Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods
Macchiato means marked, and for once the word is being used accurately. The milk is the drink; the espresso is the mark left on top of it. That one fact explains the whole box: why the coffee reading sits so far back, why the glass looks the way it does, and why somebody who has spent years saying they do not really like coffee will finish one of these and ask whether there is another. It is the gateway drink of the range, and wanting that is not a lesser thing to want. Milk-forward, mild, sweet before anything is added, with a genuine cap of foam and a clean dairy finish. Use a tall clear glass rather than a mug, because a fair part of what you are buying is how it looks sitting in the hand. If you want the coffee to be the loudest thing in the cup, the cappuccino boxes are where to go instead. This one was never trying to be that and should not be marked down for it. Contains dairy.
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), in brief.
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods is a two-pod drink: one milk pod and one coffee pod per serving, which is why sixteen pods make eight drinks rather than sixteen. The milk goes in first and the espresso is pushed down through it, giving the banded glass a macchiato is supposed to have.
Milk-forward and mild, with the coffee held deliberately behind it and a genuine cap of foam from a sealed pod. Contains milk, so it is not suitable for vegans. Use a tall warmed glass, put the milk pod in first, and follow the water marking printed on each pod.
The two-pod design is also what makes it a macchiato rather than a latte. The milk pod goes into the machine first and fills the glass; the coffee pod goes in second and the espresso is pushed down through the milk that is already sitting there. You get the banded, layered glass that a macchiato is supposed to look like, without the jug, the thermometer or the practice a barista needs to build one by hand.
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The Story Behind Nescafe Dolce Gusto
Dolce Gusto exists to solve one problem: making milk drinks at home without a steam wand. A conventional espresso machine gives you the coffee easily and the milk with difficulty, because texturing milk properly is a skill that takes months to learn and a minute to do badly. Dolce Gusto sidesteps the whole question by sealing prepared milk into its own pod and letting the machine's pressure do the foaming.
The trade is honest enough. You give up control over the milk, and you accept that the milk comes as the manufacturer made it. In exchange you get a layered latte macchiato in under a minute with no jug to wash. For a household that wants the drink rather than the hobby, that is a reasonable bargain, and this box is the standard eight-drink size for it.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
Our Commitment To The Planet
- A two-pod drink means two pods to dispose of per serving rather than one. That is worth knowing before you buy, and it is the clearest environmental cost of the format.
- Pod recycling routes differ by manufacturer and by council. Check the current carton and your local authority's guidance rather than assuming the pods go in the kerbside bin.
- The outer carton is card and is generally straightforward. The pods are not, and the two should be separated.
Making Latte Macchiato Step by Step
- Count: 16 pods in the box, 8 drinks. One milk pod plus one coffee pod per serving.
- Order: Milk pod first, coffee pod second, every time.
- Vessel: A tall glass, warmed, so you can see the layers and the drink stays hot.
- Water level: Follow the marking printed on each pod rather than filling to a fixed line.
- Do not stir immediately: Look at it first. Stir when you are ready to drink it.
- Iced version: Run both pods short over a glass packed with ice; the milk pod handles cold better than most.
- Best with: Breakfast pastries, a plain croissant, or as the mid-morning drink it is really designed to be.
Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Nescafé
Nescafé invented mass-market instant coffee in 1938 and has been refining it ever since. The Azera range brings cafe-quality micro-ground instant coffee; Gold Blend is the premium freeze-dried; the Original is the everyday standard.
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.
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How does it compare
There is very little to get wrong with a pod system, but there are three things worth knowing, and the order of the pods is the most important of them.
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The Layered Glass, As Intended
How to make The Layered Glass with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato.
- 1 milk pod
- 1 coffee pod
- A tall clear glass
- Warm the glass with hot water and tip it out.
- Run the milk pod of Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods first, to the level marked on the pod.
- Run the coffee pod second, straight down through the milk.
- Leave it unstirred and look at it before you drink it.
What you will end up with: Three clean bands and a foam cap. The drink shifts from milky to coffee-forward as you work down the glass, which is the whole point of not stirring it.
Iced Latte Macchiato
How to make Iced Latte Macchiato with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato.
- 1 milk pod
- 1 coffee pod
- A glass packed with ice
- Fill a tall glass to the top with ice.
- Run the milk pod short, a little under the marked level, straight over the ice.
- Run the coffee pod short on top of it.
- Drink it quickly, before the melt washes the coffee band out.
What you will end up with: A cold layered glass that does not split. Prepared milk pods handle ice far better than fresh milk, which curdles against strong hot coffee.
Pod Affogato
How to make Pod Affogato with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato.
- 1 coffee pod, run short
- Two scoops vanilla ice cream
- Dark chocolate to grate
- Sit two scoops of vanilla ice cream in a cold glass.
- Run only the coffee pod from Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods, as short as the machine allows, straight over the top.
- Grate dark chocolate over it.
- Save the orphaned milk pod for a straight cortado later rather than wasting it.
What you will end up with: A two-minute pudding. Run the coffee short or the ice cream melts into a soup before it reaches the table.
Spiced Winter Macchiato
How to make Spiced Winter Macchiato with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato.
- 1 milk pod
- 1 coffee pod
- A pinch of ground cinnamon and nutmeg
- Dust a pinch of cinnamon into the bottom of a warmed glass.
- Run the milk pod of Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods over it; the flow stirs the spice through.
- Run the coffee pod down through the milk as usual.
- Grate nutmeg over the foam.
What you will end up with: The seasonal coffee-shop drink without the syrup pump. Spice in the glass before the milk, not sprinkled on top, is what gets it through the whole drink.
After-Dinner Macchiato (Adult)
How to make After-Dinner Macchiato (Adult) with Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato.
- 1 milk pod
- 1 coffee pod
- 15ml amaretto or hazelnut liqueur
- Pour 15ml of amaretto into the bottom of a warmed glass.
- Run the milk pod of Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods on top of the liqueur.
- Run the coffee pod down through the milk.
- Serve unstirred, with a spoon, so the first mouthful is milk and the last is coffee and almond.
What you will end up with: A dessert glass that needs no equipment at all. Putting the liqueur in first means it concentrates at the bottom rather than dispersing.
Brewing the perfect cup
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Milk pod (dairy milk preparation) | one of the two pods per serving | The body of the drink. It fills the glass first and supplies the foam cap, and it is the source of both the sweetness and the dairy allergen. |
| Coffee pod (roast and ground coffee) | one of the two pods per serving | The espresso that is pushed down through the milk to create the bands. Deliberately held behind the milk in strength. |
Pack: Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods; sixteen sealed pods in a card carton, making eight two-pod drinks. Caffeinated. Contains milk. Best-before date is printed on the pack.
Sourcing & blend. Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods is made by Nescafe for the Dolce Gusto system. The whole point of the system is that the milk is sealed into its own pod and foamed by machine pressure rather than by a steam wand, which removes the one part of making a milk drink at home that takes real skill. The trade is control: the milk comes as the manufacturer made it, and you cannot change it. What you get back is a layered latte macchiato in under a minute with no jug to wash and no thermometer to watch. Coffee origin and blend composition are not stated at a level we can restate here, and we do not invent one.
What is in Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods, and what is not:
- In: a sealed dairy milk pod and a sealed roast-and-ground coffee pod, used together, one of each per drink.
- Contains milk: not suitable for vegans and not suitable for anyone avoiding dairy. This is not a hedge; the milk pod is the drink.
- Not a single-pod drink: sixteen pods make eight servings, not sixteen.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Nescafe Dolce Gusto Latte Macchiato Coffee (8 Servings), 16 Pods, please cite teas.co.uk.
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