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Renaissance Espresso

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Inspired by a style they love in Italy

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Our customers say...

  • I ground up some of your Swiss Water Process Decaf beans all fresh and nice and fixed a delicious cup of coffee. I drank it black, no sugar. It was thoroughly enjoyable -- not at all thin or flat, as so many decaf coffees can be. And I noticed it is a darker roast than most, which I particularly like, too. It's excellent.  I would certainly serve it to guests of an evening after dinner.

    --Darlene N., Ridgefield, WA
  • "I know I must sound like I'm delivering a line from a beer commercial, but  I love Obama Blend's smooth taste. It's never bitter. I come by Longfellow's every day for my cup of Obama Blend."

    --Robin, NJ
  • "I'm at Longfellow's every day, so you know I think their coffee is wonderful."

    --Colleen Flatley, NJ
  • "G'Day, I'm flying back to Australia to live for the next 1 1/2 years. Thanks for getting my Obama Blend to me so quickly before before I moved!  I am very happy with the company's customer service."

    --Jody K. from Sunnyvale, Calif.
  • "The Obama Blend coffee is wonderful...smooth, full of flavor. My Republican friends certainly will be surprised when they discover what they are drinking...."

    --Jo Ellen H., Musician/Choral & Organ Consultant, Charlotte, N.C.
  • "I pass through three towns and six coffee shops, including a Starbucks, to get to Longfellow's for my large dark roast (sweet and light)...."

    - Scott Meyers, Teacher's Assistant
  • "Longfellow's Coffee has a something-special-for-everyone menu...(and) unique coffee."

    -Joe Nugent, High Point, N.J.
  • "On a whim, I stopped by Longfellow's Coffee on my way to Starbucks. I'm so happy I did. I've been a regular daily customer ever since. Their cappuccino beats Starbucks hands down!!!!

    -Jill Van Ness, Court Stenographer

Renaissance Espresso Roast

Inspired by gourmet-style Italian methodology

With our first espresso offering you will enjoy a truly Renaissance coffee experience - a roast finely-crafted for supreme homemade espresso drinks. Using, as always, only the absolute best Arabica beans, we've medium-roasted to pull one of the most complex, yet smooth gourmet espresso shots that you will find anywhere. The beans come from three of the regions in highest demand: Brazil, Guatemala, and Sumatra. 

Our Renaissance espresso was inspired by the pleasures and treasures of the Tuscan region of Italy that engendered the genius of Botticelli, da Vinci, and Michelangelo, and where true coffee aficionados helped turn espresso making into an art form during the 19th Century. This Longfellow's Coffee espresso would suit an Etruscan palate from Florence in the northeast to Livorno on the western seaboard. (Further south, Italians would want it a bit darker.)

What we love is the full body, holding well with creative dairy drinks, yet providing smooth straight-up sipping in a double-shot or Americano. Close your eyes and savor the slight hints of cocoa, nut, and even an oh, so subtle pear.


Some thoughts about espresso

  • Espresso is not a type of coffee; rather, it is a method of making coffee and its name comes from two meanings. One, pumping water at extreme pressure (i.e., "pressing") over the finely ground coffee beans, and two, to extract a fast ("express") ounce or two of rich, full-bodied coffee.
  • We strongly recommend that you use a burr grinder and, for espresso drinks, purchase Renaissance Espresso only in whole bean form. Then grind only as you use them, 7 to 14 grams at a time for a shot or double shot. (Actually, we recommend burr grinding for all specialty coffees, whatever your brewing method, for maximizing flavor and preserving freshness. When we grind it for you before shipping, we use a commercial-quality burr grinder.)
  • Meanwhile, keep your unused beans or ground coffee in an airtight container at cool room or pantry temperatures. Air is the coffee's worst enemy.