If the beans have an almost shining surface, it’s considered a French or Italian style roast (aka really, really dark). How do you know if a given coffee is a dark roast? If the oil migrates to the outside of the bean, it means that it’s quite dark. Beans can also be too dark and taste bitter and ashy. This way you will get good results when drinking both lattes and flat whites, as well as single shot espresso. I know it may sound vague, but my suggestion is to go for something that’s somewhere in the middle of the dark spectrum. That being said there are many shades of dark. That is the tradition, and it’s also what most people prefer. We already touched upon it, but yes, espresso should be at least a bit darker than regular beans. Maybe there’s even 20% of robusta mixed in.
Typically, a base of cheaper beans from countries such as Brazil and Indonesia is used in a blend. For that reason, it makes sense to use an espresso blend in a busy café. It’s cheaper: Single-origin coffee is expensive.Better with milk: If you want to use the espresso in a milk-based drink such as a latte or cappuccino, you’ll need a rather dark roast to “cut” through the creaminess of the milk.People have come to expect a certain ‘espresso flavor’ than can’t be achieved with regular beans. Tradition: Espresso has always been roasted darker than other types of coffee.A lot can be said about the subject but here are the main reasons: There are several reasons that most cafés use a special blend for espresso and not just regular filter coffee. The first question you may ask is, ‘why not just use regular coffee beans?’
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