Comment by noirbot

For sure. I think there's some tragedy in it all just being called espresso. For many reasons, modern espresso machines aren't really producing shots by the same method as a classic machine. Improvements in pumps and temperature controls, not to mention grinders, are producing something that looks the same but may as well be a totally different drink. In the same way that an Americano isn't the same as drip coffee even though they may look the same.