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Another advantage of doing a transfer from a shot glass or demi (and for some reason i don't ever see people discussing this) is that the shot is then "pre-stirred". Espresso is not a homogenized liquid. It comes in stages. I've found that drinks made by pulling a shot directly into a cup then pouring the drink, results in the last bit of the shot (relatively thin, watery, citric, floral) becoming the contrast on the top of the drink. When i take a drink of a milk drink, i don't want to only experience the higher end of the shot on the first drink. I also stir my espresso before drinking for this reason.
Try making one capp pulling the shot directly into the cup and not stirring in any way, then pouring the milk. Then try making another by pulling the espresso into a different vessel and transferring or by vigorously swirling the espresso before pouring. I would like to hear opinions especially from Brady & Bryan.
Tomorrow. Machine is cleaned currently. Besides, we just got those spiffy RW glass shot pitchers with handles and pour spots. Perty snazzy. :)
-bry
Ricky Sutton said:Another advantage of doing a transfer from a shot glass or demi (and for some reason i don't ever see people discussing this) is that the shot is then "pre-stirred". Espresso is not a homogenized liquid. It comes in stages. I've found that drinks made by pulling a shot directly into a cup then pouring the drink, results in the last bit of the shot (relatively thin, watery, citric, floral) becoming the contrast on the top of the drink. When i take a drink of a milk drink, i don't want to only experience the higher end of the shot on the first drink. I also stir my espresso before drinking for this reason.
Try making one capp pulling the shot directly into the cup and not stirring in any way, then pouring the milk. Then try making another by pulling the espresso into a different vessel and transferring or by vigorously swirling the espresso before pouring. I would like to hear opinions especially from Brady & Bryan.
It depends on the situation for me whether or not I pull into a mug or a shot glass.
If I've just arrived at work and am still dialing myself in to the grinders or If the shots are jumping all over the place, then I will use a shot glass. Another situation would be (obviously) if a customer brings in their own mug and it is too large to fit beneath the group-head.
Most of the time after that I prefer to pull the shot into the mug. As stated in a previous reply, a heated up mug is fantastic and I prefer to do this as well.
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