At the end of 2013 Nespresso were already sourcing 84% of their coffee from the Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality Program.  This involves working with 62,000 farmers in 8 countries (Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Nicaragua and Ethiopia). The International Finance Corporation estimated (2007-2010) that net income from AAA program farms was 27% higher than those not part of the program. In terms of intensity, there are 5 coffees in the Nespresso "Intenso" range: Roma - intensity 8 Arpeggio - intensity 9 Ristretto - intensity 10 Dharkan - intensity 11 Kazaar - intensity 12 There is also: New Fortissio Lungo - intensity 8, Indriya from India - intensity 10, and Decaffeinato Intenso - intensity 7 I have always used a mid-size Bialetti stove-top (aluminium then stainless) with many and various milk frothers, and Lavazza. This gives you 250ml of coffee (and a headache or worse if you drink it all), far more than a 40ml espresso shot. The nice Nespresso lady at PJs suggested Ristretto would be one for me to try, and that has worked well as a cappuccino base. I tried the Dharkan and Kazaar.  A bit heavy duty for me, but probably good as a strong espresso after a meal, or for breakfast with a cigarette if you are French... The Indriya from India is also worth trying, and the decaffeinato intenso is good after exercise / late evening. The U machines have touch-buttons to select the right volume of liquid for each drink Ristretto (25ml)/Espresso (40ml)/Lungo (110ml), and you can even programme it to personal preference. The great thing about these machines is that it is so quick and easy to make different coffees for different tastes - so worth another try!

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Nespresso	18/06/14 21:59:00	Sean Wales
Re:Nespresso	18/06/14 22:25:00	Elizabeth Jane Daley
Re:Re:Nespresso	19/06/14 08:29:00	Curzon Tussaud
Re:Re:Re:Nespresso	19/06/14 09:37:00	Trudie Fuller
Re:Re:Re:Re:Nespresso = crappio	19/06/14 09:41:00	Russell Pearson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Nespresso = crappio	19/06/14 10:23:00	Jojo Finn
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Nespresso = crappio	19/06/14 11:56:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Nespresso = crappio	20/06/14 08:11:00	Jenn Irvine
Re:Nespresso	20/06/14 12:12:00	Kevin Tanner
Re:Re:Nespresso - Fair Trade	20/06/14 18:47:00	David Giles
Re:Re:Re:Nespresso - Fair Trade	20/06/14 19:37:00	Louise Cole
Re:Re:Re:Re:Nespresso - Fair Trade	21/06/14 05:32:00	Kim Rugg
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Nespresso - Fair Trade	22/06/14 18:57:00	Kevin Tanner
An alternative to Nespresso	23/06/14 09:57:00	Peter Thompson
Re:An alternative to Nespresso	23/06/14 10:04:00	Nik Solomon
Re:Re:An alternative to Nespresso	23/06/14 10:22:00	Kevin Tanner
Re:An alternative to Nespresso	23/06/14 10:17:00	Kevin Tanner
Re:An alternative to Nespresso	30/08/14 19:31:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:An alternative to Nespresso	31/08/14 07:54:00	Kim Rugg
Re:Re:Re:An alternative to Nespresso	31/08/14 11:10:00	Fiona Bell
Re:Re:Re:Re:An alternative to Nespresso	01/09/14 16:43:00	Sam Smithes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An alternative to Nespresso	02/09/14 00:43:00	Trudie Fuller
Re:Nespresso	06/01/15 11:38:00	Sean Wales
Re:Nespresso	06/01/15 12:27:00	Deidre Laskey
Hasbean - Aeropress	07/01/15 17:37:00	Alastair Banton

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