CHIARO
For sweet and smooth milk recipes
Inspired by the baristas of Brooklyn, who value the natural sweetness of coffee and apply a light roast to protect it, we carefully selected Arabicas from Kenya and Indonesia to develop this smooth blend, that reveals its natural caramel and sweet biscuit notes when combined with milk.
ORIGIN
To find the right fit, we didn’t hold back in testing plenty of coffees from different countries of origin. We discovered that not all coffees interact well with milk or milk froth. But fine Kenyan Arabica does, and we selected it to be part of the CHIARO blend. We blended it with Indonesian Arabica from the island of Sumatra. Together, they make a decadent pair – exactly what we set our hearts on for this sweet cup made for smooth recipes with milk.
ROASTING
How you roast a coffee plays a big part in whether or not you hit that ideal harmony of coffee with milk. To develop that sweet and inviting taste of CHIARO, we split roast the blend with both splits roasting at a relatively low temperature and for a moderate amount of time - just long enough to develop the coffees’ inherent sweetness.
AROMATIC PROFILE
Barista Creations CHIARO has hardly a hint of roastiness, and almost no bitterness or acidity you can perceive. It’s all creamy caramel and sweet biscuit notes when you add milk. The baristas in Brooklyn inspired us in the way their light roast values the natural sweetness of coffee and lends a decadent smoothness to the cup when you add milk.
Milky taste
5 of 5
Creamy texture
4 of 5
80% OF ALUMINIUM IN OUR ORIGINAL CAPSULES IS RECYCLED ALUMINIUM
Why aluminum?
Aluminum is a perfect barrier to oxygen, light and humidity to protect the freshness and the aromas of high-quality coffee, over time. Besides, is infinitely recyclable and is one of the most widely recycled materials in the world.
The only way to become more circular is to ensure what comes to an end always becomes a new beginning.
Our goal was to have our Original capsules made using 80% recycled aluminum by the end of 2021, what we have successfully achieved. And now we will gradually extend this initiative to all Vertuo capsules by the end of 2022. But because Vertuo capsules are slightly larger than the Original, the aluminum content of recycled sources in this range will be 85%.