Vertuo Starbucks Coffee (230 ml · 7.8 fl oz)
Starbucks® Smooth Caramel
Flavoured coffee featuring creamy caramel and vanilla notes
Starbucks® Smooth Caramel is a Nespresso Vertuo capsule with an intensity of 5. Across the 5 markets with a comparable price, the price ranges from $0.80 to $1.62 per capsule — cheapest in France, most expensive in United States. That is a 103% difference for the same capsule.
- Cheapest
- $0.80 France
- Most expensive
- $1.62 United States
- Price in United States
- $1.62
- Difference
- 103% between markets
- Markets
- 5 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.
- 2025 on sale
- 2026 on sale
on sale not seen · seen in 2 years
Taste profile
- Intensity
- 5/13
Starbucks® Smooth Caramel Luxurious caramel notes create smooth, balanced flavor with a buttery richness. Made with natural flavors, it’s just the right coffee for moments of everyday indulgence. Enjoy with milk for a creamy, flavorful moment.
Flavour notes
About this coffee
Origin
Ce mélange est composé à 100 % de grains Arabica.
Roasting
Starbucks® Blonde Roast: Lighter-bodied and mellow, this coffee awakens the senses gently and deliver an approachable and flavourful cup with slight hints of 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.
Starbucks Smooth Caramel iced with brown sugar
Brew Starbucks Smooth Caramel over a teaspoon of brown sugar, refrigerate it overnight, then add ice and half-and-half
Source (new tab) unconfirmed
Common questions
Where is Starbucks® Smooth Caramel cheapest?
Starbucks® Smooth Caramel is cheapest in France at $0.80 per capsule, and most expensive in United States at $1.62 per capsule, based on the latest published prices in each market.
Why does Starbucks® Smooth Caramel 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® Smooth Caramel the spread between the cheapest and dearest market is 103%.
What is the intensity of Starbucks® Smooth Caramel?
Starbucks® Smooth Caramel has an intensity of 5 on the manufacturer's scale and is intended for a Coffee (230 ml) cup size.
Which machines does Starbucks® Smooth Caramel fit?
Starbucks® Smooth Caramel is a Vertuo capsule and fits Vertuo machines only. Vertuo and Original capsules are physically different and are not interchangeable.
Is Starbucks® Smooth Caramel 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® Smooth Caramel is one sealed portion of ground coffee either way. This site says "capsule" throughout only for consistency — searching for "Starbucks® Smooth Caramel pods" and "Starbucks® Smooth Caramel capsules" will find the same coffee.
What does Starbucks® Smooth Caramel taste like?
The published flavour notes for Starbucks® Smooth Caramel are caramel, vanilla, vanilla almonds.
In how many countries is Starbucks® Smooth Caramel sold?
Starbucks® Smooth Caramel is currently listed in 5 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® Smooth Caramel brewed at?
Storefronts list Starbucks® Smooth Caramel at Coffee (230 ml).
Can Starbucks® Smooth Caramel 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® Smooth Caramel on sale?
We recorded Starbucks® Smooth Caramel 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® Smooth Caramel?
The closest matches we hold are Starbucks® Creamy Vanilla, Almond Croissant, Variations Peppermint Cane, 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 | €6.90 / 10 capsules | €0.69 ▲3.0% | $0.80 | In stock | Open store for France (new tab) |
| South Korea | ₩13,200 / 10 capsules | ₩1,320 | $0.98 | In stock | Open store for South Korea (new tab) |
| Canada + tax | $16.20 / 10 capsules | $1.62 | $1.17 | In stock | Open store for Canada (new tab) |
| Mexico | $240.00 / 10 capsules | $24.00 | $1.41 | Out of stock | Open store for Mexico (new tab) |
| United States + tax | $16.20 / 10 capsules | $1.62 | $1.62 | In stock | Open store for United States (new tab) |
| Japan no longer sold last price seen Feb 2026 | ¥1,728 / 10 capsules | ¥173 | $1.10 | Last priced Feb 2026 | Open store for Japan (new tab) |
Rows marked “no longer sold” show the last price we recorded before the listing was withdrawn — sometimes years ago. They are excluded from the averages and rankings.
1 more listing in a market already shown
The same coffee is often sold in one country under more than one listing: the current product page, an older catalogue URL, or a withdrawn pack size kept for its price history. The table above shows the one a shopper would buy today; the rest are here.
| Country | Pack price | Per capsule | Per capsule ($) | Stock | Store |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea no longer sold last price seen Dec 2025 스타벅스® 스무스 캐러멜향 커피 | ₩10,400 / 8 capsules | ₩1,300 | $0.87 | Last priced Dec 2025 | Open store for South Korea (new tab) |