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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But black coffee and espresso are two completely different things. Are you suggesting instead they get an Americano?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Filter coffee. Only way to have it.

I'll go as far as Turkish coffee, but Americano doesn't taste good at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah the americano is an example of what our people had to put up with saving Europe from itself.

In a few years I imagine y'all'll get a European style coffee which is just reduced pour over and you'll hate that like nobody's business, but you dealt with it to save some Canadian bacon

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, you can easily take espresso-based beverages "black", too. Or rather, you can easily make them not-black by adding milk, which is pretty common for americanos.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure, but then you’re taking it in small cup form rather than as a larger volume drink. That still makes them two very different things.

If I want a nice, large margarita, telling me I can have a couple shots of tequila misses the point. Nothing against tequila, but a mixed drink and a shot are different enough that one is not a substitute for another.

Same with espresso. Americano is much closer in form factor to a latte than straight espresso. And more to my post’s point, most times when people say black coffee they mean drip.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The americanos I've had were about the same volume as a regular filter coffee. And even if there was a difference in volume, it wouldn't matter - "black" vs "with milk" only refers to whether you add any amount of milk.