Brewed coffee + espresso
Black eye
Filter coffee with two espresso shots for a serious caffeine lift.
Where it came from
United States
20th century
Black eye extends the red-eye idea with two espresso shots. It belongs to American diner and office-coffee vocabulary rather than a formal café tradition.
Make it at home
Starting recipe
You'll need
- Brewed coffee
- 240 g
- Espresso
- 36 g
- 01
Build
Pour brewed coffee into a mug and add a double espresso.
- 02
Serve
Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.
At a café
Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.