
Espresso Italiano – Standard Italian Espresso
Espresso Italiano – Standard Italian Espresso: In 1998, the Italian National Espresso Institute (INEI) was established to sensory-evaluate a cup of “Italian Espresso” (Espresso Italiano) and determine the requirements for it to be made, according to INEI:
Water under 9 bar pressure must be pushed through a 7-gram portion of finely ground coffee to ensure that it takes 25 seconds to deliver 25 ml of extract (including crema) into an elliptical 50ml white porcelain cup with a vapor bubble rises in …