Coconut Flavor Over Ice (for a coconut-flavored Latte).Italia Amaretti (with a strong almond flavour).Vanilio / Vanilla Eclair (for a vanilla-flavoured Latte).Nordic Almond Cake (for a sweet Latte without using sugar).If you prefer a gentle, subtle coffee flavour that complement the milk instead than being on par or even overcoming it, these capsules will work great for you: Depending on the tradition you follow, the european or american, the ratio of coffee to milk can vary, even a lot, but usually a Latte is considered to be much more milk than coffee and surely more milky than a cappuccino. The foam should be smooth and not too firm. Lattes are generally considered largely milk with an espresso (or double espresso) quantity of coffee and some froth to top it. The taste profile is decided by the producer and there’s no chance for you as a consumer to modify it. With “Cappuccino pods” or “Latte pods”, you can’t. Pure coffee capsules are instead better as you can tweak how much coffee you want in your Cappuccino or Latte, and then add a specific variety of milk, or milk substitute, and how much of it you want. Your mileage may greatly vary with those. We aren’t covering those here as pre-made capsules have variable ratios of coffee and milk, which are geared to different people. Think of ready-to-make Cappuccino or Latte pods where you don’t have to add any milk on your own. Nespresso, and the vast majority of companies making Nespresso compatible capsules, doesn’t make any “cappuccino pods”, or “latte pods” or “milk pods”, meaning capsules that contain both milk and coffee inside. We thus selected a few Nespresso capsules that are the best for lattes and cappuccinos following these guidelines: enough coffee flavours to be tasted without having to reduce the milk or add much sugar. Unless you love the bitterness, in which case go for the strongest capsule. The risk here is that only the bitterness of these capsules will be noticeable, leaving you with little choice than to add copious amount of sugar, making a very sweet drink that is neither very “milky” nor pleasurably high in coffee flavours. Same for the darkest roasts: these will do in a drink with a low to moderate amount of milk, think of a macchiato or cortado, but latte and cappuccino have a larger ratio of milk compared to coffee. You will lose most of their taste in a latte or cappuccino. They are nice on their own, flavourful and delicate, but won’t stand out when mixed with milk. If it has nice flavours that can be savoured, the better.įor these reasons, most of the weakest Nespresso capsules won’t do. There’s a need of a Nespresso capsule that is both intense enough to not succumb under the amount of milk while not being very bitter. On one side, too much milk will overcome even the strongest coffee capsule while on the other side a too bitter blend will make necessary to add more sugar, watering down the coffee flavours and the milk taste. The best Nespresso pod for Cappuccinos and Lattes as selected by us.īoth coffee drinks are tricky to make good.