# Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £6.40 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/starbucks-caffe-latte-by-nescafe-dolce-gusto-coffee-12-servings-12-pods/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/starbucks-caffe-latte-by-nescafe-dolce-gusto-coffee-12-servings-12-pods/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Starbucks **Price:** £6.40 GBP **Servings:** 12 cups **Price per cup:** 53.33p **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **Brew temperature:** 92-96C **Brew time:** 4 min **GTIN:** 7613039838143 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto is the milk-led Starbucks pod drink for Nescafé Dolce Gusto machines, a Starbucks recipe built for someone else's system, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the coffee shop style latte you can make at home without a milk jug or a steam wand.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. 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.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. Storage notes, machine compatibility and serving guidance are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto is the milk-led Starbucks pod for people who own a Nescafé Dolce Gusto machine and want a coffee shop style latte without standing in a queue for one. It is a Starbucks recipe made for the Dolce Gusto system, so the pods only fit that system: they will not work in a Nespresso, a Tassimo or a Lavazza machine, and no adapter changes that. What you are buying is convenience with a known flavour signature attached. A latte is mostly milk, and the hard part at home is getting milk that is hot, sweet and foamed rather than merely warm. The Dolce Gusto system does that by pressurising the milk through the pod itself, which is why a machine latte comes out with a proper head on it while a jar of instant with hot milk does not. The coffee underneath is a medium roast built to survive the milk rather than to be examined on its own. The Taste Profile Creamy Milk: ●●●●● (5/5) The lead. Sweet, foamed and thick enough to hold a dusting of cocoa. Roast Depth: ●●●○○ (3/5) A medium roast sitting under the milk rather than fighting it. Bitterness: ●●○○○ (2/5) Kept low on purpose. This is the mild end of the Starbucks range. Coffee Shop Finish: ●●●●○ (4/5) Rounded and slightly sweet, the flavour most people mean by "a latte". These scores are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating 4.7 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Starbucks at Home Starbucks at Home products are Starbucks recipes produced under licence for other people's machines, which is why the pack carries two names. Nescafé builds the pod and the machine, Starbucks sets the coffee and the recipe. That arrangement is the reason a Starbucks pod tastes recognisably like the high street rather than like a supermarket own-label, and it is also the reason the pods are locked to one machine system. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Our Commitment To The Planet Pod recycling is a scheme, not a bin rule: whether these pods go in a household recycling bin, a collection scheme or the general waste depends on the current pack and your council. Read both before you decide. Buy the machine you will actually use: the greenest pod is the one that does not sit in a cupboard because the machine was the wrong system for your kitchen. How Does Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods Compare to: Starbucks Americano House Blend By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, 12 Pods: the same system and the same brand, but black instead of milky. The Americano is the one to buy if you want to taste the coffee; the Caffe Latte is the one to buy if you want the drink. Tassimo L'OR Latte Macchiato Coffee, 7 Pods: a different machine system entirely, so it is a choice you make when you buy the machine rather than when you buy the coffee. L'OR pushes a stronger espresso base under the milk. Ideal Brewing Conditions To get the best out of Starbucks Caffe Latte, the work is in the glass and the machine settings rather than in the coffee. A latte is a layered drink and it goes wrong when it is built in the wrong order or served in something cold. The Machine Build Machine:Nescafé Dolce Gusto only. Check the current pack for the pod order and the water level the recipe calls for. Glass:Warm it first with hot water. A cold glass takes the temperature straight out of a milk drink. Order:Follow the pack. Milk first then coffee gives the layered look; coffee first gives a blended, more uniform cup. Finish:Dust with cocoa or cinnamon straight away, while the foam is still firm enough to hold it. The Iced Latte Build Ice first:Fill a tall glass with ice before anything else goes in it. Short:Run the coffee portion shorter than the hot recipe so the melting ice does not dilute it into nothing. Pour:Add the milk portion over the back of a spoon for the layered look. Result:A cold latte that still tastes of coffee at the bottom of the glass. Brewing The Perfect Cup of Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods Machine: Nescafé Dolce Gusto. The pod shape is system specific and will not fit anything else. Water: Fill the tank with fresh cold water rather than topping up yesterday's. Stale tank water is the commonest cause of a flat tasting pod drink. Measure: Use the level the pack recipe calls for. Running it long to fill a bigger mug thins the milk and the coffee together. Service: Drink it as soon as it is made. Foam collapses within a couple of minutes and a collapsed latte tastes noticeably duller. Iced version: Run it short over a full glass of ice, not a half filled one. Best with: A pastry at breakfast, a biscuit mid-morning, or on its own as the mid-afternoon reset. