Probably the nicest expresso place I ever tried when I was in Italy was in Bologna. Unlike most places that just make expresso from the one blend they stock, this place had a dozen or more coffees to choose from. You pick, and then they grind and make the expresso. On the counter they had every kind of sweetener you could imagine - multiple kinds of sugars, honey, agave syrup, simple syrup, and another one or two I can't remember. I'm guessing a whole lot of their customers use sweetener in their expresso.
How do you drink your Espresso?
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For me - double, no stirring, no sweetener, consumed in 3-4 sips over a period of a couple minutes, as soon as it's comfortable to drink.
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Macchiato, one spoon of sugar. Down in 3 sips. Perhaps with a small glass of water to cleanse the palate between sips. It is the perfect drink for me. Yes, the experience is over in 5 minutes but any sip of a 20-oz Starbucks latte is inferior.
Ah ... the place I mentioned in my post above - the great expresso shop I visited in Bologna, served a small glass of mineral water (with gas, i.e., bubbly) with their expressos. I found several cafes (coffee bars that is) that also served fizzy water with expresso.
I want to try espresso pulled into a frozen cup like the Australian guy from the Barista World Championships. I've heard lots of good things about it on HB, but I need an espresso machine to try it out. The blend and the shot have to be prepared pretty perfectly though. Anyone want to lend me a machine to experiment with?
Today, with mini marshmallows!
Don't worry. They were only supermarket blend beans.
Don't worry. They were only supermarket blend beans.
Nice and easy. Love the creama while enjoying it on the slow side.
Straight up, down the hatch
