Organic Espresso

★★★★★ 4.6 · 80 reviews ›

With a cacao-heavy body, this smooth coffee is lovely on its own or with milk.

Intensity
Cacoa. Smoky & Hazelnut
Organic Fairtrade B-Corp

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60 pods6 boxes · ships on repeat
£2440p / pod
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£4033p / pod
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Certified Organic

No synthetic pesticides. No shortcuts. CRU tests from soil to cup.

Fairtrade Sourced

78% above the Fairtrade minimum, paid direct to growers.

B-Corp Certified

Legally accountable for our environmental and social impact.

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How CRU compares

Four marks. One pod.

Certified organic, award-winning, Fairtrade and a certified B Corp. Plenty of pods carry one of these. It’s rare to find all four.

Certified organic

Certified organic

No synthetic pesticides or fertilisers. Certified by the Soil Association.

Award-winning taste

Award-winning taste

Blind-tasted and awarded by the Great Taste judges.

Fairtrade certified

Fairtrade certified

A fair, guaranteed price for the farmers who grow it.

Certified B Corp

Certified B Corp

Independently audited on people and planet.

Good to know

Frequently asked.

Our aluminium pods fit all Nespresso® Original machines. They aren't designed for Vertuo or other systems. (Nespresso® is a registered trademark of Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. CRU Kafe is not affiliated with Nestlé.)

Choose your delivery rhythm at checkout and save on every order. Pause, skip, swap your roast or cancel any time from your account — no lock-in.

Only 7% of the world's coffee is certified organic, grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers. Healthier soil grows better beans — a cleaner, richer cup. We're Soil Association accredited and Fairtrade certified.

Our pods are 100% recyclable aluminium. We were the first independent brand on the national PODBACK scheme — collect your used pods and hand them to your carrier, or drop them at a collection point.

Usually within 1–2 working days. Free UK delivery on orders over £40, and free on every subscription.

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Nancy

Great tasting coffee!

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Christine Christensen

This is my go too when I don't drink decaf.
Rich but not bitter. So good.
I can drink it with or without milk

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Salman Elhosieny

The espresso was very bad after test
Cause acidic
And very very sour

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Peredur Evans

Your records will reveal that I am a consistent buyer of this capsule. It provides a full bodied flavour without a hint of bitterness. Very enjoyable.
Peredur

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Nigel Speirs

First time we have tried this. Love it already.Full of taste and a depth of experience.

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Angela Rose

Great taste, glad it's organic and recyclable too.

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Kevin Isbister

Great for a strong tasting latte

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Yasmin Saab

Quick, potent

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Beverley Titmarsh

Nice but not strong enough for me - that’s just personal taste. I use espresso as a base for milk coffee drinks and the flavour of this one doesn’t quite cut through.

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David McShane

Excellent

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Joy Honeyball

Lovely coffee. I mix with a shot of Dark. Perfect.

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Debra Mulvana

Best coffee I have ever had. An taste so much in this. It’s a hug in a mug.

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Chris Craddy

We love this, not as an Espresso, but rather with one pod left in our (very old) Nespresso machine for two large vends and one small, to give a nice sized and lovely strength Americano.

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Elaine Morton

My favourite coffee. Used to live in Italy and LOVE my espresso!

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Anonymous

Hassle free delivery. Great taste. Very enjoyable. Overall highly recommended. Buy some at once!

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Anonymous

Excellent coffee with the added bonus of being able to recycle the pods.

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Anonymous

Probably my favourite morning brew.
Rich and chocolatey. Love it.

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Anonymous

Have settled on this one because I like the strength and the flavour. It is a good price and the excellent service ensures a very quick delivery. The the capsules are not plastic is a bonus.

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Yasmeen Qaedi

This is lovely with milk (dairy/non-dairy).

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Chris Craddy

Two presses of the large button and one press of the small, using one pod, gives us a perfect Americano. We love it.

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Barry Ling

It hasn’t arrived !! Ordered it on the 4 th December . It’s now the 16th have left a message with your team no one has come back to me !

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mary freeman

Rich & delicious

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Darren Edwards

Really enjoying the Organic Espresso.

It is in easy drinking espresso and makes a lovely cappuccino.

Smooth and well rounded without being bitter or too weak.

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John Harrop

This is my favourite Cru blend, and I bought these sleeves as a present for my two sons.

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Paul Adams

My favourite coffee. Good strength and flavour. I tend to use it as a lungo rather than expresso and it works perfectly well

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Kate Walker

My favourite - and I’ve tried all Nespresso, Starbucks and cafe Nero capsules!

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Anonymous

I have been buying the espresso pods since they were first Available I’ve lost track of time some years back and still enjoy them thank you

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Elaine Morton

Nearest taste I've found to coffee drunk at my sister in law's in Italy. Very happy serious espresso drinker.

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Christine Christensen

Absolutely love this flavour. So smooth and has a chocolate finish. Mmmmmm
My absolute favourite.

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Kevin Lamb

Love this one gave a double shot every morning

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Joe Hanger

When you don't want the hit of the intense roast, this is perfect as a morning pick-up or a summer evening with a slice of cake!

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Judy Beveridge

Great coffee, my husband's favourite

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Judy Beveridge

Superb

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Peter Belk

I've been drinking the organic dark roast since it was first produced, tried the Espresso on a whim and was so impressed - just the sort of rich livener one needs at occasions in the day - will definitely be including this in my coffee rotation.

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Anonymous

Unfortunately, the capsules are not fully compatible with the Nespresso machine. Having run my machine on independent Nespresso capsule from various coffee roasters, CRU capsules are the worst.

It’s a hit & miss, some give you an adequate espresso shot and other capsules do not extract at all. I eventually have to cancel and start again.

And no it’s not my machine because it’s the Sage Creatista Pro.

I won’t be a repeat customer.