I used to be a super coffee-aholic. I used to make Turkish coffee, which makes espresso taste like weak swill.

For espresso, you want a very fine grind. There is a grind specifically for espresso,, which I used for Turkish coffee. The other is because of the nature of espresso, you want a dark roast, because you want that slight bitter to come through. So dark roast, espresso grind. That will take care of your needs.