Espresso Blending (#)

„Creating a decent blend of espresso is not as difficult as it may initially appear.  Within a few hours you should have an acceptable espresso blend that will surpass commercial competitors for the simple reason that it is fresher.  To perfect the espresso blend by altering the roast to achieve the perfect crema, flavor, acidity, body and aftertaste takes time and patience, but is a rewarding and educational experience.  It is often difficult to balance the intense acidity of a shot of espresso which contains a brighter coffee which is used to contribute complexity and liveliness without roasting through the second pop.  A successful blend, therefore, should balance this acidity via creative blending rather than excessive roasting.  Do not roast your espresso past or even more than half way through the second pop.  By not over roasting you will preserve the delicate aroma and sugars in the coffee.“
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Tips on Coffee - Is it true that espresso has less caffeine than regular coffee? (#)

„Which means that the content of caffeine per millilitre are much higher than with a regular brew. Moreover, caffeine is more quickly assimilated when taken in concentrated dosages, such as an espresso cup.The myth of lower caffeine espresso comes from the fact that the darker roast beans used for espresso do have less caffeine than regularly roasted beans as roasting is supposed to break up or sublimate the caffeine in the beans (I have read this quote on research articles, but found no scientific studies supporting it.Anybody out there?). But espresso is prepared using pressurized water through significantly more ground (twice as much?) than regular drip coffee, resulting in a higher percentage of caffeine per millilitre.Here's the caffeine content of Drip/Espresso/Brewed Coffee: Drip            115-175Espresso     100         1 serving (1.5-2oz)Brewed       80-135  “
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Home Espresso FAQ (#)

„The Unit and The Physics     Steam-driven coffee makers, including the Italian-style "moka" -- a slim-waisted, stovetop device and its numerous variations -- with a bit of practice and attention to basic physics, will produce excellent, strong coffee. Since these devices cannot generate the minimum pressure required to emulsify the coffee colloids and suspend gases, they cannot produce "true espresso." (Don't confuse moka pots with the popular espresso & chocolate drink known in the United States as "Mocha," which should not be confused with an Arabica coffee varietal imported from the port of Mocha.) back to contents C-2. If I had one, how would I use it? (This section of the MiniFAQ is based on material contributed by David Turnbull.)     If you own a steam pressure unit you can make good strong coffee that makes excellent stock for iced coffee drinks and fake caffe latte.“
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CoffeeKid - Goin' to Seattle, Francis! Francis! and Etching (#)

„Going on a road trip with Aaron and I would probably frustrate most folks - for almost the entire 3 hours in the car down, and a lot of the 3 hours back, we debated the finer points of espresso, coffee, and the business. We would spend 20 minutes picking apart the most minutiae of detail on the most insignificant things to most coffee fans, like a long discussion on the relative merits of a dual charging heat exchanger system used not to deliver brewing water, but used to heat the brewing boiler and hot water tap on a espresso machine. And the car trip is predictable - on the way down we'd discuss primarily positive things about coffee and espresso, and on the way back, we'd bemoan the fact that Vancouver has a bloody long way to go when compared to the top tier coffee scene in Seattle.“
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Espresso Machine Keypad (#)

„With a semi-automatic espresso machine, the keypad can be used to push a predefined amount of water through the coffee pellet.  The keypad is easy and useful, but is not the best way to determine shot size.  It is essential to watch the shot brew and stop the flow of water before the crema turns pale in color.  This pale color crema deteriorates the crema already present in the cup and ruins the delicate flavor.  Typically, there is a on/off switch next to the keypad which should be used instead of the keypad.  Typical shots are 1-1.5 ounces, not the 2 ounces that you are normally served.“
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CoffeeGeek - Bean There - Pt 4: Roasting & Blending Espresso (#)

