Espro Press

In 2002 Bruce Constantine and Chris McLean met for a coffee, and sketched the Calibrated Tamper on the back of a napkin as a way to improve the ease of making good espresso. By April 2004, ESPRO® had emerged dedicated to helping serve the best possible cup of coffee. Many more patent applications and products have followed!

Along the way we have learned that improving coffee and tea requires action from everyone – farmers, roasters, blenders, equipment innovators, shops, restaurants and passionate consumers.  And we’ve grown. A lot! Yet, we have never lost track of what matters, and why we are doing what we’re doing.  Here is our manifesto – the 5 things we believe are needed to make coffee and tea better for everyone…

1. We should know where our coffee and tea comes from, what country, what co-op or farm, and whether a fair-price was paid
2. Our coffee or tea label, shop or server should be able to tell us what flavors to expect in what we have purchased
3. We should be able to actually taste the coffee and tea flavors we were told to expect, and the flavors should blow our socks off
4. Our coffee and tea equipment should work and be easy to learn, teach and use
5. We should celebrate the coffees and teas we serve by serving them with care, thoughtfully pairing them with complementing flavors and textures of foods, and teaching others to appreciate this drink as we do with fine wines

These items guide everything we’re working on.