Espresso Recipe

You bought a new espresso roast and you need to start somewhere. This is what we often use as a starting point when brewing a coffee we have not brewed as an espresso before or in a while. Play around with your grind setting, extraction time and dose, as well as your coffee-water ratio. Below, you'll also find recipes for some of our favorite espresso based drinks: iced latte, flat white and espresso tonic.

extraction time: 25-32s
ground coffee: 19g
double espresso weight: 42g
coffee-water ratio: 1:2.21

  1. Dose 19g of finely ground specialty coffee into your portafilter basket, distribute evenly and tamp.
  2. Pull a double espresso with a total brew time of around 30 seconds. Start the timer when you push the button on your machine.

We are aiming at a weight of around 42g for the double espresso.

  • If you have less coffee in your cup after 30 seconds, grind a little bit coarser for your next try.
  • If you have more coffee in your cup after 30 seconds, set the grinder to a slightly finer grind setting before grinding for the next shot.

We recommend to start experimenting with the extraction time and grind setting first and after you have found a pretty good combination, make slight adjustments to the dose and/or ratio if needed.

Iced Latte

This is an easy basic recipe for a delicious iced coffee with plant-based or cow milk. If you don't have an espresso machine, you can use coffee made in a moka pot or similar.

  1. Fill a glass with ice cubes.
  2. Add cold milk or plant-based alternative and leave 2-3 cm of space for your coffee.
  3. Pull a double espresso shot – or single for a lighter version.
  4. If you like it sweet, add sugar to the espresso shot while it's hot.
  5. Pour the espresso shot into the glass – that's it!

Flat White

The Flat White – its origin claimed by both New Zealand and Australia – is one of our favorite versions of coffee with milk. There are a lot of confusion and many version of it out there. This is our version of the infamous Flat White.

  1. Pull a double espresso shot into a 150-200ml cup or glass.
  2. Steam about 100ml of milk with the espresso wand of your coffee machine. Go for a very light foam.
  3. Pour latte art and make it look nice.

The milk-coffee ratio can make a significant change. Some people like it stronger, some like it milkier. Try out different ratios to find your favorite. We usually use a double espresso of about 40-60ml in a 160ml cup, which means we use about 100-120ml of foamed milk. We believe that this ratio is truest to the original flat white and we use other names for other ratios.

Espresso Tonic

This new trend-setter can be enjoyed with or without alcohol and is the perfect refresher on a hot summer day.

  1. Pull a double espresso shot (or single for a lighter version).
  2. Add ice cubes to a glass or jar of about 300ml.
  3. Add the tonic water. We suggest Kandt or Gents.
  4. We appreciate an espresso tonic without alcohol, but if you want to go for the boozy option, we recommend adding 4cl of vodka.
  5. After the tonic's foam has settled, carefully add your espresso shot.
  6. Garnish with a wedge of lemon if you're looking for that extra acidity.

Enjoy responsibly.