Lavasa is also Italy's coffee giant, founded a little earlier than illy, with a history of 120 years, and is currently the largest supplier of espresso beans in Italy, with about 27 billion cups of coffee coming from Lavasa coffee beans every year. Compared to illy, the prices of Lavasa's products are more pleasant.
Espresso beans are usually a blend of Arabica and Robusta, with the occasional very small yield of Liberica, but each bean supplier has its own recipe for the exact blend ratio and the choice of ingredients from different origins. Lavasa has always been known for its ability to control the coffee bean supply chain and the recipe for the finished bean. He is good at blending various coffee beans together to achieve a balanced state of sugar, oil, and acidity. This also gives Lavasa a unique advantage in the capsule coffee arena.
With the exception of a few brands, the inside of the coffee capsule is encapsulated with ground coffee. Because it can be mass-produced and can invest more money, the coffee powder in the coffee capsule is usually better than the coffee ground we grind at home every day, both in terms of uniformity and fineness. In addition to the well-balanced formula, Lavasa's coffee capsules are also very well grounded, and when you tear the capsule and press the ground coffee with your fingers, you will feel goose down. However, Lavasa's coffee capsules are all K-Cup compatible capsules, with an easy-to-puncture and rudimentary plastic shell, which is compatible with all K-Cup authorized models, so the taste of the final product is not compromised.
In terms of coffee machines, compared to most K-Cup licensed brands, Lavasa has a decent extraction pressure and is able to meet the standard of espresso. Magia Plus is a standard espresso coffee machine with an official extraction pressure of 15 bar, available in Espresso, Espresso Lungo, and Caffé Lungo, depending on your preference for strength and cup size. The shape is relatively exaggerated in style, but it does not lose proportion, and the shape is narrow in front and has a long depth and length. The warm-up time is about 35s, which is above the average level. The price of $140 is slightly higher without any milk foam treatment provided.
Compared with the flamboyant appearance of the Magia Plus, Tiny's restrained elegance may meet more female tastes, and the volume is almost 2/3 of the Magia Plus. But like other Lavasa capsules, the length of the wire is only 80 centimeters, and there are certain restrictions on where they can be placed. It is priced at $47.85. Overall, Tiny is a product with a good cost performance, but unfortunately, there is no purchase channel in China for the time being.