The differences between Espress, espresso, espresso and single coffee

Espresso is a kind of espresso, which also belongs to coffee latte, cappuccino and so on. In most cases, espresso is translated into Italian condensation.

But the name "espresso" seems to be misleading, as if the coffee had been "purified" again. Actually, it's not! It is only condensed because it is small and visually "thick". So I suggest we just call it espresso.

It can be said that Espresso is a strict set of production methods-specific water pressure, water temperature, extraction time, etc.-only coffee made through these specific indicators is called espresso. And individual coffee is a completely different concept.

Individual coffee, consider whether the coffee is selected from a single origin of a single variety of coffee beans. Such as ordering a cup of Brazil, Colombia or the more famous Blue Mountain in a cafe, these are individual coffees.

If you use a variety of coffee beans from a single origin to make espresso, then this cup of espresso is both espresso and individual coffee.

However, coffee beans generally used to make espresso will choose several different coffee beans to mix according to a certain proportion to achieve a certain taste balance. Therefore, the general espresso will not be equal to a single cup of coffee.

The basic differences between espresso and single coffee:

First, a brief introduction to the concept of espresso and single coffee.

Espresso: if you want to use the data for a general explanation, it means that 7g of powder is extracted by water at 92 degrees at nine atmospheres for 25,30 seconds to get 30ml coffee. The resulting 30ml coffee is called Espresso.

Single coffee: coffee made from only coffee beans from a certain country or a certain producing area, we call it single coffee.

Is the single coffee espresso?

Originally thought that espresso must be made from mixed coffee beans in order to be regarded as espresso, but in recent years, it has been found that the use of individual coffee beans to make espresso has gradually become a popular trend.

In fact, it can be seen from the above concept that the coffee produced by single coffee beans according to the production method of espresso is also espresso.

Is espresso a single coffee?

It says that single coffee can be espresso, so espresso is single coffee? The answer is: not necessarily, this needs to be verified from two aspects. That is, the types of coffee beans used. If the espresso is made from single coffee beans (such as Brazil, Goran, Manning, etc.), then this espresso can also be called single coffee.

If the espresso is made with mixed beans, then it is considered that the espresso cannot be called a single coffee.

What is the essential difference between espresso and individual coffee?

From the above three aspects of comparison, we finally come to a conclusion: espresso can be a single coffee, or not a single coffee, the difference between this is based on the use of different coffee beans.

Single coffee can be either espresso or non-espresso, and the two are divided according to the concentration of the coffee liquid. For example, using a siphon pot to make Colombian coffee beans cannot be called espresso, while Colombian coffee beans made with a coffee machine can be called espresso.