espressi

As soon as the bartender saw them he called out, ‘Three espressi?’, half way between an inquiry and a flat statement.

1967, Renato Amato, The Full Circle of the Travelling Cuckoo, Whitcombe & Tombs, published 1968, page 45

We sighed happily into our espressi (75¢), pleased to be among the first diners in this accomplished yet simple bistro.

1975, À la Vôtre, volume 5, page 174

(And once, years ago in Genoa, when my own children were small and we all fell sick of what turned out to be German measles, the hotel physician seemed ready to hand me over to the authorities because it had “become known” to him that I had permitted them to sip my espresso. Toddlers may drink wine, but not coffee. ... In fact, I had ordered three espressi because the children admired the pretty porcelain cups; I drank them all.[…])

1989, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Italian Days, Atlantic Monthly Press, →ISBN, page 18

Well, after that dinner and two espressi and a cognac we were able to struggle home through the winding stress, feeling we had dined abundantly but not to excess, because we were given small portions.

1994, John Ferrone, editor, Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles: Letters to Helen Evans Brown, published 1995, →ISBN, pages 263–264

Dr Illy’s presentation of three espressi brewed for different times followed a tasting given by Jean-Claude Rouzaud of his Roederer Brut Premier, Brut Rosé and Cristal 1989.

1997, Decanter, volume 22