"Americans love coffee. We've been consuming our favorite caffeinated bean juice since this country was founded - we can thank the British and their tax on tea for forging our love affair with the drink, starting as far back as 1773. But back then, coffee was a luxury. These days, it's a staple in almost every American morning routine, with café stops built into countless commutes and brewers in nearly every kitchen."
"The most common misconception about espresso, by far, is that the drink is completely different from standard drip coffee - as in, the beans that produce drip coffee couldn't produce espresso, and vice versa. But espresso isn't a type of coffee: It's a brewing method. If you buy whole beans to grind fresh coffee for a drip brewer, French press, or pourover brewer, those same beans can also be brewed into espresso if you have the proper equipment."
Coffee consumption in America dates to the country's founding, with a British tea tax in 1773 helping spur adoption. Coffee transitioned from a historical luxury to a daily staple, with cafés and home brewers common. Modern coffee culture has shifted toward espresso-based drinks, turning espresso from an exotic treat into everyday lattes and cortados. Espresso became widespread over the past couple of decades, generating many misconceptions. Espresso denotes a brewing method rather than a bean variety. Whole beans used for drip, French press, or pourover can also produce espresso when ground and brewed with appropriate equipment.
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