The Espresso Pages from Sweet Maria's: Espresso, a Definition and General (#)

„A more technical definition of espresso by Ernesto Illy is as follows: "An Italian espresso is a polyphasic beverage prepared from roasted and ground coffee and water alone, constituted by a foam layer with a partiucular "tiger tail" pattern, on top of an emulsion of microscopic oil droplets in an aqueous solution of sugars, acids, protein-like materials, and caffeine, with dispersed gas-bubbles and solids .The distinguishing sensory characteristics of italian espresso include a rich body, a full fine aroma, and equilibrated bitter-sweet taste with an acidic note, and a pleasant lingering after-taste, exempt from unpleasant flavor defects."“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 27 (#)

„Precision brewing that will allow the roaster and the lover of espresso to enjoy a repeatable flavor profile from their favorite blend. As Sergio Michael from Illy Caffe put it in the SCAA summit on espresso several years back, "each temperature gives you a different espresso." By holding the temperature constant we can preserve the coffees most fragile sugars and create thicker crema. This will add immensely to the popularity of espresso and give roasters the precision feedback they need to advance the art of roasting blending. If you have any comments about my conclusions, please please send me email or contribute them to the ongoing discussions at alt.coffee.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Your choice will be complicated because different blends of raw beans respond differently to the impact of the roast. Espresso blends in the classic northern Italian style, like the famous Illy Caffe, combine coffees from Brazil that are naturally sweet, low-acid, and full-bodied. These Brazil beans need only a moderately dark roast to muffle their already mild acidity and develop their inherent sweetness. On the other hand, many West-Coast American espresso blends are heavy with powerful, high-grown, brightly acidy beans from Central America that literally need to be tamed by a roast dark sufficiently to mute their powerful acidity.“

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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Illy Espresso Coffee Pods, 18-pods 4.4-oz. (#)

„Pods are easy to use, convenient and mess free, providing a consistently delicious freshly brewed cup of coffee. In 1933, when Francesco Illy founded illycaffe in Trieste, Italy, his dream was to produce and sell the best coffee in the world. However, producing a superior coffee was inconsequential if he couldn't find a way to preserve the freshness. With great persistence, Illy soon found a solution: containers in which nitrogen is substituted for air, making it possible to keep roasted coffee fresh for up to 2 years!“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 18 (#)

„Pictured here is our "ergo-packer". It is a design directly derived from the traditional Italian flat-packer I was given in Trieste by Illy Caffe in 1988. It is called a flat packer due to the flat bottom. As the bottom of the coffee basket is also flat, a flat packer provides a packed cake of coffee that is an even thickness.“

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View topic - Illy:espresso good.... beans bad? - Coffee Forum (#)

„My name is Roy Forster and I am a Quality Assurance Manager with illy caffe. The subject of oil not being on the beans is a common inquiry and many people are surprised to learn that oil on the outside of the beans is not a good thing. If the oil is on the outside, it will not be in the cup.“

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Amazon.com: DeLonghi BCO110 Caffe Figaro Espresso, Cappuccino, and Coffee Bar (#)

„Illy Decaffeinated Roasted Coffee/Espresso Beans 8.8-oz.“

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Coffee Kids | Business Members (#)

„illy caffe North America, Inc. “

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