The long black, a coffee drink originating from Australia or New Zealand, is gaining popularity in the UK, surpassing the traditional americano in many specialty coffee shops. Baristas describe it as a shorter black coffee, sometimes brewed with espresso added after hot water, resulting in a more intense flavor profile.
Fans of the drink, brewed differently from an americano, say its taste is vastly superior – and are turning a niche product into a bestsellerf you’re a regular at specialist coffee shops in the UK – the kind where baristas carefully weigh out your grounds on tiny hypersensitive scales and practically frogmarch you from the premises if you order syrup – you may have noticed that americanos have fallen out of favour.
Sales of the long black have been steadily rising in the UK. In 2023, according to one small survey, it was London’s fifth most popular coffee order, and accounted for 9% of all sales in the capital. Kaffeine, in Soho, has been selling long blacks since it opened in 2009. Owner Peter Dore-Smith was born in Melbourne, but is a long-term Londoner. Along with nearby Flat White , his shop is a key fixture in London’s antipodean coffee scene.
“You’ll see there’s quite a remarkable difference in the flavour profile,” Dore-Smith says. He’s right; with a long black, the flavour of the beans is clearer and much more vibrant, with notes of blackberry, caramel and nuttiness all coming through. In comparison, the americano feels weak and watery. I’m sold.“Everybody is basically like: whoa, that’s so much better,” Dore-Smith says.
Like the flat white, the long black originated in Australia or New Zealand, depending on who you ask. The two countries are renowned for their high-quality brews; if a spot is owned by an Australian or a New Zealander, it’s usually a pretty solid indicator that the coffee will be on point.
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