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Café Bustelo
Café Bustelo (J.M. Smucker), Latin-style espresso
7.2 / 10 shootout score
- Price per pod
- n/a
- Coffee per pod
- not published
- Capsule
- Aluminum
- Watery risk
- Medium
- Range
- 2 blends: Espresso Dark Roast and Brazil Blend
US Amazon price not verified on 2026-10-27.
My take
Bustelo's pod is built for café con leche and cortaditos: dark, bold, and it doesn't disappear under milk and sugar. It sells thousands of boxes a month on Amazon. I've marked watery risk as medium only because the brand doesn't publish the fill weight, and I won't call a pod rich on faith. Only two blends, so if you don't like dark roast, move on.
What buyers report
Richness7
Crema7
Strength vs. label8
Value per pod7
Machine fit7
Scores I derived from buyer reviews and published specs. Not a tasting.
My cup
Not brewed yet. My scores and photo land here after I've actually had it.
Buyers like
- Bold enough for milk and sugar drinks
- Good value per cup
- Very popular on Amazon
Buyers complain about
- Only one real roast style
- Strong and bitter for some
- Fill weight not published