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E: This thread made consuming this impostor so much more enjoyable. Thank you!
It’s called Expresso when it looks like that
Are you suggesting it’s not espresso since the stick doesn’t stand up on its own?
It stands on its own in this one:
You can measure the thickness of the crema:
I suspect this was made by mixing “espresso syrup” and hot water.
It actually came out of an espresso machine. A large ass, commercial machine. That’s why I was so shocked.
What kind of machine? A good machine will produce a good espresso. Maybe it’s a supermarket automatic coffee machine?
I think it was a 3-head La Cimbali.
That’s a darn good machine. So it must be other factors, maybe the barrista…
Former barista here, it’s definitely the barista.
Though to be fair, the blame is mostly on the shop owner for not emphasizing quality and training the barista well
Other factors: coarser ground, longer pull, (maybe) unscaled machine…
Amazing crema.
The place I got it from has bags of coffee on the floor and all that. Sells espresso machines. Very performative.
Grind. Just… grind… at all…
