Carte Noire Espresso Lungo N°6 Classic — 30 Nespresso compatible capsules

All Nespresso® Original machines — old and new generations. Compatible with: Essenza, Essenza Mini, Pixie, CitiZ, Inissia, U, Prodigio, Lattissima, Lattissima Touch/One, KitchenAid Nespresso, as well as Krups, Magimix, and De'Longhi versions. Aluminum capsule in the Nespresso® Original format.

⚠️ Not compatible with Nespresso Vertuo — the Vertuo system uses proprietary barcoded capsules. For Vertuo, use official capsules.

The two options offer two complementary profiles:

• Lungo N°6 Classic (this ref.) — intensity 6/13, 100 to 120 mL long coffee. Notes of caramel and floral aromas. For lovers of a long French-style coffee (like a café au lait).
• Classic Espresso No. 7 — round and balanced, intensity 7/13, 40 mL espresso. Notes of chocolate and citrus. For lovers of French-style espresso.

Choose according to your cup preference: lungo (No. 6) or strong espresso (No. 7). Some households keep both boxes to vary depending on their mood.

The Lungo format (100-120 mL) caters to several preferences:

• French café-crème culture — many French people prefer a longer coffee than a tight Italian espresso, with or without added milk.
• Extended consumption — a lungo is best enjoyed for 5-10 minutes, ideal for an office break or late morning.
• Superior perceived sweetness — dilution naturally reduces bitterness, revealing the sweet and fruity notes of the blend.
• Standard cup volume — the lungo fills a medium cup (100-120 mL) without needing to add hot water.

Capsule No. 6 is calibrated dose and grind for 100-120 mL extraction — unlike a "stretched" espresso which becomes bitter and unbalanced.

Carte Noire is a French brand, owned by the Italian Lavazza group since February 2016.Details:

• Originally a French brand — founded in 1978 by René Monnier, later owned by Jacobs Suchard (1982), Kraft and then Mondelēz, which merged its coffees with Douwe Egberts in 2015.
• Acquisition by Lavazza in 2016 — the Italian group Lavazza (Turin, founded in 1895) acquired Carte Noire for approximately 750 million euros, the European Commission having imposed this sale as a condition of the merger.
• Produced in France signature recipes Carte Noire are preserved.

The result: preserved French expertise, capital and international strategy for Lavazza. Carte Noire is now the leading coffee brand in French supermarkets, according to the Lavazza group.

Lungo/Extended program 100-120 mL (long button) on your Nespresso® machine — the 5.5 g capsule dose is calibrated for this volume. Extraction ~35-40 seconds, machine temperature 90-92 °C, pressure 19 bar (Nespresso® Original standard).

Coffee-and-cream alternative — first pour the Lungo capsule into a 200 mL cup, then add 20-30 mL of hot, non-foamed milk or a spoonful of cream. The mild Arabica No. 6 blend pairs very well with milk.

Iced coffee version — extract the Lungo capsule directly onto ice cubes in a tall glass. Optionally, add vanilla/caramel/hazelnut syrup. Refreshing for summer.

Avoid the short espresso 40ml program on this N°6 lungo-optimized capsule; the extraction would be under-extracted and acidic. For a strong espresso, choose Carte Carte Noire Espresso N°7.

The capsules are made of aluminum, a recyclable metal:

• Yellow bin — since 2023, sorting instructions cover all packaging in France: deposit capsules with packaging, checking the instructions of your municipality.
• Coffee grounds — if you can, empty the capsule: the grounds go to home compost or biowaste.