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Tasting notes & flavour profile
Intensity
Flavour notes
Flavour profile
Lavazza Blue Tales of Napoli Espresso invites you to ‘succumb to the enchanting soul of southern Italy’, as part of the Tales of collection that Lavazza dedicates to Italian destinations. The blend brings together natural and washed Arabica and ‘high-quality’ Robusta from Central America and South America, enhanced by a long roast to a dark colour, for a rich, full-bodied coffee.
In the cup, an intense espresso with notes of bitter cocoa and caramel. Its intensity is 12 out of 13 on the Lavazza scale: it is the most intense of the Tales of coffees, ahead of Tales of Capri (11) and Tales of Roma (10), and exceeds Blue Intenso (11). Each capsule contains 9 g of coffee, with 900 g in the box of 100.
Machine compatibility
Box of 100 capsules · Plastic capsules
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Lavazza ‘Tales of’ collection?
A collection of coffees inspired by Italian destinations, created by Lavazza. Five destinations in Blue capsules, from least to most intense on the Lavazza scale:
- Tales of Venezia (8 out of 13) — pure Arabica from Central and South America, floral and fruity, also available in a Lungo version.
- Tales of Milano (9) — Rainforest Alliance-certified pure Brazilian Arabica: milk chocolate, dried fruit and honey.
- Tales of Roma (10) — Arabica and Robusta: hazelnut, chocolate and dried fruit.
- Tales of Capri (11) — Arabica and Robusta, medium roast: chocolate and dried fruit.
- Tales of Napoli (12, this product) — Arabica and Robusta, long roast: bitter cocoa and caramel.
Is Tales of Napoli a coffee from Naples?
It is a tribute: Lavazza, a company founded in Turin, evokes ‘the enchanting soul of southern Italy’ through an Arabica and Robusta blend and a long roast, for a rich, full-bodied coffee. For coffee from a Neapolitan roaster, see Kimbo, a company founded in Naples in 1963.
Composition — Arabica or Robusta?
Both, according to Lavazza: natural and washed Arabica and ‘high-quality’ Robusta from Central and South America. Lavazza does not publish the proportion of each. The long roast to a dark colour produces notes of bitter cocoa and caramel.
Is it compatible with systems other than Lavazza Blue?
No: the Lavazza Blue capsule has a shape specific to its system and only works in a Lavazza Blue machine (LB 300 Classy Mini, LB 1300C Classy Soul, LB 2310…). It is not suitable for Nespresso, Dolce Gusto, Delta Q or illy Iperespresso machines, or for other Lavazza systems (A Modo Mio, Espresso Point, Firma).
Blue Intenso or Tales of Napoli: which should you choose?
Two dark-roasted Arabica and Robusta blends:
- Blue Intenso — intensity 11 out of 13: an intense, creamy espresso with chocolate notes, 8 g of coffee per capsule; our bestselling Blue capsules.
- Tales of Napoli (this product) — intensity 12 out of 13: a long roast, notes of bitter cocoa and caramel, 9 g of coffee per capsule.
For the most full-bodied cup, choose Napoli; for an intense, creamier espresso, choose Intenso.
How many cups can you make with 100 capsules?
One capsule makes one espresso, so the box makes 100 coffees, with 9 g of coffee per capsule. At the office, at 2 coffees per person per day, it lasts 10 working days for 5 people and 5 days for 10; at home, at 3 coffees per day, just over a month.
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