„Also as espresso is used in blended beverages as café latté it might need to be strong enough to allow its ‘coffee taste' to survive the dilution with milk. Blending seems to be full of contradictions, to create the very strong coffee it is necessary to have a complex balance, so...espresso to be drank straight and strong needs to be delicate and refined, when drank mild and milky it must be strong and assertive.  Most roasters have more than one blend they use for espresso and it is possible that all roasters are still working on that one last blend that when achieved will match their ‘mental tastebuds' , the elusive perfect espresso that exists in the imagination but is so real it seems more a memory than a fantasy.“
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Robusta Coffees for Home Roast Espresso Blends (#)

„In addition to the typical wet-processing and sun-drying, this lot uses the newer demucilage instead of pulping the skin off the coffee, followed by traditional fermentation. In your espresso blend, used between 10-25%, this coffee adds volumes to the crema, and an aggressive, pungent dark chocolate note. Usually I would keep Robusta below 15% in an espresso blend but because of the quality of this robusta, you can go up to 25% before it starts to overtake to cup too much. Robustas have less aroma that arabicas, but this lot actually has a ncie, dark, mildly sweet note to it.“
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Espresso Potential (#)

„Water mineral content - The water used for espresso must be filtered.  Some cities must even compensate for the mineral content of their water.  Over time oxygen will be forced out of the water in the espresso machine leading to off tasting water.  Try filling a small glass with water, letting it cool, and tasting it for off flavors.  If the water tastes strange you may want to dump the tanks daily and begin with fresh water.“
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Tea & Coffee 11/03 - Is Espresso Good for Coffee? (#)

„Heather's winning drinks prove that you can't win without a great espresso. The quality of the coffee used is the key." Perry is a believer that making a great espresso depends on his coffee blend being the best it can be. He starts at scratch with his espresso blend every year, experimenting with different roasts and different origins, because "we are dealing with coffee, an agricultural crop that changes from year to year." Perry continues: "we don't have the restrictions that big corporate coffee companies have with price points and large volumes; we only strive to have quality coffee year round."“
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Mostly Italian Coffee (#)

„Espresso Machine: A machine that heats purified (or softened) water to a temperature between 90 and 94 degrees Centigrade (app. 200 degrees Fahrenheit); for home espresso makers, non-carbonated mineral water with a low salt and mineral content may be used. The water is made to pass at very high pressure (9-10 atmospheres) through a filter containing the ground coffee.The filter should contain 6-7 gram / cup of finely ground coffee, firmly pressed into the filter. The amount of coffee per cup averages between 20 and 35 milliliters (from one to one and a half fluid ounces or about one eighth of a cup).“
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Solis Espresso Equipment and Solis Maestro Mill: SL-90 Crema, Solis Master 5000 Superauto, Solis MaestroSolis 177 Mill and Solis166 Mill (#)

„We have the unmodified filter baskets for the SL-90 (and SL-70) Solis espresso machines in stock now. These are the type used in a commercial espresso machine, without the crema-enhancing feature of the stock SL-90 filterbaskets. The fact is, you can get great crema from an SL-90 without an crema-enhancement: the machine is mechanically exacting in terms of both pressure and water temperature to produce tons of crema! Interestingly, these non-pressurized filters produce just a bit less crema, but it has a darker color, and more red-umber in color.“
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Tea & Coffee 11/00 - Starting Up an Espresso Cart or Kiosk (#)

„And then there are the success stories. Says Barbara Evensizer, president of Carriage Works in Oregon, “A used car salesman came here and bought an espresso cart, and next time in he bought a kiosk for an inside mall location. The next thing I saw was his brand name of coffee on billboards and on the sides of buses. He now does his own roasting and owns coffee shops around the U.S.” Burgess reports having sold a cart that made $8,000 a day during the Christmas season while Van San reports selling a single cart operation that takes in $2 million a year.“
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CoffeeGeek - How to review Domestic Espresso Machines (#)

„Then comes the REALLY important bit, the coffee used in the review, its freshness, suitability for espresso and most important of all, its grind. Reading “We used preground brick packed XXXXX coffee from the Supermarket” is likely to cause me to hurl the reviewing magazine into the nearest wastebasket in blind rage! For each brand of espresso machine which can pass the basic benchmarks above there is a single combination of coffee, grind, dose and tamp which produces the best shot.“
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:: Crema Conscious :: (#)

