The Long Black Versus The Americano: An Age Old Debate

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00:00 NEW STUDIO!
00:46 A Little Beverage History
04:11 Making Our Drinks
08:27 Compare And Contrast

[sthentic]

I'm from Melbourne. Nothing stopping you from ordering an iced long black. The only rules I have seen is that it should only be espresso and water mix at the correct ratios. With Australian summer heat it's always nice to pour over ice for a refreshing chilled coffee drink with lots of flavour 😊

[yogatriathlete]

Is a café allongé that we drink in France the same as a Long Black? Café allongé literally translates to elongated coffee and I believe it's 1 part espresso and 2 parts water. I think I just answered my own question

[cornerliston]

Fun comparison. Nice to see.

May I give a suggestion about production : )
Try rotating your lav mic so it points downwards. This may (or may not) have a positive effect on the sibilants.

[michaelarighi]

I guess my question would be: "why would you ruin a perfectly good shot of espresso by adding water?" When I'm making a "6 [demitasse] cup" Moka pot brew, I'll definitely add roughly the equivalent of a shot (30-35 ml) of water, since it's such a large amount of a rather astringent brew that I find it more pleasant that way. But espresso? Nah.

[emmawilks]

Aussie Barista here, at our cafe we do Long Blacks but you can get them regular size (double shot), a large (a triple shot) and Iced which follows same shot ratio to the size chosen. We always offer milk and any extras if desired. I did have some Canadians come in the other day asking for an americano and because we dont have it on our menu and havent been taught about it, this video is extremely helpful so next time i get someone asking i can actually make it for them knowing i know what im doing, cause i was very nervous to ask them and explain to them how we do 'our version' so i gave them a long black hoping for the best. lesson learned :) thank you

[CommentTaire]

I like numbers... Just tell me: 30 g espresso, 125 g water at 90 C. I'm guessing here. Is that it?

[brentroman]

Anecdotally- I’d heard that another differentiation between the two was that the long black typically used “ristretto” shots. Had you heard about that?

[davidgalbreath]

Find that a long black is sweeter than an americano. I do in fact make a short black most often.

[pragmatica]

I thought I was making americanos at home; now I'll call them Long Blacks. More stylish. Thanks!

[chrisamies]

There seems to be a silent community of those who have invented the Long Black separately. A few years ago I used to ask for 'an espresso with hot water - but not as much as an Americano.' Which sounds like the Long Black though I didn't know the term.

[nickjamesart]

No different, just watered down coffee

[mrnnhnz]

Hi Morgan. I'm a Kiwi and usually drink instant coffee - black. If I'm at a café, I'd probably go for a latte/flat white (they're the same, right? Correct me if I'm wrong on that...) But, as I am a black coffee drinker, there are plenty of times I've ordered a long black (or just an espresso, ) at a café too. Long blacks are nice. The benefit over an espresso is that they're bigger, so you can enjoy sipping your coffee for longer. And they're less acerbic, which I'm generally (not always, but generally, ) in the mood for. Also, if the coffee was over-extracted, the long black would be more tolerable than the espresso.
Question, do you guys get coffee served in bowls as an option? We do at many cafés. A place I like serves a quad-shot latte in a bowl - lots of drink, lots of caffeine! But - just occasionally - really nice.

[DarrienGlasser]

Can you bring back the out of sync clocks

[MauroDelCore]

As a person that worked in italian restaurants, I can tell you that in Italy when a customer ask for americano we usually pour the espresso on the cup and on top we add the hot water.... We call it "watery coffee" or "coffee soup".
As an italian that live in UK i started to drink and appreciate the americano coffee, something that I never imagined I could enjoy.
Never tried the long black, but if I had to compare the two I will say that the americano it probably remains more drinkable while getting cold, while the long black, that has a more stronger taste (like an espresso) it might become to bitter and so is ay best hot or at least warm. At least this is how I imagine... but I might be totally wrong.

Something that I am sure of is that every coffee is good, with milk or black, with syrup or ice it just perfect 👌.
Ps nice video looking forward for more 👌

[sandpitturtle]

latte no espresso 2 shot water. thats the best version of coffee. (joke)

[redwolfexr]

Most of the time when I get offered an Americano its because they are "out of" or its "too late to brew more" filter/drip.

Americanos are just too much water most of the time, so I go with the Long Black if the place knows how to make it.

[nicole]

I just wanted to drop a thank you here, cause I have learned so much from this channel on how to make and enjoy coffee at home. My hobby of good coffee making has made my expectations so high it is hard to go out for it now hahaha which isnt a bad thing

The longest video to cover 100ml of difference in the amount of water 🙂
The comparison with a lungo is more interesting, in my opinion.

[scottriley]

We used to make a 1:1 ratio espresso and water and call it a cut double. Served the same purpose as a picollo latte to a latte. Fits right in with your analogy.

Being an Aussie I probably fed into the Americano is espresso then water argument, but your analysis is better, its more about how they function for the drinker rather than exsctly how they're built.

[dununfolette]

At my café, in France, we serve the espresso in a large cup and the hot water in a small pitcher so the customer can adjust the amont of water in their drink.
Nice studio by the way 😊