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Quanto può durare il mio caffè?

A companion for all Milanese since 1909

At least once, every Milanese had a perfectly made espresso at the historic Torrefazione of Corso Buenos Aires. This tradition now continues at your place or office thanks to our online store, which brings coffee from the Roaster directly to you, wherever you want.

Capsule extraction. Is it identical to espresso?

The invention of the domestic capsule machine is undoubtedly brilliant. It immediately convinced us thanks to the professional result it brings to our homes. However, it is not correct to compare the capsule extraction to espresso for all the characteristics we have seen in many posts here on ABCCoffee.

The reopening of the Corso Buenos Aires roastery: Monday 11 May

It will be difficult to see your smiles under the masks, but we are sure that the eyes will reflect all our and your happiness, giving each other a little bit of new normal, unusually remote, but always dominated by attention to service, product quality, safety and authenticity of human relationships created inside and outside the roastery.

How to go sugarless with coffee

We all know that it would be better to avoid sugar or at least limit its consumption. How do you get used to drink coffee without adding it? And what are the advantages?

A how to make a perfect coffee that dates back to... 1836

The “Manual of the perfect coffee lover” an original booklet from 1836 states that to obtain a perfect coffee it is necessary to use quality raw coffee and adopt a medium roasting… why has this habit been lost in present times?

The benefits of coffee - part 1

As we well know in coffee there is caffeine, which can bring countless benefits to our body. In fact, it helps digest thanks to the stimulatory effect, it has a protective function on the heart and it is energizing for the brain. It also stimulates the metabolism and therefore increases the calories burned.

Let's talk about Blue Diamond

The blend that made the history of the Corso Buenos Aires roasting in Milan, born in 1909 and imprinted in the memory of all the Milanese

The perfect moka coffee

There's so many tips to due the perfect coffee with moka pot, but the most important thing is always coffee

A decaf that tastes good: you’ll believe it!

Because taking away caffeine doesn't mean taking away a good taste ...

The Ernani hat is now more than ever a symbol of our fight against new adversities

The hat with the feather, appearing in the Ernani logo, has a quite vast symbolic value - from a Milanese and Italian perspective - but forgotten and that is now coming back more than ever before...

Some capsules are destroying your machine, why?

It happens too often that you insert a compatible capsule into our machine and you then have to strain the lever too much, with the risk of even breaking it. What happens to the capsule after inserting it?

The women coffee

These women know how to get the coffee right

No more sugar: why and how?

Of course, we know, it's difficult. The coffees that are offered us every day in most bars are bitter. But you know that this is not necessary?

Medium roasted coffee, that is good even without sugar

What does "medium roasted coffee" mean? Why did Ernani choose a medium toasting level?

THE KISS OF HAYEZ AND THE ERNANI HAT

The Hayez exhibition at the Gallerie d’Italia in Milan featuring all three versions of the painting “Il Bacio” (“The Kiss”) gives the opportunity to appreciate the bond between this famous painting by the Italian Francesco Hayez and the Ernani hat...

OUR PACKAGE IS NOT ONLY INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL!

Thanks to the capsules, we are all getting used to buy coffee packed in cardboard boxes...

COFFEE HARVESTING METHODS

When to harvest the coffee cherries, the various harvesting methods and their impact on the coffee quality. Let’s go through this all together...

NEW CAFFÈ ERNANI BLENDS NAMES!

Introducing the new names of the blends available at the Corso Buenos Aires historical roastery in Milan...

AT CAFFÈ ERNANI YOU WILL NOT FIND AN ORDINARY HEADROASTER

Hi Paolo, you are head roaster at Caffè Ernani, the right person to ask how Caffè Ernani wants to differentiate from other roasters by focusing on quality...

TRAMS ARE A MUST SEE IN MILAN

Trams are a typical feature of the landscape of Milan and the Milanese, who regard them as an institution, adore the city trams. A little noisy but nice, friendly, comfortable and ecological we catch them to get anywhere...

EHI, ERNANI IS BACK AT TEATRO ALLA SCALA!

From 29 September to 25 October Verdi’s opera returns to La Scala, and you know how much we love it...

ERNANI CAPSULES EXTRACTION

It is less full-bodied than espresso, but with great aromatic variety. It is very practical and allows to vary your coffee in an instant...

SUBSCRIBE TO CAFFÈ ERNANI: NO STRINGS ATTACHED, JUST A FANTASTIC SERVICE

Our best coffees, roasted to perfection and delivered fresh to your door: you can modify and stop your subscription whenever you want, without time constraints!

YOU CAN BUY CAFFE' ERNANI ONLINE!

Coffee Ernani is growing, working on many new services and products for those who love coffee...

WHY ERNANI?

Strong connection to the traditions and to the city of Milan, courage, a visionary mind: these are the values that the Ernani hat represented in the tumultuous period that brought to the historic “5 Giornate di Milano”...

