From my previous post on Senseo varieties available in Europe, you can see that there's a wide difference between the kinds of pods available for different territories. Whilst in the past it may have been the case that there's more choice for European Senseo owners, the US market has made huge leaps in catching up, and although many new products appear in Europe first (the new Senseo Latte Select being one of them), the US market still has Europe beaten when it comes to choice.
As well as the Senseo Origins (called Selections in the UK) range, which contains Brazil, Kenya, Colombia and Sumatra blends (the latter not available in the UK), the US also gets Espresso, Cafe Noir, Cappuccino (without topping), Vienna (Hazelnut Waltz), Killarney (Irish Creamery) and Paris (Vanilla Bistro) - all three artificially flavoured, Medium Roast, Dark Roast, Decaffienated, Breakfast Blend, plus the two Godiva flavours (Chocolate Creme and Creme Brulee). There are also flavour packets in the form of Barista Blends, which come in Caramel Macchiato, Vanilla Latte, and Café Mocha types - sachets that you add to your coffee to give them a "gourmet" taste.
Whilst I can't vouch for the taste of any of these, it's still interesting to see the differences in the pods available for different territories. For example, the Cafe Choco and new Hot Choco pods aren't available in the US, but the US has a great emphasis on City Blends like Killarney and Paris. Weirdly, although you can buy Vienna, Sevilla, Rio and Marrakech blends in Continental Europe, you don't seem to be able to get Paris or Killarney blends...
As well as the Senseo Origins (called Selections in the UK) range, which contains Brazil, Kenya, Colombia and Sumatra blends (the latter not available in the UK), the US also gets Espresso, Cafe Noir, Cappuccino (without topping), Vienna (Hazelnut Waltz), Killarney (Irish Creamery) and Paris (Vanilla Bistro) - all three artificially flavoured, Medium Roast, Dark Roast, Decaffienated, Breakfast Blend, plus the two Godiva flavours (Chocolate Creme and Creme Brulee). There are also flavour packets in the form of Barista Blends, which come in Caramel Macchiato, Vanilla Latte, and Café Mocha types - sachets that you add to your coffee to give them a "gourmet" taste.
Whilst I can't vouch for the taste of any of these, it's still interesting to see the differences in the pods available for different territories. For example, the Cafe Choco and new Hot Choco pods aren't available in the US, but the US has a great emphasis on City Blends like Killarney and Paris. Weirdly, although you can buy Vienna, Sevilla, Rio and Marrakech blends in Continental Europe, you don't seem to be able to get Paris or Killarney blends...
