Espresso is a specialty coffee drink that is made by forcing hot, but not boiling, water through coffee that has been ground to a fine powder. this results in a thicker coffee than the conventional kind. Do to the process in making espresso the coffee is concentrated and contains three times the caffeine of regular brewed coffee. Espresso is often the base for latte, mochas and cappuccino. To make espresso you need to have an espresso machine.
Drinks Made With Espresso
- Latte
- Cappuccino
- Frappuccino
- Mochas
- Ristretto
Fantastic Homemade Latte
Espresso Coffee Drink Recipes : Making An Iced Mocha Espresso Drink
How to Make Espresso
Learn how to make espresso with barista Ryan Morris of Flying Saucers Caffeine and Art coffee shop in Santa Monica, California. Prepare the espresso grounds when making the drink rather than in advabce. If ground in advance it may be stale. The espresso is tamped twice with two levels of pressure. The barista shows what the espresso should look like and mentions an espresso which looks like black coffee is not prepared correctly and should be remade.
Mahalo Coffee How-to Pages
These Mahalo How Tos provide more information about making coffee drinks.
- How to Make a Frappuccino
- How to Make an Espresso
- How to Make a Cafe Latte
- How to Make a Chai Latte
- How to Make a Cafe Americano
- How to Make a Cafe Macchiato
- How to Make a Caramel Macchiato
- How to Make a Mocha
- How to Make a Breve Latte
- How to Make a Cafe Au Lait
- How to Make an Espresso Con Panna
- How to Make Good Coffee
- How to Make A Ristretto
- How to Make A Lungo
- How to Make French Press Coffee
- How to Make A Pumpkin Spice Latte
- How to Make Iced Coffee
- How to Cold Brew Coffee
References
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Contains about 40 mg caffeine per oz.
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Can only be made on an Espresso Machine
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Espresso serving is called a shot
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Many espresso drinks include milk
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Starbucks is a popular franchise that serves espresso