„So, apart from method, what else does the crema signify? Back to Ewan Reid."The crema allows us to guess at the type of bean used in the espresso blend. A blend using lots of robusta beans will have a dark brown and, although shortlived, an effervescent crema. Arabica beans will have a lighter coloured crema, with a less vigorous foam." It's precisely because of these visual cues that you can see our coffee experts staring intently at the cup of espresso, before raising it to their lips.“
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Interview with a Roastmaster (#)

„is the darkest, and ideal for drip coffee. Generally medium to dark roasts are used for espresso. "When you sprinkle sugar in a good espresso, it should sit on top of the espresso for three seconds," says Frank. "Then you know it's a good one." You'll also get less caffeine in an espresso than you will in brewed coffee.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„If the milk were unheated, it would instantly cool the coffee. Early in the history of the espresso machine, someone, probably Luigi Bezzara in 1901, realized that the steam collected in the top of the tank could be used to heat milk as well as provide pressure for making coffee. A valve with a long nozzle was fed into the upper part of the tank where the steam gathers. When the valve is opened by unscrewing a knob, the compressed steam hisses out of the nozzle.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Roasting is one key to the transformation of the tasteless, raw seeds of an obscure tree from the Horn of Africa into the rich, resonant beverage we know as coffee. The flavor nuances imparted to coffee by roasting are particularly important in espresso cuisine, because the dark styles of roast used in espresso tend to mute taste characteristics inherent in the bean itself and replace them with characteristics generated by the roast.“
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"FRCN Espresso "HOW TO" Pages" (#)

„The stuff that is best for cleaning the brewing parts is not necessarily to be used in the rest of the machine. That is, do not run espresso machine cleaner through the water tank and the pump unless the instructions say that it can be used this way. I like using Urnex Expresso Machine Cleaner for backflushing. Be aware that it specifically states that it is not to be used in the water tank.“
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Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Briel ES15WF Lido Pump Espresso Machine, White (#)

„The finer the grind the better! Espresso is extremely popular in Europe and Latin America, not in the US and therefore most packages claiming espresso grind may actually be a darker roast to be used with a common drip coffee maker. Do your self a favor and find an Italian delicatessen in your area that sells good espresso grinds designed for machines.--This text refers tothe White option.“
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illy caffè North America (#)

„(Easy Serving Espresso) system, which guarantees perfect results every time with a simple, fast, and clean procedure. The system consists of a pre-measured single portion of roasted, ground, and pressed espresso coffee sealed between two layers of filter paper, which can be used with a traditional espresso machine that has been fitted with a special extraction chamber.“
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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„Taylor actually prefers the smooth, evened-out flavor of Toddy-method coffee in his iced espresso drinks, but he says that most of his customers have become attached to drinks made with hot shots. "We tried to transition them into using Toddy coffee to make our iced espresso drinks, but they're so used to the espresso that they didn't want to switch," he says.“
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Virtual Coffee: Books (#)

„My Brazilian coffees really want to play, but every time I give them a chance they skew the rhythm, so I'll just have them sit out for now. There is a Zimbabwe that offers a wonderful quality--if used sparingly--and a Sumatra--usually a problematic coffee for an espresso blend--which really shines when brewed solo. It, too, will be asked to play.“
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An Espresso-Based Frozen Drink (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„In some ways, these home-made drinks were better, since I used home-roasted espresso instead of stale over-roasted coffee (brewed as double-strength). On the other hand, the store-bought drinks are blended with industrial-strength blenders -- something that most people don't have in their kitchens. Suffice it to say that it makes a difference in the size of the ice chunks and how well a straw works.“
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CoffeeGeek - An Espresso Glossary (#)

