FWIW, if anyone lives in France (particularly in the South East) we really enjoyed a Malongo machine and pods while in a holiday rental earlier this year. I used to enjoy this brand as beans, and loose ground, when I lived there 25 years ago and still love the flavour profile of their blends. The fine loose ground (or beans ground fine enough) are perfect for stove-top moka use (which is very common down there). Can’t get the pods here, or the machines, it’s not a brand which has ventured beyond the borders of France, I don’t think…


HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, Avondale S100, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 551, 502