Now high-quality espresso can be offered by any fine food venue looking to delight its customers with the ultimate in coffee, from the boutique hotel catering to discerning world travelers, to the artisanal bakery seeking the ideal companion to handcrafted pastries. The secret lies with illy’s pre-portioned iperEspresso system and E.S.E. coffee pods.
iperEspresso Professional system, is a breakthrough re-thinking of espresso preparation that let’s any establishment produce authentic, Italian café-quality espress. Each revolutionary iperEspresso capsule —packed with the legendary illy blend and protected by five international patents—produces delicious, intensely aromatic espresso witha remarkably velvety and long lasting crema. Baristas become instant masters by simply inserting a capsule inside an illy Francis Francis! X2.1 iperEspresso machine, its compact size and striking design belying unparalleled power to please.
A second option is E.S.E. pods (Easy Serving Espresso an illy innovation). Each E.S.E. pod contains a perfectly dosed and tamped measure of the illy blend, enclosed in filter paper that preserves aroma and taste. The barista simply places a pod inside an illy E.S.E. X1 machine, in 30 seconds yielding a , rich, yet smooth and balanced espresso.
Both iperEspresso capsules and E.S.E. pods are available in medium roast with a smooth and balanced taste, dark roast with a more robust character, and decaffeinated which has the same taste profile as medium roast but without the caffeine.