80ml in total.
- Stir in the sugar over a low heat until it has dissolved completely.
- Add the cream and a pinch of salt and simmer for two minutes.
- Cool and keep in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to a week.
What you'll end up with: A dark coffee sauce with enough bitterness left in it to stop the sugar taking over, for ice cream, sponge or a banana.
Brewing the perfect cup
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Roast and ground coffee | 100% | The whole of the capsule. Ground fine for pressure extraction, which is a different grind from anything you would put in a cafetiere. |
| Dose per capsule | 5.2g | 52g across ten capsules. Dose, grind and tamp are all fixed at the factory, which is the entire proposition of the format. |
| Intensity | 10 of 12 | The brand's own scale for strength and roast character. Near the top of the range, and the reason this one carries a large milk drink. Not a caffeine figure. |
| Capsule body | Aluminium | An aluminium shell rather than a plastic one. The recycling route and any return scheme are stated on the carton and vary by local authority. |
Pack: L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 10, 10 Capsules; GTIN 8711000362594; ten individually sealed aluminium capsules in a 52g carton, 5.2g of coffee each, ten cups per carton, for Nespresso Original-line machines. Caffeinated. Best before the date printed on the carton.
Characterising components shown. The ten-cup yield follows from one capsule per cup and is not a pack claim.
Sourcing & blend. L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 10, 10 Capsules comes from L'Or, whose capsule range is built the way most capsule ranges now are: a spine of espresso blends numbered by intensity, plus a smaller set named after origins. Supremo belongs to the numbered spine and its whole argument is the number, which puts it a step below the ristretto end and two above the gentler mid-range capsules. The carton you receive is the current UK retail pack.
What is in L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 10, 10 Capsules, and what is not:
- In: roast and ground coffee, sealed inside an aluminium capsule, and nothing else.
- No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: this is a plain coffee capsule, not a flavoured one and not a milk-drink capsule with powder in it.
- Not instant: nothing here dissolves. The machine pushes hot water through real grounds under pressure and the grounds stay in the capsule.
- Not a Vertuo capsule: this is the Original-line cone. A Vertuo machine will not take it.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Supremo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 10, 10 Capsules, please cite teas.co.uk.
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