How to make a coconut water Americano

Name: Coconut water Americano
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients: Finely ground coffee · 18 g; Fresh coconut water (young green coconut) · 120–150 ml; Ice cubes

A coconut water Americano is espresso poured over fresh coconut water and ice: lightly, naturally sweet, with a coconut aroma and a full coffee taste, no sugar needed.

Time 5 min
Difficulty Easy
Serves 1 cup
Espresso machine

Coffee: 18 g (double shot)
Grind: Fine (espresso grind)
Espresso: 36 g · 25–30 sec
Fresh coconut water: 120–150 ml, cold
Ice: A full glass
Sugar: None needed

You need

Finely ground coffee · 18 g
Fresh coconut water (young green coconut) · 120–150 ml
Ice cubes

Method

Strain fresh coconut water through a sieve and chill it. Young green coconuts give the sweetest, most fragrant water.
Let the machine heat up fully. Flush the group head for a few seconds.
Put 18 g of finely ground coffee in the portafilter, level it and tamp evenly.
Fill a glass with ice and pour in 120–150 ml of coconut water.
Lock in the portafilter and pull about 36 g of espresso into a small cup in 25–30 seconds.
Pour the espresso slowly over the coconut water so it layers, stir, and drink at once.

Tip: Freeze coconut water in an ice tray the night before: as it melts it won't water the coffee down. Not to be confused with coconut coffee (cà phê cốt dừa), which uses rich coconut cream.