Starbucks’ Ristretto

// January 6th, 2005 // General

Starbucks LogoSome talk about different espresso drink offerings from Starbucks over at Boing-Boing.

Maybe the “Ristretto” should be renamed Espressus Interruptus.

One Response to “Starbucks’ Ristretto”

  1. Yertle says:
    January 6, 2005 at 5:35 PM

    This is a bad definition of ristretto. My understanding is based on spending too much time reading coffeegeek.com. A ristretto is the volume of a single shot (+/-1 oz.), made with a double shot worth of coffee grounds (~17 grams), with the grind recalibrated to achieve a normal ~25 second brew time. If they didn’t mess with the grinder, it ain’t a ristretto. See: http://coffeegeek.com/opinions/aarondelazzer/02-24-2002