OUR STORY

In order to offer a always top quality product, we select only the best beans and we roast them at the best, to preserve all the qualities of our coffee and its aromatic notes until they will be consumed...

CAFFE' ERNANI AT HOMI

Our purpose is to be a good companion in your everyday life. That is why we will also be close to you during HOMI, the lifestyle fair taking place at the Milano Exhibition centre from 15 to 18 September 2017.

HOMI2017: WHEN TRYING TO BE KNOW GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO LEARN

Chiara talks about her experience at HOMI 2017, a beautiful and intense story. We invite you to read it!

COME AND VISIT US AT HOST!

This year Caffè Ernani will be again at Host with its own stand from 20 to 24 October 2017 at the Milan Exhibition Center...

DRY AND WET COFFEE

How important are the coffee processing techniques in determining the coffee carachteristics?

COFFEE STORAGE AT HOME OR AT WORKPLACE

Not everybody knows how to keep coffee and its taste fresh over time and it’s never enough to draw your attention to the negative impact of a bad storage...

WHERE DO THE COFFEES INCLUDED IN CAFFÈ ERNANI BLENDS COME FROM?

Before revealing the answer to the question, we want to take this opportunity to make a brief description of the main coffee producing countries around the world...

THE CAFFÈ ERNANI TRADITIONAL EASTER CAKE

Ernani offers a tasty Colomba – the traditional Italian Easter cake – variation.

“WELCOME TO THE ERNANI WORLD!” WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

Giorgio heart and soul of the Caffè Ernani way of dealing with our baristas makes it really clear for us...

KINDER SURPRISE EGGS INSPIRED OUR CAPSULES

We admit it, we love Kinder suprise eggs. We love the sweet milk chocolate and the yellow plastic eggs holding the surprise. Funny and easily accessible, they conceal the taste of surprise, melting in a small daily pleasure. Just as the espresso or, even better, as capsules...

A YELLOW-FOOTED TINY MOUSE

Mickey Mouse was born in 1928 and since that time he wears large, yellow shoes, the only element that has always been constant, despite his many stylistic evolutions...

ERNANI CAPSULES, COMPATIBLE NESPRESSO: ONLY WITH QUALITY COFFEE

All the questions you ask us when you have the opportunity to taste our Nespresso compatible capsules and you feel like like switching to Caffè Ernani collected in one page!

THE SWEETNESS OF CAFFÈ ERNANI COMES FROM A SMILE

We are talking about Claudia’s smile. She heads administration and she deals with a lot of things, transferring to people she works with her collaborative approach, always focused on finding a solution...

YOU’VE NOT REALLY BEEN IN MILAN IF YOU DID NOT HAVE A YELLOW MILANESE RISOTTO

It is the MilanFoodWeek and we want to celebrate Milan with the most yellow and the most typical of its recipes: the risotto alla Milanese.

DARK ROAST IS NO QUALITY AT ALL

The degree of roasted coffee is one of the most important elements in determining coffee characteristics...

THERE, WHERE CAFFÈ ERNANI IS ROASTED

The coffee you enjoy in our milanese roastery, at bars where Caffè Ernani is served and that you can buy on our site, are roasted in our workshop in Desio, dominated by a 70’s Petroncini...

THESE NEW CAPSULES WILL MAKE YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD TIME!

We are a curious little roasting company and we are always busy selecting origins, roasting, tasting, grinding and extracting.

THE ERNANI QUALITY CAPSULES

All the questions you ask us when you have the opportunity to taste our Nespresso compatible capsules and you feel like like switching to Caffè Ernani collected in one page!

Hai Un Ufficio O Un Negozio? Abbiamo L’Abbonamento Per Te!

FLIP COFFEE POT

Why we like it? It is a true ritual in neapolitan houses, slow. How to make your coffee using flip coffee pot...

ARE YOU A NETFLIX SUBSCRIBER? YOU ARE READY TO BE A CAFFÈ ERNANI SUBSCRIBER AS WELL

For your TV shows and your music you opted for some Netflix/Spotify style service? Well, it looks like you are ready to subscribe to Caffè Ernani.

ARABICA AND ROBUSTA: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Is coffee all the same? How to find out quality coffee, without following the easy and void promises of the 100% Arabica?

CAPSULE LOVERS NOW HAVE TWO MORE CAFFÈ ERNANI BLENDS FOR THEIR DAYS

COFFEE GRINDING – 5 SIMPLE RULES TO PULL THE PERFECT ESPRESSO

ERNANI CAPSULES

A study as intense as Ernani coffees has led to our new compatible capsules, now available at our website, also by subscription, and, starting from the next week, at the historical roastery of Corso Buenos Aires in Milan and at bars serving Caffè Ernani.

THE BIALETTI MAKER

Why we like it? Is full of history and produces a very good coffee in a very simple way. It also spreads a terrific coffee aroma in your kitchen...