I've tested some of the best coffee makers on the market, and with a career that gives me the chance to test all the latest brewing tech, I've become a certified coffee obsessive. However, as summer hits full swing and I switch from my morning cappuccino to an iced coffee, I typically retire my espresso maker and opt for a homemade cold brew concentrate. The problem with using traditional espresso to make an iced coffee is that it instantly melts my ice, leading to a watery coffee that just doesn't hit the spot.
While making cold brew is cheap and relatively painless, it does take 12-24 hours and you do need to do it in bulk, so when I found out that De'Longhi worked with the Specialty Coffee Association to develop a line of machines that can make cold brew and cold espresso with the touch of a button, I was cautiously excited to put it to the test. De'Longhi sent me their La Specialista Maestro to try it for myself.
