Organic Ristretto

★★★★★ 4.7 · 225 reviews ›

A classically punchy coffee best served short, but can be cut with warm milk.

Intensity
MolassesDark Chocolate & Sweet Spice
Organic Fairtrade B-Corp

Most popular
60 pods6 boxes · ships on repeat
£2440p / pod
Best value
120 pods12 boxes · ships on repeat
£4033p / pod
10 pods Nespresso® compatible
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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.

  • 5 stars: 182 (81%)
  • 4 stars: 28 (12%)
  • 3 stars: 6 (3%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (1%)
  • 1 star: 7 (3%)
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Anonymous

Beautifully intense

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C A K BUrton

I enjoy a good espresso, being able to use a pod is often so convenient. These espresso pods are strong and the taste is smooth, no after bitter taste. Pleased to have found a supplier I shall visit again.

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Terry Morse

Great coffee

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Yasmin Saab

Mid morning coffee break

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John Maloney

Very nice indeed and much praised by dinner guests!

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Andrew Fleming

A great way to start the day. Bold without being robust.

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Abdulla Al-Ghanim

This has been my favourite coffee capsules for almost a year now, until I tried the Limited Edition Verunga.

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Kevin Lamb

Slightly bitter but great with oat milk

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Anonymous

Well balanced flavour

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Richard Benjamin

Does not work on Nespresso machines!
Tried to contact for a refund and not had a reply yet?

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PATRICIA RODGERS

Lovely coffee, strong in flavour but so smooth. Would totally recommend. Great company to deal with too

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John Maloney

Probably our favourite as we like a strong taste. Lovely coffee . Good value.

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Isabel Pritchard-Smith

Delicious strong flavour.

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Mark Shaw

Great taste good ordering and packaging. Would buy again.

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Anonymous

Pleasant morning coffee for those who like a strong robust flavour

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Anonymous

Love the new capsules, the taste is superior.

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Glenn Scott

Absolutely love the Intense Roast. It won't be for everyone as it is such a powerful coffee but for those like me who love an occasional ristretto, this is a truly decadent delight.

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Nick Scarrett

Amazing depth of flavour. I use coconut milk and the taste is just amazing.

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Karen Sanders

Mr favourite coffee for depth of flavour, no bitterness just strong coffee at its best. This is the coffee I start the day, with the intense roast.

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anonymous

This was our favourite of the three we tried. The recycling option is very attractive. We normally order about 100 capsules per month and the price of these is competitive so we were excited.

However the shipping is prohibitive - £7 for a tracked order. Since our deliveries are usually worth about £100 for 3 months we need to make sure they don’t go missing en route. (We’ve has this happen a couple of times). Royal Mail deliveries - if no one is in - go to a quite remote sorting office and makes it very inconvenient.

Can we suggests that you have an order threshold where free tracked shipping kicks in? Or a subscription service where something similar happens? This would bring us back round to moving away from Nespresso.

As it stands it is more economical to order Nespresso capsules and get the free recycling bags. This will save us £40-£50 a year.

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Anonymous

Didn't work and jammed in the Nespresso machine

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sunny patel

Great taste and a wonderful aroma

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ROBERT RHODES

Quite delicious

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Anonymous

Intense, full flavoured, suggesting chocolate. This is the best espresso pod I have tasted and I have sampled around 40.

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ROBERT RHODES

Really delicious: I've been drinking it for years. My only reservation is that I do think the capsules are rather expensive, particularly when you have to pay for postage.

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Helen Bromovsky

My favourite.

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Graeme Dunn

Lovely strong flavours unlike some capsules we have used

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Anonymous

Appreciate this when I need an extra strong drink!

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David Samson

Have only used the Intense Roast so far this time, it has just the right balance of flavour and coffee strength. I always drink it with aerated milk but the coffee taste is always
predominant. Great way to relax and enjoy

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Alice Toso

Good coffee and these capsules for some reason seem to be working better.

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Mitchell Cohen

Excellent tasting coffee as always and despite the change in packaging the taste has not changed from the old original pods. Notable increase in price though although ‘hidden’ by the fact that number of pods per pack has reduced from 12 to 10.
Still the best pod on the market though

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David Bucknell

Drinking your coffee is a rare experience in so much as it’s not only a wonderful flavour but far out weighs anticipation.
(As anticipation in this day and age is far better than the experience)

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Paul COLEY

Really rich flavoured coffee. Matches the best from Nespresso.
Shame the ‘letterbox-friendly packaging wouldn’t fit through my ‘standard’ letterbox.

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Paul Wyer

My favourite Cru kafe. Really intense and an ideal morning wake up drink.

For all three: delivery really fast and product very well packed. Unfortunately the box is a little larger than my letterbox but we have very resourceful postmen and couriers backed up by excellent neighbours.

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Anonymous

Great taste