There is a reason Americano is literally just a watered down espresso. It has a better flavour than making equivalent strength drip, French press or percolated brew and doesn’t require any equipment other than the far superior espresso machine.
There is also a reason why those other three methods exist (I’ve used/enjoyed all 3 so not entirely shitting on them) and it is a similar reason to why instant exists.
There is a reason Americano is literally just a watered down espresso. It has a better flavour than making equivalent strength drip, French press or percolated brew and doesn’t require any equipment other than the far superior espresso machine.
There is also a reason why those other three methods exist (I’ve used/enjoyed all 3 so not entirely shitting on them) and it is a similar reason to why instant exists.