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    "title": "Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso Coffee (16 Servings), 16 Pods",
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    "excerpt": "Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso is the darker, heavier long black of the Dolce Gusto range, sixteen sealed capsules giving sixteen cups at one capsule per drink, picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the morning capsule for anyone who finds the standard Americano too polite.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.A single-capsule drink, so the box is sixteen servings rather than the eight a two-capsule milk drink gives. It fits Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines and no other system.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.",
    "content_text": "Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso is the darker, heavier long black in the Dolce Gusto range. Sixteen capsules give sixteen cups, one capsule per drink, which puts it with the single-shot coffees rather than with the two-capsule milk drinks that empty a box in eight servings. Intenso is the word doing the work in the name: this is the same americano shape as the standard capsule, taken further on the roast so the cup lands with more weight and a firmer bitter edge.\n\nAmericano describes the drink, not the origin. It is a short pressurised extraction opened out with hot water to fill a mug, the way a cafe builds an americano, and the machine handles both halves of that in one pass. The Intenso is the morning capsule in a Dolce Gusto cupboard, the one to reach for when the standard Americano reads too polite, and it is the version that holds its shape when you put milk on top of it.\n\n The Taste Profile\n\n \nRoast depth: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Dark, with the caramelised edge of a continental roast.\n\n \nBody: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Full across the tongue; noticeably heavier than the standard Americano.\n\n \nBitterness: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb (3/5) Firm and deliberate, and the reason it survives milk.\n\n \nAroma lift: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Dark cocoa and toast, pushed up by the pressure extraction.\n\nTeas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.3 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk\n\n The Story Behind The Pack\nDolce Gusto is Nescafe's capsule system, and the idea behind it is that one machine covers black coffee and milk drinks without a separate steam wand. The capsules are sealed, pressurised at the moment of brewing and discarded whole, so the ground coffee inside never meets air between the factory and the cup. The trade is a familiar one: you give up the control a grinder and a basket would give you, and in return you get a repeatable cup and nothing to clean.\nWithin that system the range splits into single-capsule black coffees and two-capsule milk drinks. The Intenso sits in the first group, which is the half of the range that gives you a full box of servings rather than half of one. It is worth knowing that before comparing a sixteen-capsule black coffee against a sixteen-capsule latte, because the latte is eight drinks and this is sixteen.\nPackaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.\n\n Our Commitment To The Planet\n\n The pack that arrives is the current UK retail pack rather than a grey import on a different specification.\n \n A single-capsule drink wastes nothing on a second capsule, which is the quiet efficiency of buying the black coffee rather than the milk drinks.\n\n How Does Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso Compare to:\n\n Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Decaffeinato, 16 Pods 128g: the same long black shape with the caffeine taken out and a softer middle. Keep the Intenso for the morning and the Decaffeinato for after dinner; between them one machine covers the whole day.\n Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano, 30 Pods: the standard Americano in a bigger box. Lighter through the middle, and the better everyday buy if nobody in the house is asking for a stronger coffee. Pick the Intenso when the standard reads thin to you.\n \n\n Ideal Brewing Conditions\nThe machine fixes the water temperature and the pressure, so the decisions left to you are the volume you draw, the cup you draw it into and what goes in afterwards. With a dark roast those decisions matter more, because a dark roast punishes over-extraction faster than a light one.\n\nThe Standard Mug\n\n \nLoad: One capsule for one cup. This is a single-capsule drink; there is no second capsule to follow.\n\n \nWater: Start at the volume marked on the capsule. If the cup reads harsh, draw it shorter rather than longer; with a dark roast the harshness is usually at the end of the pour.\n\n \nCup: Warm the mug first and tip the water out. A long black loses more heat to a cold mug than a short espresso does.\n\n \nFinish: Drink it black once to find the balance point, then decide on milk knowing what is underneath it.\n\nThe Milk Build\n\n \nVolume: Draw to roughly a third of the marked line for a dense base.\n\n \nWhy: The Intenso has the bitterness to stay audible under milk, which the lighter capsules do not, but only if you concentrate it first.\n\n \nMilk: 120ml heated and textured to a thin glossy foam, poured through the centre.