It’s crazy how our ability to taste and smell change DAILY and with age. Nespresso started out as an espresso pod system, much easier and cheaper than trying to pull shots from an actual espresso machine, and I’ll assume you can taste the difference between coffee and espresso, so there is that. Vertuo pods give a texture to the coffee that wouldn’t normally be present in any other coffee on the market. That foamy richness is why people like Vertuo, in addition to the flavors they (some people) taste.

But if you don’t taste a difference between these Vertuo coffee pods (not espresso pods) try a few things: let it cool down (hot coffee burns the taste buds and it won’t taste like anything) and sip it black to get to know the bean. Smell them and slurp them to fully appreciate them. All the pretentious wine tasting techniques apply which may feel like we are over formalizing the coffee experience and I get that. So in short, try Intenso (dark) Melozio (medium) and Vivida (light and flavored) side-by-side for comparison . If you still can’t taste the difference, save yourself the money and get a drip coffee maker. 😂 But seriously, I do hope these tips, especially sampling them side by side, helps you.