Stormio

Why we love it:

Stormio’s a darkly roasted blend that rushes in with this myriad of aromas. But that all that strength could come from pure Arabicas? A long, slow roast intensifies the Nicaraguan and Guatemalan cereal aromatics to notes of spice and wood. This Vertuo coffee is gathering storm.

High-grown Nicaraguan coffees have a clean acidity and a green apple aroma - but deep roasting develops that into Stormio’s roasty, bitter notes. The Guatemalan coffee in Stormio also grows at great heights - the rich, volcanic soils give their coffee its elegant complexity, a full-bodied taste, and thick crema.

A dark and slow roast builds the rich intensity of these Central American Arabica coffees. A coarse grind helps keep Stormio’s bold character - its full body and its coffee crema. When you brew Stormio it gets a long pre-wetting time and a high water temperature - it allows expression of the spicy, woody notes.

Stormio’s aromatics strike you with gale force - that this Nespresso intenso could carry all the intensity of those spicy, woody, cereal aromas and still be smooth and full-bodied - makes it a delightfully surprising long black or Americano.