\n\n \nResult: A flat white from a black coffee capsule, without buying the two-capsule latte box.\n\n Brewing Notes For Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso\n\nWater: Fresh cold water in the tank each morning rather than yesterday's standing water.\nMeasure: One capsule per mug, sixteen mugs per box.\nMachine: Fits Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines only; these capsules do not fit Nespresso, Tassimo or any other system.\nService: Black shows the roast honestly. Milk rounds the bitter edge without burying it.\nIced version: Draw short over a glass packed with ice, top with cold water, stir once.\nCaffeine note: Caffeinated. The per-capsule figure is not published, so read the current UK pack if you need it.\nBest with: A cooked breakfast, toast and marmalade, or dark chocolate later in the day.\n\n Safety And Purity\n\nIngredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.\nPack weight: read the weight off the current UK pack if you need it.\nMachine Compatibility: Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines only. Forcing a capsule into another system damages both.\nAllergen Warning: Read the allergen statement on the current UK pack.\nHot Liquid: The machine delivers water at brewing temperature under pressure; keep children away from the outlet while it runs.\nStorage: Keep the capsules in their box somewhere cool and dry, and leave each capsule sealed until the moment you use it. 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                "content": "What does Intenso actually change?It is the same long black shape taken further on the roast. The cup lands with more weight, a darker cocoa note and a firmer bitter edge than the standard Americano capsule. It is a roast difference, not a bigger dose of coffee. How many cups do I get from the box?Sixteen. This is a single-capsule drink, so sixteen capsules give sixteen cups. The two-capsule milk drinks in the same range give eight servings from sixteen capsules, which is the thing to hold in mind before comparing boxes. Which machines does it fit?Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines only. These are not Nespresso capsules and not Tassimo discs, and they are not compatible with any other system. If your machine is not a Dolce Gusto, this is the wrong box. Does Americano mean the coffee comes from America?No. Americano is a drink style, a short extraction lengthened with hot water to fill a mug. It describes the length of the drink, not the origin of the beans. The coffee is a blend and the origin split is not published at capsule level. How much coffee is in a capsule?Read it off the current UK pack. How much caffeine is in a cup?A darker roast does not automatically mean more caffeine; roast depth and caffeine content are separate things. Read the current pack if you need the number. Is it strong enough for milk?Draw it short first, to around a third of the marked line, then add hot milk. A full-length americano thinned with milk loses its shape; a concentrated one keeps it. My cup tastes harsh. What am I doing wrong?Almost always the pour is too long. With a dark roast the harshness lives at the end of the extraction, so stop shorter rather than adding water afterwards. Scale in the machine does the same thing, so descale on the schedule the manufacturer sets. Can I make iced coffee with it?Yes, and the dark roast survives dilution better than a lighter capsule. Draw it short straight over a glass packed to the top with ice, then top with cold water and stir once. A full-length hot pour over half a glass of ice ends up watery. Does my tap water matter?More than most people expect. Hard water flattens the aroma and pushes the finish chalky; filtered or soft water lets the cocoa note through. In a hard water area a filter jug improves this capsule more than any change to the pour length. Are the capsules recyclable?Capsule recovery schemes and kerbside rules change and differ by council."
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                "title": "Ingredients & Nutrition",
                "content": "IngredientProportionWhat it bringsRoast and ground coffee100%The whole of the capsule. A dark roast reading, taken further than the standard Americano for weight and a firmer bitter edge.Pressure extractionmachine controlledThe Dolce Gusto system sets the temperature and the pressure, which is what lifts the crema and carries the aroma.Pack: Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso Coffee (16 Servings), 16 Pods; caffeinated coffee, one capsule per cup, sixteen cups per box. Best before the date printed on the pack.Characterising components shown. The current UK pack is the version to trust at the point of purchase.Sourcing & blend. Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso Coffee (16 Servings), 16 Pods is a Nescafe product made for Nescafe's own Dolce Gusto capsule system. The coffee is a blend rather than a single origin, and the origin split is not published at capsule level, so we leave it at that. The pack you receive is the current UK retail pack.What is in Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso Coffee (16 Servings), 16 Pods, and what is not:In: roast and ground coffee, sealed in a single-serve capsule, and nothing else.No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: this is a black coffee capsule, not a flavoured or sweetened drink."
