Nespresso Launches Honey Line

Nespresso’s newest product may not be exactly what coffee lovers expect, but it’s a direct result of sustainable coffee farming practices. And it’s pretty sweet.

On August 7, Nespresso introduced its first-ever non-coffee product, Nespresso Bloom, a line of honey harvested from the same flowers as the coffee beans used in the Nespresso Master Origins Colombia capsule. 

Coffee Blossom Honey has what the company describes as smooth with caramel and vanilla notes, which are meant to complement Nespresso coffee. It can be stirred into espresso or drizzled on an affogato or breakfast dish like yogurt, cheese, or toast. The honey is also available as a Coffee Blossom Honey Syrup that blends the special Coffee Blossom Honey with Nespresso coffee. 

“Supporting responsible practices in coffee farming has always been part of Nespresso’s DNA, and this pilot is a result of how sustainability is fueling our innovation strategy,” Alfonso Gonzalez Loeschen, Nespresso North America’s CEO, shared in a statement provided to Food & Wine. “Our job is to protect the future of coffee while delivering a differentiated and superior coffee experience, which is what we know our customers are excited by. Nespresso Bloom is just that, as a first-of-its-kind offering for us.” 

Nespresso, which is owned by Nestlé, developed the new honey products at Nestlé’s R+D Accelerator in Lausanne, Switzerland. The center helped support Nespresso’s goal of transitioning to regenerative agriculture, and honey plays an important role in sustainability, as bees are essential in producing coffee cherries, and conventional coffee farming methods utilizing pesticides put bees, and therefore coffee, at risk. 

“While climate change threatens biodiversity and the livelihoods of coffee farmers, Nespresso is committed to ensuring a quality coffee crop can survive in future generations,” the company added in its press release. Nespresso has publicly committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. 

Since 2020, Nespresso has worked with UBEES to integrate beehives and monitoring technology on Nespresso AAA farms between the hills of the Andes Mountains in the Caldas-Antioquia region of Colombia. This partnership helps promote the natural pollination of coffee plants thanks to beekeepers and regenerative agriculture and could increase farmers’ earning potential with a secondary product from coffee plants, coffee blossom honey. 

Due to the smaller size of the first harvest of Nespresso Bloom honey, only a limited quantity of the products will be available for consumer purchase. The products will first be available exclusively in Nespresso Boutiques in New York City (Madison Avenue) and San Francisco (Walnut Creek) starting August 7. On August 21, Coffee Blossom Honey and Coffee Blossom Honey Syrup will also be available nationwide on Nespresso.com.