„Tamper: the device used to tamp a bed of loose, finely ground coffee in a portafilter, in preparation for brewing espresso. Most espresso machines include a plastic tamper as an accessory, and after market tampers can be bought. They are measured in millimeter sizes, corresponding with the filter basket internal diameter of your espresso machine.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„"The Starbucks Barista Digital Italia combines the highest quality coffee brewing components with programmable convenience, and the result is the best home espresso machine that I have ever used," says Mark Sacks, Starbucks product manager for Brewing equipment. "With its improved home barista interface, this espresso machine is easier to operate than many car stereos."“
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Tea & Coffee 09/00 - Espresso Pods (#)

„“The pod is a disk of roasted, ground, measured, and compressed coffee, enclosed between two sheets of food-grade filter paper and sealed in a foil pouch that has been flushed with nitrogen, an inert gas. If these pods are not used in an espresso pod machine, an adapter would be required.” Their company produces pods in two sizes, 7 grams and 14 grams for 1 and 2 servings respectively.“
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BBC - h2g2 - Ways to Make Good Coffee (#)

„It uses an electric pump to force not-quite-boiling water through the ground coffee at high pressure. It can be used to make espresso or medium strength coffee.The coffee made in this machine is much sweeter because the water is not boiling. In addition, the extra pressure extracts caramel from the grounds. This can be seen as a brown-coloured foam floating on the surface of the coffee.“
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Factors in a Perfect Cup (of espresso) (#)

„The color range for coffee used to make espresso in Italy is displayed in the photograph to the right. In Northern Italy, regarded as having the sweetest caffe espresso, coffee is roasted to a deep mahogany brown and the roasting process is halted just before oils would be forced out onto the surface of the bean. Shown in the center of the photograph.“
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Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novel - CHAPTER (#)

„The Bravada blend is even more heavily blended towards Robusta, some of these beans were huge when compared to the Arabica or even some of the other Robusta beans in the other blends. I decided that I didn't have the nerve to brew espresso from these beans, so I gave them to a friend who used them in a drip machine and he said they were quite nice as drip coffee.“
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Tea & Coffee 11/00 - Starting Up an Espresso Cart or Kiosk (cont.) (#)

„“You need an espresso machine that is really heavy duty, and with a good service warranty on it, so when it’s down you can get someone to come fix it quickly,” she advises. “Some people will tell me they bought a great used espresso machine-then I ask them ‘who’s going to fix it when its breaks down?’ ”“
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Scheda prodotto (#)

„• This machine can also be used with the “Easy Serving Espresso”- pods. This system allows “no fuss” preparation of espresso. It is a measure (7 grammes) of 100% arabica coffee, ground, perfectly pressed, pressurized and sealed between 2 layers of special filter paper.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„They also incorporate a valve and wand for frothing milk and hold the ground coffee in a café-style filter holder that clamps onto the outside of the brewer. These devices, used correctly, also will produce a café-quality classic shot of espresso. The most commonly available models are manufactured by Pavoni.“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

„have dipped their toes in the stuff, starting small lines of Fair Trade coffee within their Millstone and Prebica brands. And Fair Trade got an extra shot of caffeine when Dunkin' Donuts decided that all of the coffee used in its line of espresso drinks, introduced nationwide last month,“
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CoffeeKid - Espresso Nirvana: Can it be Reached? (#)

„Since the term was first used back in the turn of the century, espresso has meant many things. Today it means a specific beverage type - the deep, rich and thick black beverage with the dark golden-reddish brown crema head. 1.5 ounces per espresso, less than 1 ounce per ristretto.“
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illy caffè North America (#)

„The word espresso means "made to order" and is used to describe food and drinks that are prepared at the customer's request. Over time in Italy, this became the most common way to make coffee, and eventually the word came to be used as a noun referring to the preparation itself.“
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(BCO 261) (#)

„• It can be used with the “Easy Serving Espresso” - method for “no fuss” preparation of espresso. It is a dose (7 grams) of 100% arabica coffee, ground, perfectly pressed, pressurized and sealed between 2 layers of special filter paper“
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BSCA - Activities - Brazil Cup of Excellence® Competition and Auction - 2000 Edition (#)

