☼ Americano
("American"): Espresso and hot water, classically using equal
parts each, with the water added to the espresso. Americano was created by
American G.I.s during World War I who added hot water to dilute the strong
taste of the traditional espresso.
☼ Antoccino ("Priceless") A single shot of espresso with the same quantity of
steamed milk poured above it, served in an espresso cup.
☼ Black
eye: A cup of drip coffee with two shots of espresso in it.
(alternately a red-eye or shot in the dark)
☼ Bicerin ("Little glass"): Made of layers
of espresso, drinking chocolate, and whole milk. Invented and served in Turin.
☼ Bombón ("confection"): Espresso served with condensed milk. Served in South
East Asia, Canary Islands, Cook Islands and Mainland Spain.
☼ Breve
("short"): Espresso with half-and-half.
☼ Caffè
Medici: "a doppio poured over chocolate syrup and orange (and
sometimes lemon) peel, usually topped with whipped cream." The drink
originated at Seattle's historic Last Exit on Brooklyn coffeehouse.
☼ Caffè Tobio: Espresso with an equal amount of American Coffee. Similar to
Americano or Long Black.
☼ Carajillo:
(slang for "nothing"): Espresso with a shot of brandy.
☼ Cappuccino:
Traditionally, one-third espresso, one-third steamed milk, and one-third microfoam.
The cappuccino is made as a Cafè latte with much more foam. Sometimes topped
upon request with a light dusting of cocoa powder.
☼ Corretto
("corrected"): coffee with a shot of liquor, usually grappa or brandy.
"Corretto" is also the common Italian word for "spiked (with
liquor)".
☼ Con hielo ("with
ice"): Espresso immediately poured over two ice cubes, preferred in Madrid during Summer.
☼ Cortado
("cut"): Espresso "cut" with a small amount of
warm milk.
☼ Cubano
("Cuban"): Sugar is added to the collection container before
brewing for a sweet flavor, different from that if the sugar is added after
brewing. Sugar can also be whipped into a small amount of espresso after
brewing and then mixed with the rest of the shot. Sometimes called "Cafe tinto".
☼ Doppio: ("Double") Double shot of espresso.
☼ Espresso con Panna ("espresso with
cream"): Espresso with whipped cream on top.
☼ Flat white:
a coffee drink made of one-third espresso and two thirds steamed milk with
little or no foam.
☼ Frappe: Iced
coffee topped off with whipped cream and usually chocolate syrup (flavors
varies).
☼ Guillermo:
Originally one or two shots of hot espresso, poured over slices of lime. Can
also be served on ice, sometimes with a touch of milk.
☼ Café
au lait ("coffee with milk"): In Europe prepared with
shots of espresso and steamed milk. In the United States usually prepared
instead with French press or drip coffee.
☼ Latte ("milk"): This term is an abbreviation of "caffellatte" (or
"caffè e latte"), coffee and milk. An espresso based drink with a
volume of steamed milk, served with either a thin layer of foam or none at all,
depending on the shop or customer's preference.
☼ Latte
macchiato ("stained milk"): Essentially an inverted cafè
latte, with the espresso poured on top of the milk. The latte macchiato is to
be differentiated from the caffè macchiato (described below). In Spain, known as
"Manchada" Spanish for stained (milk).
☼ Long Black:
Similar to an Americano, but with the order reversed - espresso added to hot
water.
☼ Lungo ("long"): More water (about 1.5x volume) is let through the ground
coffee, yielding a weaker taste (40 mL). Also known as an allongé in French.
☼ Caffè
Macchiato ("stained"): A small amount of milk or,
sometimes, its foam is spooned onto the espresso. In Italy it further
differentiates between caffè macchiato caldo (warm) and caffè macchiato freddo
(cold), depending on the temperature of the milk being added; the cold version
is gaining in popularity as some people are not able to stand the rather hot
temperature of caffè macchiato caldo and therefore have to wait one or two
minutes before being able to consume this version of the drink. The caffè
macchiato is to be differentiated from the latte macchiato (described above).
In France,
known as a "Noisette".
☼ Cafè Marocchino: Created
in Turin, normally served in a small glass, this is a shot of espresso, a
sprinkling of cocoa, frothed whole milk (about two table spoons to bring to the
brim of the glass), then a further sprinkling of cocoa on top.
☼ Marron: (Brown)
Etymology from Venezuela.
An espresso with Milk. Latte. Varying from "Marron Claro" (Light
Brown) with more milk and "Marron Oscuro" (Dark Brown) less milk.
☼ Wiener
Melange: (German: "Viennese blend") coffee with milk and is
similar to a Cappuccino but usually made with milder coffee (e.g. mocha),
preferably caramelised.
☼ Mocha:
Normally, a latte blended with chocolate. This is not to be confused with the
region of Yemen
or the coffee associated with that region (which is often seen as 1/2 of the
blend "mocha java").
☼ Normale:
A normal length shot, not ristretto or lungo. Term primarily used to contrast
with "ristretto" and "lungo".
☼ Red
eye: A cup of drip coffee with two shots of espresso in it.
☼ Ristretto:
("restricted") or Espresso Corto with
less volume, yielding a stronger sweeter taste (10–20 mL).
☼ Shot in the Dark:
A cup of drip coffee with one shot of espresso in it. (Unique in that 'Shot in
the Darks' is the plural form)
☼ Solo: ("single")
Single shot of espresso.
☼ Triple Suicide: A
cup of drip coffee with three shot of espresso in it.
☼ Triplo or Triple shot: Triple shot of espresso;
"triplo" is rare; "triple shot" is more common.
Miami Vice or Cuban Americano: The mixture of a Cubano and Americano, Sugar
in the collection container, then mixed with hot water. This is often made as a
double.
