Nespresso Original Ispirazione Ristretto Italiano vs Nespresso Original Master Origin Colombia

A short, dark Italian-style shot on the Original system

Scores higher on cost per cup, and per kilo, system, range & availability.

The only single-origin capsule here, and the only one that names a harvest

Scores higher on what is in the capsule.

• +B Corp and AAA Sustainable Quality certifications are independently verified, giving the sourcing claims real weight.
• +At $0.90 per capsule, this sits below many Original-range Nespresso options while keeping the same recycling scheme.
• +A decaf counterpart exists under the same name, so the profile is accessible without caffeine.
• +The Nespresso mail-back recycling scheme accepts these aluminium capsules with minimal effort from the buyer.

• −Nespresso locks the Original system to its own capsules, so you cannot use this machine to brew from a competing brand.
• −The 25 ml volume is fixed, giving buyers who want flexibility across cup sizes no option within this capsule.
• −A box of ten capsules runs out quickly for households with more than one daily drinker, making reordering a frequent chore without a subscription.

• +A genuine single origin with the country named, which no other capsule here manages
• +Nespresso names the harvest practice: late harvest, with the cherry left to ripen longer on the tree
• +Acidity 4 of 5, which is where the fruit in a Colombian coffee actually shows
• +Pours as either a 40ml espresso or a 110ml lungo

• −A dollar a capsule, ten cents above Nespresso's core Original range
• −No farm, co-op or altitude named, which the Coffee Beans category expects
• −At 5.0g a capsule the coffee works out at $200 a kilo, the most expensive capsule on this site
• −Sleeves of ten only, so no bulk price exists