What is your favorite brand of espresso?

[VAfoodie]

Just bought a low end machine Mr. Coffee--might trade up depending on how this goes. I make an awful mess, but I attribute this to the learning curve.

[chaddick]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I too just got an espresso maker as a gift and haven't used it yet.

[shaogo]

Perhaps I'm revealing a not-so-gilded coffee palate here... I've been using Cafe Bustelo, purchased in the supermarket, for years, both in a Braun espresso machine and also in a regular coffee machine. It's also superb in a French press.

I'll admit I haven't yet tried Illy but this post is getting me off my rump to go buy some...

[thew]

espresso does not need to be made with espresso beans. any high quality bean can make a high quality espresso, if the machine produces enough pressure

[bob96]

Caffe Mauro, from Reggio Calabria.

[kattyeyes]

Illy!

[fmcoxe6188]

Second!

[HillJ]

http://www.vietnamese-coffee.com/abou...

Not only fabulous but offered at an extraordinary price.

[David Kahn]

Graffeo, dark roast: http://www.graffeo.com/ .