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Italian Espresso is typical made with cheap, nasty Robusta for more Crema - the flavour comes second. Also Italians don't fetishise coffee in the same way we do here - it's just a part of every day life. Personally, I like both styles - but I totally disagree with Rayner's article. I like him usually, but it just seems ignorant to lambast the great work that all the third wave stores are doing to help the UK understand that coffees can have personalities. If we treated all food in the way he's insinuating, there would be no progress, change or discovery of new techniques. PLUS its still fucking super easy to find a roasty dark espresso in 98% of coffee shops in the uk.
Heres a much more constructive, interesting article on the matter -
http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/04/which-espresso-is-better-italian-third-wave-cafes.html