Bestpresso Coffee for Nespresso Original

I bought these pods to try on sale at less than $0.25 per capsule, which is an admittedly incredible price point. Regarding the capsules themselves, they ran great through my Inissia machine, creating a good crema with no flow or piercing issues. I should preface my review of the flavor by noting that I prefer to drink my espresso straight, sometimes with a bit of sweetener. Under those conditions, the overall taste of each flavor was not great. I found all of them to taste mostly the same - over-roasted with a rather aggressive bitterness. The aroma tended to have a kind of roasted peanut note to it, which would have been nice to taste in the final brew, but there really isn't much else to them that I could find other than their bitterness. With that said, I wanted to give the coffee a fair shot by making a latte to see if some (almond) milk would make a more agreeable drink. That plus a little sugar went a long way in improving the flavor. In a latte, I would say this coffee makes a decent - if slightly underwhelming - cup of coffee. I used 1oz shots to taste straight, and two 1.5oz shots to make the latte (3oz coffee to 4oz almond milk). Overall, I'd say that these are a good choice if you're looking for a low-cost capsule to make into a latte or cappuccino. I personally will bring them into the office for everyone to share (who's going to turn down free coffee?). Otherwise, if you're looking for an affordable capsule for drinking straight or just better flavor overall, I'd recommend trying the Lavazza brand capsules at a slightly higher (but still reasonable) price.