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Coffee terms
- espresso / short black – basis for
all coffee styles,
espresso is full-flavoured, fragrant, with a velvety body and lingering
after-taste; single serving in a demi-tasse (small cup)
- short macchiato – a short black
just stained
with foamed milk
- long black – single serving of
espresso, with the same
amount of hot water added; served in larger cup filled to just under the
top with extra hot water provided separately
- long macchiato - a long black just
stained with foamed milk
- flat white – one third espresso,
two thirds steamed milk
with a microfoam and a rosetta
- cappuccino – regular espresso with
equal parts steamed milk
and foam, sprinkled with chocolate
- latte – regular
espresso, topped with hot milk and foam
- mochalatte – one third each of
espresso, chocolate, steamed milk
- ristretto – (‘restricted’) is
15-20ml of espresso, the
essence of coffee
- piccolo – miniature latte
made with ristretto and
70ml of steamed milk
- affogato – double short
black served over ice-cream
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