Vertuo Starbucks Espresso (40 ml · 1.4 fl oz)
Starbucks® Espresso Roast
Un espresso riche aux notes caramélisées.
Starbucks® Espresso Roast is a Nespresso Vertuo capsule with an intensity of 11. Across the 11 markets with a comparable price, the price ranges from $0.57 to $1.30 per capsule — cheapest in France, most expensive in United States. That is a 129% difference for the same capsule.
- Cheapest
- $0.57 France
- Most expensive
- $1.30 United States
- Price in United States
- $1.30
- Difference
- 129% between markets
- Markets
- 11 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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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.
- 2025 on sale
- 2026 on sale
on sale not seen · seen in 2 years
Taste profile
- Intensity
- 11/13
Starbucks® Espresso Roast Every espresso beverage Starbucks® handcraft for you started right here. The quest began in 1975 with a search for the perfect melding of beans and roast, ending months of intense experimentation later with the coffee you’re holding in your hand.
A recipe for dark caramelly sweetness so right it’s never been changed.
Flavour notes
About this coffee
Origin
Arabica from Latin America.
Roasting
Dark Roast: Fuller-bodied and bold, these coffees feature robust flavours and the characteristic essence of an intense roast
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.
Shaken Starbucks Espresso with almond milk
Prepare the Starbucks Espresso Vertuo pod as a shaken coffee with sugar-free vanilla and almond milk.
Common questions
Where is Starbucks® Espresso Roast cheapest?
Starbucks® Espresso Roast is cheapest in France at $0.57 per capsule, and most expensive in United States at $1.30 per capsule, based on the latest published prices in each market.
Why does Starbucks® Espresso Roast 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 Starbucks® Espresso Roast the spread between the cheapest and dearest market is 129%.
What is the intensity of Starbucks® Espresso Roast?
Starbucks® Espresso Roast has an intensity of 11 on the manufacturer's scale and is intended for a Espresso (40 ml) cup size.
Which machines does Starbucks® Espresso Roast fit?
Starbucks® Espresso Roast is a Vertuo capsule and fits Vertuo machines only. Vertuo and Original capsules are physically different and are not interchangeable.
Is Starbucks® Espresso Roast 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; Starbucks® Espresso Roast is one sealed portion of ground coffee either way. This site says "capsule" throughout only for consistency — searching for "Starbucks® Espresso Roast pods" and "Starbucks® Espresso Roast capsules" will find the same coffee.
What does Starbucks® Espresso Roast taste like?
The published flavour notes for Starbucks® Espresso Roast are caramel, rich, roasted.
In how many countries is Starbucks® Espresso Roast sold?
Starbucks® Espresso Roast is currently listed in 11 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 Starbucks® Espresso Roast brewed at?
Storefronts list Starbucks® Espresso Roast at Espresso (40 ml).
Can Starbucks® Espresso Roast 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 Starbucks® Espresso Roast on sale?
We recorded Starbucks® Espresso Roast on sale between 2025 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 Starbucks® Espresso Roast?
The closest matches we hold are Starbucks® Caffè Verona®, Paris Black, Starbucks® Blonde Espresso Roast, scored on cup size, flavour notes, intensity and the published sensory profile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | €4.90 / 10 capsules | €0.49 | $0.57 | In stock | Open store for France (new tab) |
| Australia | $9.30 / 10 capsules | $0.93 | $0.67 | In stock | Open store for Australia (new tab) |
| South Korea | ₩9,200 / 10 capsules | ₩920 | $0.69 | In stock | Open store for South Korea (new tab) |
| Hong Kong | HK$58.00 / 10 capsules | HK$5.80 | $0.74 | In stock | Open store for Hong Kong (new tab) |
| Taiwan | NT$260.00 / 10 capsules | NT$26.00 | $0.82 | In stock | Open store for Taiwan (new tab) |
| Japan | ¥1,296 / 10 capsules | ¥130 | $0.84 | In stock | Open store for Japan (new tab) |
| Singapore | S$11.00 / 10 capsules | S$1.10 | $0.87 | In stock | Open store for Singapore (new tab) |
| Canada + tax | $13.00 / 10 capsules | $1.30 | $0.94 | In stock | Open store for Canada (new tab) |
| Thailand | ฿360.00 / 10 capsules | ฿36.00 | $1.09 | In stock | Open store for Thailand (new tab) |
| Mexico | $220.00 / 10 capsules | $22.00 | $1.30 | In stock | Open store for Mexico (new tab) |
| United States + tax | $13.00 / 10 capsules | $1.30 | $1.30 | In stock | Open store for United States (new tab) |
1 more listing in a market already shown
The same coffee is often sold in one country under more than one listing: the current product page, an older catalogue URL, or a withdrawn pack size kept for its price history. The table above shows the one a shopper would buy today; the rest are here.
| Country | Pack price | Per capsule | Per capsule ($) | Stock | Store |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea no longer sold last price seen Oct 2025 스타벅스® 에스프레소 로스트 | ₩8,600 / 10 capsules | ₩860 | $0.60 | Last priced Oct 2025 | Open store for South Korea (new tab) |