Vertuo Limited Edition Gran Lungo (150 ml · 5.1 fl oz) Discontinued
Nordic Black
Smooth coffee with fruity and sweet notes
Nordic Black is a Nespresso Vertuo capsule with an intensity of 5. It is no longer listed in any market we track.
Sold for both machine lines. Nordic Black 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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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.
- 2019 on sale
- 2020 on sale
- 2021 not seen
- 2022 not seen
- 2023 not seen
- 2024 not seen
- 2025 not seen
- 2026 not seen
on sale not seen · seen in 2 years
Taste profile
- Intensity
- 5/13
Smooth coffee with fruity and sweet notes.
Flavour notes
About this coffee
Origin
It’s an aromatic African and South American Arabica blend.
Roasting
Full of elegant sweet fruity notes and a fine acidity, Nordic Black is smooth and has lingering cereal and biscuit notes with just a hint of spice. It makes a light-bodied long black coffee with a medium intensity.
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.
Nordic Black as a 150 ml Gran Lungo
150 ml · 5.1 fl oz
Prepare the capsule as a 150 ml Gran Lungo and add sugar only if desired; milk can make the mellow cup feel watery.
Source (new tab) unconfirmed
Common questions
What is the intensity of Nordic Black?
Nordic Black has an intensity of 5 on the manufacturer's scale and is intended for a Gran Lungo (150 ml) cup size.
Which machines does Nordic Black fit?
Nordic Black 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 Nordic Black. 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 Nordic Black 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; Nordic Black is one sealed portion of ground coffee either way. This site says "capsule" throughout only for consistency — searching for "Nordic Black pods" and "Nordic Black capsules" will find the same coffee.
What does Nordic Black taste like?
The published flavour notes for Nordic Black are mild.
What cup size is Nordic Black brewed at?
Storefronts list Nordic Black at Gran Lungo (150 ml).
Can Nordic Black 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 Nordic Black on sale?
We recorded Nordic Black on sale between 2019 and 2020. 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 Nordic Black?
The closest matches we hold are Swiss Chocolate Limited Edition, Variations Banana Bread, Amaha awe Uganda, scored on cup size, flavour notes, intensity and the published sensory profile.
Can you still buy Nordic Black?
Nordic Black is no longer sold in any market we track; it was last seen on 13 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway no longer sold last price seen Nov 2019 | 51.90 kr / 10 capsules | 5.19 kr | $0.60 | Last priced Nov 2019 | Open store for Norway (new tab) |
| France no longer sold last price seen Sep 2020 | €5.50 / 10 capsules | €0.55 | $0.64 | Last priced Sep 2020 | Open store for France (new tab) |
| Denmark no longer sold last price seen Dec 2019 | 41.90 kr / 10 capsules | 4.19 kr | $0.65 | Last priced Dec 2019 | — |
| Switzerland no longer sold last price seen Nov 2019 | CHF6.50 / 10 capsules | CHF0.65 | $0.69 | Last priced Nov 2019 | Open store for Switzerland (new tab) |
| Ireland no longer sold last price seen Aug 2020 | €6.20 / 10 capsules | €0.62 | $0.72 | Last priced Aug 2020 | Open store for Ireland (new tab) |
| Australia no longer sold last price seen Dec 2019 | $10.20 / 10 capsules | $1.02 | $0.73 | Last priced Dec 2019 | Open store for Australia (new tab) |
| United Kingdom no longer sold last price seen Nov 2019 | £5.50 / 10 capsules | £0.55 | $0.74 | Last priced Nov 2019 | Open store for United Kingdom (new tab) |
| South Korea no longer sold last price seen Nov 2019 | ₩8,300 / 10 capsules | ₩830 | $0.75 | Last priced Nov 2019 | — |
| Canada + tax no longer sold last price seen Dec 2019 | $10.70 / 10 capsules | $1.07 | $0.84 | Last priced Dec 2019 | Open store for Canada (new tab) |
| Mexico no longer sold last price seen Nov 2019 | $160.00 / 10 capsules | $16.00 | $0.87 | Last priced Nov 2019 | Open store for Mexico (new tab) |
| United States + tax no longer sold last price seen Aug 2020 | $11.00 / 10 capsules | $1.10 | $1.10 | Last priced Aug 2020 | Open store for United States (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.