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                "content": "The flavour of Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso Coffee (16 Servings), 16 Pods 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.The outer layer is aromatic: dark cocoa, toast and the faintly burnt-sugar smell that a deep roast leaves behind. Those compounds are volatile, they sit on the surface of the ground coffee inside the capsule, and pressurised water drives them out in the first seconds of the pour. That is why the kitchen smells of this capsule the moment it finishes and much less so five minutes later, even though the liquid in the mug has lost none of its strength. A dark roast gives more of this layer than a light one, which is the first thing people notice when they switch to the Intenso.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where roast development carries the weight. What you are tasting is not origin but how far the sugars in the bean have been taken: far enough here to read as dark cocoa and caramelised toast rather than as fruit or citrus, with the bitterness stepping forward rather than hiding. That bitterness is deliberate and it is the reason this capsule survives milk when lighter ones vanish into it. It is the densest stretch of the cup and the part a shorter draw concentrates most, so it is also where most of your control lives.The base structure is the lingering finish: dry, firm and long, closing the cup rather than letting it trail off. With a dark roast the risk at this end is harshness rather than thinness, and the difference between a good cup and a rough one is almost always the last twenty millilitres of the pour. A well judged Intenso should finish clean and stay interesting to the bottom of the mug; a badly judged one turns ashy.Getting it right in the cup. Start at the volume marked on the capsule, drink it black once, then adjust in a single direction. If the cup reads harsh, draw it shorter rather than diluting it afterwards, because with a dark roast the harsh compounds arrive at the end of the extraction and adding water spreads them rather than removing them. Warm the mug first: a long black loses more heat to cold ceramic than a short espresso does, and coffee that has dropped below drinking temperature reads more bitter than it is. Put fresh cold water in the tank each morning, and descale on the machine's own schedule, since scale raises the effective contact time and pushes a dark roast over the edge faster than anything you do at the button.How water and temperature change it. The machine fixes the brewing temperature and the pressure, so the water in the tank is the variable left to you, and a dark roast shows it more clearly than a light one. Hard tap water flattens the cocoa note and pushes the finish towards chalk and ash; soft or filtered water lets the caramelised sweetness through and makes the bitterness read as structure rather than as a rough edge. In a hard water area a filter jug will do more for this capsule than any adjustment to the pour. None of this is a fault in the coffee, it is a deep roast responding to the cup you build around it."
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                "title": "Recipe Ideas",
                "content": "Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso Coffee (16 Servings), 16 Pods is a single-capsule dark long black, which makes it the most useful capsule in the box for anything that needs coffee to stay audible. Five builds below cover the straight morning mug, a short-draw flat white, an iced version, a mocha and a coffee sauce for pudding.\nRecipes, born here first\n\n \n The Straight Morning Mug\n \n How to make The Straight Morning Mug with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso.\n \n 2 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 capsule Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso\n Fresh cold water in the tank\n A pre-warmed mug\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Warm the mug with hot water and tip it out.\n Load one capsule and draw to the volume marked on it.\n Taste it black to find the balance point before deciding on milk.\n If it reads harsh, draw shorter next time rather than adding water afterwards.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A full mug of dark long black with cocoa and toast on the nose and a firm dry finish.\n\n \n Short Draw Flat White\n \n How to make Short Draw Flat White with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso.\n \n 4 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 capsule Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso\n 120ml whole or oat milk\n A 200ml cup\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Draw the capsule short, to roughly a third of the marked volume.\n Heat 120ml of milk and texture it to a thin, glossy foam.\n Pour through the centre of the coffee in one steady movement.\n The dark roast is what keeps the coffee audible under the milk; the short draw is what concentrates it.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A flat white built from a black coffee capsule, without buying the two-capsule latte box.\n\n \n Iced Intenso\n \n How to make Iced Intenso with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso.\n \n 3 min\n 1 glass\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 capsule Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso\n A tall glass packed with ice\n 100ml cold water\n A strip of orange peel, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Pack the glass with ice right to the top.\n Draw the capsule short, straight over the ice.\n Top with 100ml of cold water and stir once.\n The dark roast holds up to dilution better than a lighter capsule, which is why this one works cold.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A cold black coffee with the cocoa note still intact rather than a glass of pale melt-water.\n\n \n Proper Mocha\n \n How to make Proper Mocha with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso.\n \n 6 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 capsule Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso\n 20g dark chocolate, chopped\n 150ml hot milk\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Draw the capsule short into a warmed mug, over 20g of chopped dark chocolate.\n Stir until the chocolate has melted completely into the coffee.\n Pour in 150ml of hot milk and stir once more.\n Use real chocolate rather than cocoa powder; the dark roast has the weight to carry it.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A mocha where the coffee and the chocolate are both still present, rather than a sweet milk drink.\n\n \n Dark Coffee Sauce For Pudding\n \n How to make Dark Coffee Sauce For Pudding with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso.\n \n 12 min\n 4 servings\n Medium\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 capsules Nescafe Dolce Gusto Americano Intenso\n 100ml double cream\n 80g dark muscovado sugar\n 20g unsalted butter\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Draw two capsules short, to about 80ml of strong coffee in total.\n Melt 80g of dark muscovado sugar with 20g of butter in a small pan over a low heat.\n Pour in the coffee and 100ml of double cream, then simmer for six to eight minutes until it coats the back of a spoon.\n Serve warm over ice cream, sticky toffee pudding or a plain sponge.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A dark, bitter-edged coffee caramel that keeps for a week in a jar in the fridge."
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