"Stop The Confusion!"

Oftentimes walking into a coffee shop and glancing
at the menu can be pretty daunting. All the fancy
names are enough to scare someone into sticking
with one safe choice for all of eternity. Fear no longer,
here is a handy-dandy cheat sheet so that you can
stand up to the snobbiest of baristas.

Espresso: A concentrated coffee beverage brewed
with finely ground coffee beans. They are poured and
served in shots. You typically order espresso in
increments: a single shot (solo), a double shot (doppio),
a triple shot (trippio), four shots (quad), etc.

Espresso Con Panna: Shots of espresso topped with
whipped cream. Order like so, “I’d like a doppio con panna.”

Espresso Machiatto: Espresso shots with a scoop of
foamed milk. If you want to get fancy, a wet macchiato
includes some steamed milk with your foam, and a no
foam macchiato has just a splash of steamed milk. To
order this one, “I’d like a solo wet macchiato.”
In the drinks below the number of espresso shots depends
on the size of the beverage you order.

Caffé Americano: Espresso shots with hot water. Fans
of regular brewed coffee may especially enjoy these.

Caffé Latte: Espresso shots with steamed milk and a
thin layer of foam.Caffé Mocha: Espresso shots with
mocha, steamed milk, and oftentimes whipped cream.

Cappuccino: Espresso shots with steamed milk and a
great deal of thick foam. Try getting specific with this drink too!
A wet cappuccino has more milk and less foam. A dry
cappuccino has less milk and more foam, and a bone-dry
(or extra dry) cappuccino has no milk and only foam.

Caramel Machiatto: Steamed milk sweetened with vanilla
and a thin layer of foam. Espresso shots are poured on top
followed by caramel sauce. This drink is similar to a vanilla
caffé latte, the main difference being that the espresso shots
sit on top rather than mixing uniformly throughout the drink.

As you try all of these different drinks feel free to specify
what type of milk you’d like. Nonfat? Soy? Add additional
shots if you’d like your drink stronger or ask for extra or no
foam if you prefer.

Baristas can also make your drinks decaffeinated or
half-caffeinated and in most cases flavor any of these
drinks with sugar based or sugar-free sweeteners.

Chain coffee joints keep their drink recipes uniform but
don’t be shy to ask questions at your local coffee shop.
How many shots are in your medium Americano?
What sugar-free syrups do you have? Etc.

Try something new this month, and order with confidence!
Article Source: Espresso Month

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