Gone are the days when the choice was merely between instant or percolated coffee, these days there is much more choice to tickle your caffeine cravings. Here we sort the latte from the lungo and the mocha from the macchiato to give you a handy guide to all the coffee types you can have.
First up is the very popular latte, which is the Italian word for milk. So a cafe latte is quite literally milk and coffee. Relaxing, sweet and delicious, a cafe latte is made up of one espresso with two parts steamed milk and topped off with froth. They are often served in a long cup or glass and are usually topped off with chocolate powder.
Like your milk but prefer a bit of chocolate too, then the mocha is the one for you. It has a similar split of coffee to milk as the latte but with the added pep of a shot of chocolate to make it that little bit sweeter.
At the other end of the scale to the sweet mocha is the espresso which is bitter, short and dark. An espresso is made from beans which have been roasted until dark brown and is served in a short measure for a small intense hit.
Somewhere between the espresso and the latte lies the Macchiato, with literally translates as marked has this name as it is essentially an espresso marked or stained with a hint of milk, making it a less intense coffee hit than with an espresso.
The Americano is another slight tweak on the classic espresso, and is made by adding hot water to an espresso to give the strength of filter coffee, but with the taste of an espresso. It takes it’s name from the World War 2 soldiers who drank it.
And last but no means least is the classic cappuccino. Made with equal measure of coffee and hot milk the cappuccino is the most popular of all the coffees featured. It is served in a standard cup of your choice, topped with frothed milk and usually finished with chocolate powder, cinnamon or nutmeg.
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