Know how to drink espresso | how to drink ice water for espresso

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Espresso is probably the most misunderstood and unpopular way of brewing coffee in a coffee shop. Most people probably think that only severe coffee addicts who pursue excitement or professional coffee tasting masters will choose to drink Espresso. But in fact, in 1901, when Luigi Bezzera first invented the world's first espresso machine, he did not want to "add oil" to coffee addicts, nor to satisfy the elegant enjoyment of literati, he just wanted to make a cup of coffee "quickly". His invention was greatly improved by Achille Gaggia in the 1940s, when the espresso machine was introduced into a manual joystick, and since then, professional Barista-- "handles" were officially born.

A good espresso has a compact, well-textured, long-lasting foam a few millimeters thick. This is not just a proof of quality, there is a later sense of smell and taste, it is also critical to the preservation of the direction of the coffee, allowing the aroma to be retained until the coffee is finished.

How to make the mouth taste?

First of all, the fat in the coffee prolongs the process, which allows the taster to taste it carefully. All this is possible because the aroma components of coffee reach the olfactory mucosa from the back of the throat.

When we smell coffee directly, we can evaluate the intensity and concentration of coffee aroma, roasting intensity and fineness. We can judge good smells and bad smells by the back of the throat.

The unpleasant smell is caused by defects in raw coffee, improper roasting or final improper brewing. The good smell is the feeling we can perceive, thanks to the good quality of coffee beans and the good skills of all operators in the production chain. There is also a strong personal evaluation, which can be described as the good feelings of a good espresso.

Vision: look at the color of crema, the uniformity of color, thickness, extension, etc.

Smell: floral, caramel, nutty, chocolate, etc.

Taste: coffee sweet, sour, mellow, aftertaste, etc., especially pay attention to the Italian concentrated "bitters weet" taste, hierarchy and balance.

Touch: after drinking, feel the feeling of coffee in your mouth, that is, the aftertaste and texture of coffee.

Italian coffee with ice water is to clean the mouth before tasting, in order to better taste the flavor of coffee.

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