Lousy w/o my Latte...

[Becky]

I have to ask....having never had an Americano (but plenty of espresso), what's the difference in taste between an Americano and plain ol' black coffee?

Black coffee gal here. I'm so boring

[dex]

I have to ask....having never had an Americano (but plenty of espresso), what's the difference in taste between an Americano and plain ol' black coffee?

Black coffee gal here. I'm so boring

My reason is this:
I tend to like dark roasted, bold flavor in my coffee. Brewed coffees can be so variable in taste profiles (different beans, different roasts, different blends, etc.) that I go with the Americano as my regular drink mostly because espresso is *a little* more predictable in flavor.

Although, if I happen across a Clover machine with Tanzania Blackburn Estate on offer, I dive right in and get a cup. That's some plain black coffee yumminess right there.

[Becky]

My reason is this:
I tend to like dark roasted, bold flavor in my coffee. Brewed coffees can be so variable in taste profiles (different beans, different roasts, different blends, etc.) that I go with the Americano as my regular drink mostly because espresso is *a little* more predictable in flavor.

Although, if I happen across a Clover machine with Tanzania Blackburn Estate on offer, I dive right in and get a cup. That's some plain black coffee yumminess right there.

Makes sense to me! Thanks for the explanation

[Grog]

An Americano is a shot of espresso with about a cup of really hot water coming out of the coffee machine. I love coffee, and I find Americanos awful. Instead I usually make myself (at home) a "long" espresso, which the French and Québécois regularly drink and call "allongé." It's basically the same quantity of ground coffee as the one used for one shot of espresso, but with more water pushed through it. In other words, the machine is "on" for longer.

Some barristas know about them, but in the USA I've often had to say NOOOOOO! when they were going to add boiling water to it, effectively destroying the coffee's delicate aromas.

I drink coffee without milk or any other "contaminant" and love it that way. It takes much better quality coffee though, because you're really tasting the thing.