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You start by preparing 2 shots of blonde espresso with an espresso machine ... the Starbucks recipe as is, that's not to say you can't make a really delicious shaken espresso at home.

A tiny Swiss company of 230 employees is responsible for making the espresso machines in Starbucks' 21,000 cafes ... small village of Weggis, which is home to just 4,400 people, Bloomberg reports.