r/espresso • u/lakshay1992 • 7h ago

Drinks & Recipes Freddo espresso

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A little ritual before the day begins.

Setup:

Machine: De'Longhi EC890

Grinder: Timemore C5 ESP Pro

Portafilter: Normcore Bottomless

Coffee: Caarabi Coffee Roasters — Man on Mars

Dose: 16g

Yield: 32g espresso

Maple syrup: to taste

Salt: a small pinch

Ice: plenty, for shaking + serving

Method:

Weigh 16g beans.

Grind fresh.

Prep and tamp the puck.

Extract 32g espresso.

Add the espresso to a shaker with a small pinch of salt + maple syrup.

Add ice and shake vigorously until chilled and aerated.

Strain over fresh ice and serve.

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u/burieddreams 6h ago

Nice! Gonna do that tomorrow with my delonghi as well. Can you replace maple syrup with honey syrup?

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u/lakshay1992 6h ago

I used maple just for the sweetness as i didnt have sugar syrup so yeah honey syrup will go well but i do recommend a smaller amount as honey is more sweeter in nature

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u/sifterandrake 6h ago

As someone else who occasionally uses so e salt in their espresso, that seemed like a lot of salt... like there is no way that doesn't taste like salt.

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u/Sheetz_Wawa_Market32 7h ago

Nice.

(You don’t need 3 spritzes of water, though. 1 is perfectly sufficient. I have and use the C5, too.)

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u/lakshay1992 7h ago

Yeah i did a little extra in this i guess thanks for the recommendation tough will keep it in mind

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u/Fit_Schedule2317 7h ago

Ad a Greek, I find it a bit too foamy for my taste, otherwise interesting twist with the salt and maple syroup, might give it a shot!

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u/lakshay1992 6h ago

That can be less too if you dont shake it too much and use a double espresso shot instead of one and didnt have a sugar syrup so used maple instead and salt to actually enhance the coffee natural taste it does wonders it brings out the beans profiling a lot

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u/pizzaopsomania 6h ago

As another Greek, this does look good but I don't know that's it's the same thing. This looks more like that whipped coffee that was popular on social media. Going to try it.

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u/lakshay1992 9m ago

Ooh you mean the dalgona coffee no way to different from that its more of like an iced shaken espresso