Classic Coffee Drinks
Americano: An Americano is a double shot espresso (60ml) with hot water (approx 120ml) added to it. The water should be added to the top of the espresso as the other way around is referred to as a “long Black”.
Affogato: An affogato is a scoop of ice cream, gelato, custard with a shot of espresso (30ML) on the top.
Black eye: A black eye is drip coffee with a double shot of espresso. It has a long taste.
Breve: The breve is essentially a cortado made with half and half and doubled in size. The Breve contains a double shot of espresso (60ml), 60 ml steamed half and half with a little milk foam on top.
Cafe au Lait: A cafe au lait is traditionally the French way of preparing coffee with milk. Typically equal parts steam milk and drip coffee.
Cafe Bombon: Cafe Bombon was made popular in Valencia Spain and spread. It uses espresso served with sweetened condensed milk in a 1:1 ratio. For visual effect, a glass is used and the condensed milk is added slowly to sink underneath the coffee and create two separate bands of contracting color.
Cafe con Panno: Espresso with a dollop of whipped cream
Cafe Miel: A Cafe Miel has a shot of espresso, steamed milk, cinnamon and honey. The name comes from the French word for honey, Miel. In our area it is also known as the Boston Latte.
Cappuccino: It is a 60 ml of steamed milk poured into a double shot of espresso with 60 ml milk foam on top. Wet: will contain less milk and less foam
Dry: Will contain less milk and more foam
Cortado: Espresso shot (30ml) served with (30ml) warm milk. This 1:1 coffee to milk ratio can go as high as a 1;2 ration. The cortado is served in small tumblers or libbey glass called a gibraltar. Typically, this beverage is consumed at the cafe and not to go.
Chai: Chai concentrate steamed with milk.
Doppio: Also known as the standard double. This is the standard size for an ordered espresso (60ml) served in demitasse.
Dirty Chai: Chai concentrate steamed with milk and 2 shots of espresso.
Espresso: A single shot or double shot of espresso.
Flat White: A double shot of espresso (60ml) with (120ml) steamed milk served in a cappuccino cup. The “flat” in flat white refers to there being no foam in the beverage.
Gibraltar: (see cortado)
Latte: 180-300ml steamed milk poured into a double shot of espresso typically with some foam as well. The latte is one of the most milk forward coffee beverages containing somewhere between a 1:3 and 1:5 espresso to milk ratio.
London fog: A 1:1 ratio steamed half and half with steeped Earl Grey tea and sweetened with a touch of vanilla syrup.
Long Black: (120ml) of hot water and a double shot of espresso (60ml) is poured on top. (If poured opposite it is an Americano).
Lungo: Is a shot that uses 2x times as much water and the same amount of coffee as a normal espresso.
Macchiato: Because of starbucks meg-sized dessert drink the caramel macchiato, the macchiato is one of the most misunderstood espresso beverages. It is quite simply a single shot of espresso (30ml) marked with a small amount of foam and served in a demitasse. The few teaspoons of milk foam that are added into a macchiato are meant to simply add a hint of sweetness. The macchiato could be considered the inverse of a latte since the espresso to milk ratio is 3:1.
Mocha: a combination of espresso and steamed milk, with chocolate syrup / powder served in a cappuccino cup topped with whipped cream.
Single espresso: When referring to a drink order, a single or solo espresso shot contains around 30ml espresso served with demitasse. It should be noted the most modern espresso shots are what is called doppio or standard double. A single shot of espresso is typically produced by pulling a shot with a two-spout portafilter and using one of the streams.
Steamer (Babyccino): The steamer (or babyccino) is simply a foamy cup of frothed milk. There is no coffee and no added sugar (unless you have them put a few pumps of the good stuff). It has most likely been coined the babyccino as it is a great option for children.
Red eye: Depending on the region the red eye may also be referred to as a “shot in the dark” or “depth charge”. This drink takes a cup of brewed coffee and adds a shot (or more) of espresso to it. Variations of the red eye include the black eye (double shot in the dark) which has a double shot of espresso, A dead eye has three shots worth of espresso.
Ristretto: a ristretto is essentially the first part of an espresso shot. It is made with the same amount of coffee as a regular shot but with around half that water. This results in a 20ml shot that is (even) more concentrated than regular espresso and contains only the compounds that extract the quickest.