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Contains milk:A latte pod set includes a milk portion, so this is not suitable for a dairy-free or vegan diet. The full ingredient and allergen statement is on the current pack. We do not guess at allergens beyond milk; the current UK pack carries the full statement. Machine care:Descale on the schedule in the machine manual. Scale changes the brew temperature, and a cooler brew is what makes a pod drink taste weak long before the pods are at fault. Keep pods out of their reach. ## Product Questions Which machines do these pods fit?Nescafé Dolce Gusto machines only. The pod is a system specific shape and it will not fit a Nespresso, a Tassimo or a Lavazza machine. If you are buying for someone else, check which machine is on their worktop before you order.How many drinks does a box make?The published listing describes twelve pods and twelve servings. Milk-based Dolce Gusto recipes can pair a milk pod with a coffee pod, in which case a box of twelve makes six drinks, so check the serving count printed on the current pack before you buy for a household. We publish the figure the published listing gives and flag the ambiguity rather than quietly picking one.Is this made by Starbucks or by Nescafé?Both names are on the box because both are involved. Starbucks sets the coffee and the recipe; Nescafé makes the pod for its own Dolce Gusto system under licence. That is why it tastes closer to the high street than a supermarket own-label pod does, and why it is locked to one machine.How much caffeine is in it?It is a caffeinated drink, and a latte sits below a double espresso and above a cup of tea. If you need a number, read the current pack.Can I make it iced?Yes, and it is one of the better pod drinks for it. Fill the glass with ice before you start, run the coffee portion shorter than the hot recipe, then add the milk. Brewing at full length over a few cubes gives you a lukewarm, watery glass.Why does my latte come out lukewarm?Two usual causes: a cold glass and a machine that needs descaling. Warm the glass with hot water first, and follow the descaling schedule in the machine manual. Scale drops the brew temperature, and a cooler brew tastes weak as well as cool.How do I keep the foam?Drink it quickly. Foam from a pod machine is at its best for about two minutes, and once it collapses the drink reads duller even though nothing else has changed. If you are dusting cocoa or cinnamon on top, do it straight away while the foam is still firm.Are the pods recyclable?That depends on the current pack and your local authority, and the answer has changed more than once for pod systems generally.How should I store the pods?Cupboard, dry, away from the hob and out of direct sun, and leave them in the box. Pods are sealed, so they are far more forgiving than ground coffee, but heat and damp still shorten their life. Use them by the date on the pack.Can I flavour it?Easily. A teaspoon of cocoa in the glass before you brew turns it into a mocha, a pinch of cinnamon on the foam changes the aroma completely, and a spoonful of caramel or vanilla syrup stirred in first dissolves better than one poured on top. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this product: Whole Milk Powder (73.9%), Sugar (12.9%), Soluble Coffee (11.6%), Butter Oil (Milk), Roast and Ground Coffee, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Bicarbonate).Typical values per 100g, as publishedPer 100gEnergy457 kcalFat19,7gof which saturates12,1gCarbohydrate44,5gof which sugars42,3gFibre5,9gProtein21,7gSalt1,19gIngredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsPack: Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods; caffeinated milk coffee for Nescafé Dolce Gusto machines. Use by the date printed on the pack.Characterising components shown.Sourcing & blend. Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods is a Starbucks recipe produced for the Nescafé Dolce Gusto system under licence, which is why two brands appear on one box: Starbucks sets the coffee and the drink, Nescafé makes the pod and the machine it fits. Any sourcing or certification mark this box carries is printed on the box itself.What's in Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods, and what isn't:In: a milk portion and a roasted coffee portion, sealed in pods for one machine system.Contains milk: this is a dairy drink and is not suitable for a vegan or dairy-free diet.Not a grind you can use elsewhere: the coffee is sealed in the pod and the pod is Dolce Gusto shaped; it cannot be decanted into a cafetiere. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 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, and in a milk drink it is mostly milk: warm dairy sweetness with a light roasted note carried up through the foam. Hot milk holds aroma differently from black coffee, because the fat and protein trap the volatile compounds and release them slowly rather than all at once. That is why a latte smells gentler than an americano made from the same coffee, and why the aroma lasts further down the glass instead of disappearing after the first minute.