Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Excellent coffee, Breathtaking price

I have owned the Essenza for over a year and in that time have formed some strong opinions. First, it is an excellent machine; well built, simple, beautiful and seemingly indestructible. Second, it produces some of the best tasting espresso I have ever had. That said, the capsules really are expensive, thus the four stars. For that reason alone, I limit myself to only those times I can sit back and savor the coffee. This is not for bolting down a cup and heading out the door to work. This is for spoiling oneself. In that vein may I suggest a cold night, a thick robe, a good book and a cup of very rich hot chocolate laced with a double espresso. Under those conditions the cost seems minimal.