A coffee beverage made by combining espressoA small coffee beverage, about 20 ml, prepared on an espresso machine where pressurized hot water extracted through compressed coffee.: In its most stripped-down, basic form, this is... with hot water. It is the closest thing to “American-style” brewed coffeeBrewed Coffee refers to all coffee preparations produced by adding non-pressurized water to coffee grounds. Contrasted with espresso coffee, which is produced under pressure, brewed coffee is primarily... that can be made with an espresso machine, hence the name.
Because espresso has a different chemical makeup from brewed coffee, an Americano has quite a different flavor profileFlavor Profile implies a graphical impression of a particular coffee, whether it be an artistic portrait or data graph of the perception of flavor compounds. In the case... from a cup of brewed coffee.