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where the roast has to make itself heard through the dairy. Milk mutes bitterness and rounds off acidity, so a coffee built for a latte is roasted deeper and dosed heavier than one built to be drunk black, or it simply vanishes. In this pod the coffee reads as a medium roast with a cocoa-leaning depth rather than a sharp, citric one, which is the correct choice for the format: bright acidity and hot milk do not get along, and the sourness shows up as a thin, slightly metallic edge when they meet.The base structure is the lingering finish: creamy, faintly sweet and short, with very little bitterness left behind. This is a deliberately mild close, and it is what makes a latte a drink people finish rather than sip. The test of a good one is whether the last mouthful still tastes of coffee or only of warm milk; a properly dosed pod keeps a trace of roast right to the bottom of the glass.Getting it right in the cup. Warm the glass first, use fresh cold water in the tank, and run the drink at the length the pack recipe gives rather than stretching it to fill a larger mug, because stretching thins the coffee and the milk at the same time. Build it in the order the pack states: milk first then coffee gives the layered look, coffee first gives a blended cup. Drink it within a couple of minutes while the foam still holds, since a collapsed foam reads as a duller drink even though the liquid underneath has not changed. For an iced version, fill the glass with ice before you start and run the coffee portion short, or the melt does the diluting for you. Store the pods sealed in their box somewhere dry and use them by the printed date.How water and temperature change it. The same pod gives a measurably different drink depending on the machine it goes through. A machine that needs descaling brews cooler, and a cooler brew under-extracts the coffee portion, which is why a latte that used to taste right starts tasting weak long before the pods are at fault. Hard water accelerates that scale and also flattens the milk's natural sweetness, so in a hard water area descaling on schedule does more for the cup than changing brand. Fresh cold water in the tank matters more than people expect: water that has sat overnight tastes flat and carries that flatness straight into the drink. None of this is a fault in the pod, it is the same recipe responding to the machine you put it in, and a clean, descaled machine with fresh water makes the drink repeatable every time. ## Recipe Ideas Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods is a milk drink made by a machine, so every build below starts from the pod recipe on the pack and changes what happens in the glass. Five builds cover the proper hot latte, an iced one, a mocha, a spiced autumn version and an affogato. Recipes, born here first The Proper Hot Latte How to make The Proper Hot Latte with Starbucks Caffe Latte. 3 min 1 glass Easy You'll need 1 serving Starbucks Caffe Latte pods Fresh cold water in the tank A tall glass, warmed Cocoa to dust, optional Method Warm the glass with hot water and tip it out, because a cold glass takes the heat straight out of a milk drink. Brew one serving of Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods following the pod order and water level on the pack. Dust with cocoa straight away while the foam is still firm. Drink it within two minutes, before the foam drops. What you'll end up with: A hot latte with a head on it, which is the bit a jar of instant and a splash of milk cannot do. Iced Latte Over A Full Glass How to make Iced Latte Over A Full Glass with Starbucks Caffe Latte. 4 min 1 glass Easy You'll need 1 serving Starbucks Caffe Latte pods A tall glass filled to the top with ice A long spoon Syrup to taste, optional Method Fill the glass with ice first, right to the top, not half way. Run the coffee portion shorter than the hot recipe so the melt does not dilute it. Pour the milk portion over the back of a spoon for the layered look. Stir once before drinking, or leave it layered and let it mix as it goes. What you'll end up with: A cold latte that still tastes of coffee at the bottom of the glass rather than of melted ice. Two Minute Mocha How to make Two Minute Mocha with Starbucks Caffe Latte. 4 min 1 glass Easy You'll need 1 serving Starbucks Caffe Latte pods 2 teaspoons cocoa powder A splash of hot water Sugar to taste, optional Method Mix 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder with a splash of hot water in the bottom of the glass until it is a smooth paste, which stops it floating in lumps later. Brew one serving of Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods straight on top of the paste. Stir from the bottom up, once. What you'll end up with: A mocha that costs the price of one pod and two spoons of cocoa, rather than the price of a coffee shop. Spiced Autumn Latte How to make Spiced Autumn Latte with Starbucks Caffe Latte. 5 min 1 glass Easy You'll need 1 serving Starbucks Caffe Latte pods A pinch each of cinnamon and nutmeg 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup A spoon Method Stir 1 teaspoon of honey or maple syrup into the warmed glass before anything else, so it dissolves in the heat rather than sinking. Brew one serving of Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods over it. Dust the foam with a pinch each of cinnamon and nutmeg. Grate the nutmeg fresh if you have a whole one; the pre-ground jar is a fraction of the aroma. What you'll end up with: The seasonal coffee shop drink without the seasonal coffee shop price, and without the syrup pump. Latte Affogato How to make Latte Affogato with Starbucks Caffe Latte. 3 min 1 bowl Easy You'll need 1 serving Starbucks Caffe Latte pods 2 scoops vanilla ice cream A chilled bowl or coupe Grated dark chocolate, optional Method Put 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream in a chilled bowl and take it to the machine rather than the other way round. Run only the coffee portion of Starbucks Caffe Latte By Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Coffee (12 Servings), 12 Pods straight over the ice cream, short. Grate dark chocolate over the top and eat it immediately. What you'll end up with: A pudding built from one pod, and the fastest way to use up a box that is near its date. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._