Kens Espresso Fueled Ramblings

Lots of times I see people say that a ristretto is simply a normal shot of espresso cut short by a couple or seconds or more.. wrong.

Ristretto means restricted, not short. A ristretto should run the same time as a normal shot.

So in order to get a proper ristretto shot grind a hair or two finer and let it run for about 22-30 seconds depending on taste.

The finer grind means you get less volume because you restricted the shot.