Vertuo Special Reserve Double Espresso (80 ml · 2.7 fl oz) Espresso (40 ml · 1.4 fl oz) Discontinued
Special Reserve Hawaii Kona
This extremely rare & prestigious special reserve coffee is renowned for its exceptional aromatic richness, subtle nutty notes, a fruity bouquet and silky texture.
Special Reserve Hawaii Kona is a Nespresso Vertuo capsule with an intensity of 6. It is no longer listed in any market we track.
Sold for both machine lines. Special Reserve Hawaii Kona exists as a Vertuo capsule and as a separate capsule for the other line. They are different products, priced separately. See the Original version
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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The chart draws 8 of the 11 markets we hold history for — the ones with the most recorded changes, plus your selected country. Every market is in the table below.
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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.
- 2020 on sale
- 2021 on sale
- 2022 on sale
- 2023 on sale
- 2024 not seen
- 2025 on sale
- 2026 on sale
on sale not seen · seen in 6 years
Taste profile
- Intensity
- 6/13
- Bitterness
- 2/5
- Acidity
- 2/5
- Roast
- 2/5
- Body
- 3/5
Grown on Mauna Loa’s mountain slopes on the island of Hawaii, this special reserve is renowned for its exceptional aromatic richness. Coffee connoisseurs will be astonished by the fruity bouquet that reveals subtle nutty notes.
A round and silky texture completes the unique character of this highly sought-after coffee.
Flavour notes
About this coffee
Origin
An exotic coffee from the Hawaiian mountain slopes, renowned for its fruity bouquet, subtle nutty notes and silky texture.
Roasting
Hawaii Kona is roasted using the Split Roast technique. The majority of the coffee goes into the first split, which is lighter and longer.
The second split is shorter and darker in colour to develop intensity. The combination helps to preserve the natural fruity notes while creating body and intensity.
Also sold as
The manufacturer has renamed and repackaged capsules over the years. These are other names under which this coffee has been sold.
- Special Reserve Hawaii Kona
Common questions
What is the intensity of Special Reserve Hawaii Kona?
Special Reserve Hawaii Kona has an intensity of 6 on the manufacturer's scale and is intended for a Double Espresso (80 ml) cup size.
Which machines does Special Reserve Hawaii Kona fit?
Special Reserve Hawaii Kona is a Vertuo capsule and fits Vertuo machines only. Vertuo and Original capsules are physically different and are not interchangeable. The official store also sells a Original capsule under the name Special Reserve Hawaii Kona. They are different products with the same name, so check which line a pack is for before buying: this page covers the Vertuo one.
Is Special Reserve Hawaii Kona 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; Special Reserve Hawaii Kona is one sealed portion of ground coffee either way. This site says "capsule" throughout only for consistency — searching for "Special Reserve Hawaii Kona pods" and "Special Reserve Hawaii Kona capsules" will find the same coffee.
What does Special Reserve Hawaii Kona taste like?
The published flavour notes for Special Reserve Hawaii Kona are balanced, cereal, exotic, fruity, fruity nutty, nutty.
What cup size is Special Reserve Hawaii Kona brewed at?
Storefronts list Special Reserve Hawaii Kona at more than one size: Double Espresso (80 ml), Espresso (40 ml).
Can Special Reserve Hawaii Kona 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.
When was Special Reserve Hawaii Kona on sale?
We recorded Special Reserve Hawaii Kona on sale between 2020 and 2026. Years without a record are shown as gaps; they mean our covered sources did not confirm a sale, not that absence in every country is proven.
What is similar to Special Reserve Hawaii Kona?
The closest matches we hold are BARISTA Chiaro Vertuo Espresso, Special Reserve Jamaica Blue Mountain, Infiniment Double Espresso, scored on cup size, flavour notes, intensity and the published sensory profile.
Has Special Reserve Hawaii Kona been sold under another name?
Yes. Special Reserve Hawaii Kona has also been sold as Special Reserve Hawaii Kona.
Can you still buy Special Reserve Hawaii Kona?
