Coffee
Cortado
A cortado is espresso cut with a roughly equal volume of warm milk, served short in a small glass.
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What it means for a café
Sits between a macchiato and a flat white, and its appeal is that the milk softens the espresso without burying it. It is a useful drink for a café to carry because it satisfies regulars who find a flat white too long and an espresso too sharp.
This page describes cortado in general. It is not a description of any particular chain’s recipe, and the photograph is not of any named company’s product.
- Typical serve
- 90–130 ml
- Ratio
- About one to one
- Origin
- Spain
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Espresso is a concentrated coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground beans, served in a small cup.
Cappuccino
A cappuccino is espresso with steamed milk and a thick layer of foam, traditionally served in a cup of around 150–180 ml.
Latte
A latte is espresso with a large volume of steamed milk and a thin layer of microfoam, usually served in a glass or tall cup.
Flat white
A flat white is espresso with steamed milk and a very thin layer of microfoam, served smaller than a latte so the coffee stays forward.
Americano
An americano is espresso diluted with hot water, producing a drink of similar strength to filter coffee but with espresso’s character.
Mocha
A mocha is espresso combined with chocolate and steamed milk, sitting between a coffee and a hot chocolate.
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