Good espresso is the result of a simple recipe: blend, machine and human skill, combined to create a unique, perfect balance. The blend is crucial; on its composition and quality depends in large part the success of a perfect espresso. No single coffee, understood as a single variety, can create the right balance of taste, aroma and body. Therefore, tradition and experience, innovation and intuition have allowed Altamura Caffè to create blends that satisfy everyone's taste. Robust, sweet, classic, fruity, spicy: the choice is wide, the quality always very high. The machine, like a fine musical instrument, must always be perfectly tuned, with constant maintenance and checks. Each time it is used, the right amount of water must pass through the pressed coffee powder, at a constant temperature of 88°/90°C, for about 30 seconds, propelled by a pressure of 9 atmospheres. The right amount of beverage in the cup is about 30 ml, plus or minus 7 g. in weight. And finally, the human element. The ability of each barista to serve an exceptional espresso, balanced and full-bodied to the right degree, to convey the subtle pleasure that only good coffee can give.