noun
General Slang
long shot
· noun · retail / coffee
Espresso pulled with more water for a longer extraction — a lungo.
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Espresso pulled long — roughly double the water through the same puck. Bigger volume, more caffeine, more bitter notes because you've pushed the extraction past the sweet spot. The opposite of a ristretto.
“He always orders his Americano with long shots, says it tastes less burnt.”
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long shot In A Sentence
He always orders his Americano with long shots, says it tastes less burnt.
Origin & Usage
English translation of Italian 'lungo' (long), adopted into US barista vocabulary.
Variants
lungo
People Also Ask
What does long shot mean in coffee?
A long shot is an espresso pulled with more water for a longer extraction — a lungo.
How do you use long shot in a sentence?
"I'll have a long shot" asks the barista for a lungo rather than a standard espresso.
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