Ultimately, you should be brewing coffees the way that tastes best to you and your palate.A cup of espresso from Ventimiglia, ItalyĮspresso ( / ɛ ˈ s p r ɛ s oʊ/ ( listen), Italian: ) is a coffee-brewing method of Italian origin, in which a small amount of nearly boiling water (about 90 ☌ or 190 ☏) is forced under 9–10 bars (900–1,000 kPa 130–150 psi) of pressure through finely-ground coffee beans. In fact, we serve our Montenero and Decaffeinato as both Espresso and Drip in all of our caffes! While our Single Origin and Drip coffees are roasted lighter than our Espressos, we find that a lot of our fans enjoy using our espressos for both purposes. Nope! Flavors and preferences are entirely subjective, and you should buy the coffees that taste best to you for however you’re brewing it. “So this means I should only buy dark roasts to use as Espresso, and light roasts to use as Drips?” Conversely, if you use a darker roast as a drip coffee, you might find the flavors become too subtle, whereas they taste just right when using a lighter roast. However, when you use a darker roasted coffee, you’ll find the espresso is sweeter, more balanced, has a delicate acidity, and is overall more pleasant. So, since espresso machines act as a magnifier, using lighter roasted coffee can often lead to an espresso that is too intense, bright, and jarring.
The darker you roast coffees, the more those acidic flavors become subtler, sweeter, and balanced. The lighter a coffee is roasted, the more intense and, acidic the flavors are. One of those characteristics is the effect of roast level on flavor. Secondly, while every coffees’ flavor profile is different and requires a unique roast profile (something our roasting team excels at), there are some characteristics that are found in every coffee. We often taste and discover new flavors in a coffee when it is brewed as espresso versus when we brew it as drip. The pressure used (around 130lbs of force) and concentration act like a magnifier, making all of the flavors and aromas very pronounced. In order to understand why Espresso is often darker roasted, we have to first understand a few things about brewing espresso and roasting coffee.įirstly, espresso machines brew coffee in a highly pressurized environment and the coffee they produce is very concentrated. While it is very common for Espresso to be roasted darker than Drip coffee, it’s important to know that this doesn’t mean there is a specific one-size-fits-all espresso roast. “But aren’t espresso blends always a darker roast than drip coffees?”
In fact, the only thing that makes an espresso an espresso is that it was brewed using an espresso machine. Any coffee bean can be used with any brewing device. While it’s a common misconception that Espresso beans are different that Drip beans, in actuality they are equal. It’s true! There is no inherent difference between coffee beans used for Espresso and beans used for Drip. The difference between Espresso and Drip coffee beans is…nothing! “There’s no difference between Espresso and Drip beans? That can’t be right!” Are they altogether different types of beans? Are Espresso beans a specific type of blend? What is the difference between Espresso and Drip coffee? The answer, it turns out, is quite simple. And while seeing these two categories naturally leads us to believe that there is some inherent difference between Espresso beans and Drip beans, it’s rarely explained what that difference is. This categorization isn’t limited to just bags of coffee it’s not uncommon to see candies, flavors, and syrups made with Espresso beans as well. Espresso, not unexpectedly, refers to a coffee or blend that is meant to be brewed using an espresso machine, whereas Drip refers to all other methods of brewing. Often times, we see coffee separated into two categories: Espresso and Drip.
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