Vertuo Blue Bottle Coffee (230 ml · 7.8 fl oz)
Blue Bottle Bold Blend
Sweet Caramel, Roasted Nuts & Malted notes
Blue Bottle Bold Blend is a Nespresso Vertuo capsule with an intensity of 5. Across the 7 markets with a comparable price, the price ranges from $1.15 to $1.91 per capsule — cheapest in South Korea, most expensive in Hong Kong. That is a 66% difference for the same capsule.
- Cheapest
- $1.15 South Korea
- Most expensive
- $1.91 Hong Kong
- Price in United States
- $1.75
- Difference
- 66% between markets
- Markets
- 7 currently listing
Price history
Filled markers are recorded price or stock changes per capsule; hollow markers are additional archived sightings that confirmed the same local price. A line spans only dates on which the listing kept being seen, gaps mean continuity is not established, and dashed stretches are periods observed out of stock.
Converted to $ at the reference rate of each observation's own date, so every market is what it would have cost you on the day it was read.
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Years on sale
Calendar years in which we recorded this capsule on sale in at least one market. An empty covered year means no sale was recorded in the markets and sources we cover, not proof that it was absent from every country.
- 2026 on sale
on sale not seen · seen in 1 year
Taste profile
- Intensity
- 5/13
- Bitterness
- 1/5
- Acidity
- 2/5
- Roast
- 1/5
- Body
- 1/5
A delicious combination of sweet aromatics, caramel, biscuity and malty notes. An easy to drink cup with a light body and low bitterness.
Flavour notes
About this coffee
Origin
A 100% arabica blend made primarily with beans from Colombia and Brazil.
Roasting
A split roast with short roasting time. Most of the coffee is roasted to a medium degree for balance, while a minority portion is dark roasted to add some intensity to the blend.
How to prepare it
Preparations described for this capsule in public sources, each linked to where it came from. They are suggestions, not instructions from the manufacturer.
Bold Blend double espresso latte
If you dislike the 7.7oz cup, brew Bold Blend as a double espresso with milk and sweetener; it works for lattes and iced coffee.
Source (new tab) unconfirmed
Iced Bold Blend with milk
Brew Bold Blend in expert mode over ice and add some milk.
Source (new tab) unconfirmed
Also sold as
The manufacturer has renamed and repackaged capsules over the years. These are other names under which this coffee has been sold.
- Blue Bottle Bold Blend
Common questions
Where is Blue Bottle Bold Blend cheapest?
Blue Bottle Bold Blend is cheapest in South Korea at $1.15 per capsule, and most expensive in Hong Kong at $1.91 per capsule, based on the latest published prices in each market.
Why does Blue Bottle Bold Blend cost different amounts in different countries?
Each market is priced separately. The gap comes from local taxes, currency movements, distribution costs and local pricing strategy — for Blue Bottle Bold Blend the spread between the cheapest and dearest market is 66%.
What is the intensity of Blue Bottle Bold Blend?
Blue Bottle Bold Blend has an intensity of 5 on the manufacturer's scale and is intended for a Coffee (230 ml) cup size.
Which machines does Blue Bottle Bold Blend fit?
Blue Bottle Bold Blend is a Vertuo capsule and fits Vertuo machines only. Vertuo and Original capsules are physically different and are not interchangeable.
Is Blue Bottle Bold Blend a capsule or a coffee pod?
Both words describe the same thing. The manufacturer calls them capsules, and English-language stores also say coffee pods; Blue Bottle Bold Blend is one sealed portion of ground coffee either way. This site says "capsule" throughout only for consistency — searching for "Blue Bottle Bold Blend pods" and "Blue Bottle Bold Blend capsules" will find the same coffee.
What does Blue Bottle Bold Blend taste like?
The published flavour notes for Blue Bottle Bold Blend are biscuity, caramel, malty, red fruit.
In how many countries is Blue Bottle Bold Blend sold?
Blue Bottle Bold Blend is currently listed in 7 of the markets we track. Availability differs by country, and a capsule sold in one market is often absent from its neighbour.
What cup size is Blue Bottle Bold Blend brewed at?
Storefronts list Blue Bottle Bold Blend at Coffee (230 ml).
Can Blue Bottle Bold Blend be brewed shorter and stronger for a milk drink?
On Vertuo machines with Coffee Creations the same capsule brews a shorter, stronger cup, intended as the base for iced and milk drinks. It is an extra mode, not the only one these machines have: a normal cup is still one press. On Vertuo Next, Pop, Pop+, Lattissima and Creatista you turn it on by pressing the coffee button twice — it blinks turquoise, the mode applies to that cup only, and the machine goes back to brewing normally afterwards; Vertuo Up has a dedicated Coffee Creations button, and there the mode stays on until the machine is switched off. The size steps down one place: an Espresso capsule brews as a Ristretto (25 ml), Double Espresso and Gran Lungo brew as an Espresso (40 ml), and a Mug capsule brews as a Double Espresso (80 ml). The machine refuses the mode for Ristretto, Cold Brew Style and Carafe capsules — the mode switches off again and the barcode size is brewed — and Nespresso does not recommend it for Alto or the Coffee+ range. In the rare case that the double press does nothing, try updating the machine’s firmware from the Nespresso app. Older Vertuo models, including Vertuo Plus, brew only the size written in the barcode.
What is similar to Blue Bottle Bold Blend?
The closest matches we hold are Café Joyeux, Variations Banana, Variations Paris Exotic Macaron, scored on cup size, flavour notes, intensity and the published sensory profile.
Has Blue Bottle Bold Blend been sold under another name?
Yes. Blue Bottle Bold Blend has also been sold as Blue Bottle Bold Blend.
Price in every market
Published retail price in each market. The comparison column converts them to one currency so they can be read side by side.
| Country | Pack price | Per capsule | Per capsule ($) | Stock | Store |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | ₩15,500 / 10 capsules | ₩1,550 | $1.15 | In stock | Open store for South Korea (new tab) |
| Japan | ¥1,836 / 10 capsules | ¥184 | $1.19 | In stock | Open store for Japan (new tab) |
| Canada + tax | $17.50 / 10 capsules | $1.75 | $1.26 | In stock | Open store for Canada (new tab) |
| Singapore | S$19.50 / 10 capsules | S$1.95 | $1.54 | In stock | Open store for Singapore (new tab) |
| Thailand | ฿550.00 / 10 capsules | ฿55.00 | $1.66 | In stock | Open store for Thailand (new tab) |
| United States + tax | $17.50 / 10 capsules | $1.75 | $1.75 | In stock | Open store for United States (new tab) |
| Hong Kong | HK$150.00 / 10 capsules | HK$15.00 | $1.91 | In stock | Open store for Hong Kong (new tab) |
1 more listing in a market already shown
The same coffee is often sold in one country under more than one listing: the current product page, an older catalogue URL, or a withdrawn pack size kept for its price history. The table above shows the one a shopper would buy today; the rest are here.
| Country | Pack price | Per capsule | Per capsule ($) | Stock | Store |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong no longer sold last price seen Apr 2026 Blue Bottle Bold Blend | HK$150.00 / 10 capsules | HK$15.00 | $1.88 | Last priced Apr 2026 | Open store for Hong Kong (new tab) |