Espresso, made by brewing espresso roasted beans under high pressure, is a strong, black coffee served in small cups. Machiatto is espresso with a touch of steamed milk. Cappuccino is even thirds of espresso, steamed milk, and a cap of milk foam. Depending on the manufacturer, the flavors can be natural or artificial. High quality coffees have strong, fragrant aromas.
Connoisseurs describe the flavor using adjectives such as earthy, mellow or grassy.
Although your average coffee consumer in America could not distinguish an earthy flavor from a mellow one, the busy neighborhood Starbucks is evidence enough that Americans love all varieties of coffee regardless. Coffee available to American consumers comes from the four corners of the globe including Sumatra, Arabia and India, but Brazil and Colombia remain the two largest suppliers. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk. If you are under 18, please do NOT opt-in to receive email offers on this page.