Special Reserve Hawaii Kona is no longer sold in any market we track; it was last seen on 17 August 2026. Remaining stock sometimes appears on marketplace resellers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland no longer sold last price seen Oct 2021 | €12.00 / 10 capsules | €1.20 | $1.39 | Last priced Oct 2021 | Open store for Ireland (new tab) |
| United Kingdom no longer sold last price seen Oct 2021 | £11.00 / 10 capsules | £1.10 | $1.51 | Last priced Oct 2021 | Open store for United Kingdom (new tab) |
| United States + tax no longer sold last price seen Apr 2025 | $15.00 / 10 capsules | $1.50 | $1.50 | Last priced Apr 2025 | Open store for United States (new tab) |
| Canada + tax no longer sold last price seen Apr 2025 | $23.00 / 10 capsules | $2.30 | $1.69 | Last priced Apr 2025 | Open store for Canada (new tab) |
| Greece no longer sold last price seen May 2022 | €15.00 / 10 capsules | €1.50 | $1.74 | Last priced May 2022 | Open store for Greece (new tab) |
| New Zealand no longer sold last price seen Aug 2025 | $30.00 / 10 capsules | $3.00 | $1.75 | Last priced Aug 2025 | Open store for New Zealand (new tab) |
| Australia no longer sold last price seen Aug 2025 | $30.00 / 10 capsules | $3.00 | $1.94 | Last priced Aug 2025 | Open store for Australia (new tab) |
| Belgium no longer sold last price seen Mar 2025 | €18.00 / 10 capsules | €1.80 | $2.09 | Last priced Mar 2025 | Open store for Belgium (new tab) |
| Japan no longer sold last price seen Mar 2025 | ¥2,916 / 10 capsules | ¥292 | $2.10 | Last priced Mar 2025 | Open store for Japan (new tab) |
| France no longer sold last price seen Aug 2026 | €20.00 / 10 capsules | €2.00 | $2.32 | Last priced Aug 2026 | Open store for France (new tab) |
| South Korea no longer sold last price seen Dec 2025 | ₩35,000 / 10 capsules | ₩3,500 | $2.37 | Last priced Dec 2025 | Open store for South Korea (new tab) |
| Slovakia no longer sold last price seen Jul 2025 | €25.00 / 10 capsules | not comparable | — | Last priced Jul 2025 | Open store for Slovakia (new tab) |
| Czechia no longer sold last price seen Oct 2025 | 630.00 Kč / 10 capsules | not comparable | — | Last priced Oct 2025 | Open store for Czechia (new tab) |
Rows marked “no longer sold” show the last price we recorded before the listing was withdrawn — sometimes years ago. They are excluded from the averages and rankings.
11 more listings in markets already shown
The same coffee is often sold in one country under more than one listing: the current product page, an older catalogue URL, or a withdrawn pack size kept for its price history. The table above shows the one a shopper would buy today; the rest are here.
| Country | Pack price | Per capsule | Per capsule ($) | Stock | Store |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland no longer sold last price seen Mar 2026 Special Reserve Hawaii Kona | €15.80 / 10 capsules | €1.58 | $1.83 | Last priced Mar 2026 | Open store for Ireland (new tab) |
| United Kingdom no longer sold last price seen Nov 2025 Special Reserve Hawaii Kona | £14.50 / 10 capsules | £1.45 | $1.90 | Last priced Nov 2025 | Open store for United Kingdom (new tab) |
| Japan no longer sold last price seen Mar 2023 | ¥2,700 / 10 capsules | ¥270 | $2.23 | Last priced Mar 2023 | — |
| Australia no longer sold last price seen Sep 2021 Vertuo Hawaii Kona | $30.00 / 10 capsules | $3.00 | $2.23 | Last priced Sep 2021 | Open store for Australia (new tab) |
| France no longer sold last price seen Mar 2023 Hawaii Kona | €20.00 / 10 capsules | €2.00 | $2.32 | Last priced Mar 2023 | Open store for France (new tab) |
| Ireland no longer sold last price seen Apr 2025 Special Reserve Hawaii Kona | €20.80 / 10 capsules | €2.08 | $2.41 | Last priced Apr 2025 | Open store for Ireland (new tab) |
| United Kingdom no longer sold last price seen Aug 2025 Special Reserve Hawaii Kona | £18.50 / 10 capsules | £1.85 | $2.48 | Last priced Aug 2025 | Open store for United Kingdom (new tab) |
| United States + tax no longer sold last price seen Jan 2024 Hawaii Kona | $24.00 / 10 capsules | $2.40 | $2.40 | Last priced Jan 2024 | Open store for United States (new tab) |
| United States + tax no longer sold last price seen Jan 2023 Hawaii Kona - Limited Edition | $24.00 / 10 capsules | $2.40 | $2.40 | Last priced Jan 2023 | Open store for United States (new tab) |
| United States + tax no longer sold last price seen Feb 2026 Hawaii Kona | $28.00 / 10 capsules | $2.80 | $2.80 | Last priced Feb 2026 | Open store for United States (new tab) |
| Belgium no longer sold | — | — | — | — | — |