Reverse Engineering the Italian Espresso Blend

Although few, if any, Italian roasters disclose the recipes for their espresso blends, there is a way to reverse engineer the typical Italian espresso blend. Since Italians consume very little brewed coffee, all green coffee imported into Italy is effectively going into espresso blends. 

Using this data. we’ve compiled the mix of origins that the typical Italian roaster uses. While many US roasters may know that Brazil supplies a lot of beans to Italy, most may be surprised to learn that India is the #2 origin for Arabica beans.  

This is one reason that Josuma focuses so much on espresso.