The only way your going to get artisan style coffee is spending thousands on a machine, as thats what every major coffee house will do. Even then, your going to get seriously diminish returns based on using a hob expresso maker.
I still Maintain however, if you care that much about the particular nuances of your bitter black wake up juice your a pretentious twat.
you want something you can taste with caffeine in it, try tea peons.
