http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/01/why-american-espresso-sucks/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:20:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/01/why-american-espresso-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » David Lebovitz: Making Perfect Espresso at Illy Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:57:56 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=344#comment-1410 [...] At l’università, they compared for him espresso made with 100% Arabica beans and with a 50/50 Arabica/robusta blend. Illy openly disdains robusta coffee as a cheaper coffee stock, so it’s not surprising. Yet there are others who argue that the American outright avoidance of robusta in quality espresso is a major problem. In any case, I find an espresso blend of 90/10 makes a nicely balanced espresso — particularly with some of the high-end, carefully processed robusta stocks now available from places like India. [...] [...] At l’università, they compared for him espresso made with 100% Arabica beans and with a 50/50 Arabica/robusta blend. Illy openly disdains robusta coffee as a cheaper coffee stock, so it’s not surprising. Yet there are others who argue that the American outright avoidance of robusta in quality espresso is a major problem. In any case, I find an espresso blend of 90/10 makes a nicely balanced espresso — particularly with some of the high-end, carefully processed robusta stocks now available from places like India. [...]

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