I Tested 29 Espresso Shots in Italy. The Results Surprised Me

*Master coffee water now* (skip years of frustration): https://coffeechronicler.gumroad.com/l/h20 After testing 29 shots across Italy, I realized Italian espresso is very strong (average 10.4% TDS) and also very different from what most people think. In this video: Why strong Italian espresso doesn't taste harsh The massive difference between north and south Italy What specialty coffee can learn from this The future of espresso in modern cafés This follows my conversation with researcher Andre Eiermann about espresso dying worldwide. Italy showed me why it still works there—and why it's failing everywhere else. 📝 Full blog post with details that didn't fit in the video: https://coffeechronicler.com/italian-coffee-culture-history-explained/ 🎥 Previous video: https://youtu.be/CpIIELyWJqU?si=66bnNxj1zmloqKzs CHAPTERS: 0:00 - The Hypothesis 3:00 - Strong But Smooth 4:16 - The Napoli Exception 6:50 - The Truth About Italian Espresso 9:11 - What we can learn 11:55 - My Perfect Farewell Shot Do you think specialty cafés should keep traditional espresso, or embrace lungos/alternative formats? Let me know 👇