„While the grade "Soft" means clean cup without any astringency, "Strictly Soft" means clean cup with sweetness in flavor and finish: true specialty coffee. The term soft is particularly expressive of Brazil coffees' mellow and, when used in espresso, cradling cup characteristics.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„According to Claire Bowles of the New Scientist, the art of roasting coffee may be on the way out. For centuries, experts have used their judgement to decide when beans are ready to become a punchy espresso or a smooth latte. Now a computer algorithm could put them out of a job.“
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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Cupping - Behind the Barista : Advanced Beverage Making (#)

„Troubleshooting bad coffee is a skill needed by every barista. When you notice your espresso is off, it helps to develop an idea or clue as to what caused the alteration or damage to the coffee. When you understand how to troubleshoot, you can quickly rectify the problem.“
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Espresso Blends (#)

„Mandheling adds body and depth. Yemeni coffees are fun for espresso blends, where they can be used like spice to give zest the aromatically or enzymatically flat blends. Roast to Agtron 40 to 35. Good crema production from this blend due to the many dry-processed coffees“
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coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„I used to be a instant coffee drinker...until I started going to a local coffee shop..I'm hooked!! I got a used Espresso Machine...its an older model..the Braun 3062. It doesnt have any instructions with it! Anyone know how I can get them??“
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Mr. Coffee® - Tips (#)

„Use freshly ground coffee. The finely ground coffee used for espresso loses its aromatic quality quickly, so grinding in your Mr. Coffee® grinder just before brewing can help preserve the subtleties of its taste. It’s also important to use fresh, cold water.“
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index (#)

„For espresso, the beans are ground finer, the grounds are tightly packed and they are brewed under pressure. Your espresso beans can be used in a conventional coffeemaker -- just don't grind them as finely.“
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illy caffè North America (#)

„FALSE: Lemon peel is not traditional in Italy. It is used to counteract the taste of over-roasted, bitter espresso. The oil in the peel blocks the bitterness. There is no need for lemon peel in a proper cup of espresso.“
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View topic - Espresso machine for a gift - Coffee Forum (#)

„Hi, if you have not bought an Espresso machine I have a semi new ( not much used). It is a near new Starbuck Barista, all steel and made in Italy by Saeco. I have no use for it so I will be willinmg to part for $ 155 (USA)“
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BSCA - News (#)

„All coffees will be roasted on a San Franciscan sample roaster, developed just to the beginning of the second crack. A DRM conical burr grinder and a 3-group La Marzocco Linea machine will be used for espresso preparation.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„A "long" espresso, filling about two-thirds or more of a demitasse. A term not much used in the United States, since most American espresso servings are already long by Italian standards.“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

„It's not just independents involved, either. Starbucks has committed to a line of Fair Trade coffees, and Bourque said all the beans used in Dunkin' Donuts espresso beverages are Fair Trade certified.“
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Café Forum | Northern CA Coffee Companies | Page 2 (#)

„The most widely used espresso machine cleaner. NSF Too! - 623 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 - Tel: 408 429-1920 - Fax: 408 459-0798 - Email: purocaff@aol.com - Url: www.macresq.com/purocaff “
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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„When Ms. Buck refused to comply with a cease and desist order served on behalf of Starbucks, the case went to trial, where it remains, while Samantha Buck continues to serve espresso.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„• Cafe ristretto: This is highly concentrated espresso (3/4 to one ounce of water used for extraction), resulting in a denser, and more aromatic espresso.“
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Coffee From Around The World - National Coffee Association (#)

„Coffees from the Ivory Coast are strongly aromatic with a light body and acidity. They are ideally suited for a darker roast and are therefore, often used in espresso blends“
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Rancilio S.p.A. - Macchine per caffe' (#)

„espresso coffee is also used for many other recipes, among which "cappuccino" is one of the most appreciated.“
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Coffee Dictionary v1 (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Italian for restrain. Used to describe method of pulling a shot of espresso resulting in less fluid in the beverage.“
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