Tassimo L’OR Espresso XL
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Verdict
Tassimo's longer-pour workhorse coffee T-Disc. 42.7p per cup at the 48-pack, recognisably L'OR's European profile.
What machines does this work in?
Fits all Tassimo machines (My Way 2, Style, Happy, Suny, T55). Will not fit Nespresso or Dolce Gusto.
Pros
- Reliable daily-driver longer-pour black coffee
- Consistent box-to-box flavour
- 48-pack bulk format
Cons
- 42.7p per cup, more expensive than Costa Americano in the same system
- Thinner crema than Nespresso espressos
The most-bought Tassimo coffee disc
L’OR Espresso XL is the workhorse of the Tassimo system. £20.49 for a 48-disc bulk pack on Amazon UK works out to 42.7p per cup. Subscribe and Save brings it down by a small margin. The XL designation refers to the longer pour (about 110ml), sitting between a true espresso and a small Americano.
JDE Peet’s owns both L’OR and Tassimo, so the L’OR-branded T-Discs are essentially Tassimo’s own coffee dressed in the L’OR brand. The internal recipe is consistent across boxes, which matters more than you’d think after living with batch variance from the L’OR OriginalLine Ristretto.
How it brews
Tassimo machines use a 4-bar pressure system, much lower than Nespresso’s 19 bars or Dolce Gusto’s 15. The brewing logic is barcode-driven, so each T-Disc tells the machine exactly how much water, at what temperature, for how long.
For L’OR Espresso XL, that means a 110ml pour at around 88°C taking about 35 seconds. The resulting cup has a thin crema layer that breaks within fifteen seconds, and a medium-bodied coffee underneath. The flavour notes lean towards dark cocoa and a slight tobacco edge, with a clean finish.
Compared to a Nespresso Original espresso, L’OR XL is longer, less intense, and gentler on the palate. Compared to a Dolce Gusto Espresso Intenso, it’s broadly similar in strength but with a smoother mouthfeel. Tassimo’s lower pressure makes for less aggressive extraction, which is either a feature or a flaw depending on what you grew up drinking.
In milk
L’OR Espresso XL holds up reasonably well as the espresso base for a homemade flat white if you steam your own milk separately. The intensity is enough to carry through frothed oat or whole milk for a small flat white (60-80ml milk). Push it into latte territory (200ml+ milk) and the coffee fades quickly.
Tassimo’s own two-disc milk drinks (Costa Latte, Cappuccino) use a different espresso disc plus a UHT-milk disc; L’OR XL is the single-disc option, so you handle the milk yourself.
Bottom line
If you have a Tassimo machine and want a daily black coffee that costs 25p and tastes like a recognisable coffee rather than a flavoured drink, L’OR Espresso XL is the right pick. Boring in a good way: reliable, consistent, never offensive.
If you want a more intense espresso experience, Tassimo Espresso Classico (intensity 12) is the alternative within the system. If you want Costa-flavoured coffee specifically, the Costa Americano is the same price with a different profile.
Subscribe and Save on Amazon UK runs at 10-15%, bringing the cup cost down to about 36-38p at the 15% tier.
