About Americano coffee
25th October 2018
The most simple answer = it's a shot of espresso topped with hot water The story goes that when American soldiers were stationed in Italy during WWII, they balked at the strong flavour of the espresso drunk by the natives. Raised on drip coffee, the full-bodied and rich flavors of an espresso were unfamiliar. So, they hit on the idea of adding more water to a shot of espresso, and the famous black drink was born. Simple, right? By the way, Italians aren’t that...