#coffee guide

Mmm, finally, a detailed guide to ambrosia

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visiting places like this while traveling always makes me wish I could live in several cities all at once (this also and even more so applies to people)

1. A cappuccino is espresso with foamy milk. It’s not the sweet treat with sugar and cream that you get out of a vending machine or kurig. It is espresso with foamed milk, making it stronger and feel lighter. 2. A latte is espresso with steamed milk. It has less foam than a cappuccino but the same ingredients. It doesn’t automatically come with caramel or vanilla either. (Stop asking) 3. Caramel Macchiato is not a flavor. Caramel is a flavor of macchiato. Please don’t ask a barista for a macchiato flavored latte or cappuccino, it doesn’t exist. A macchiato is a drink by itself that generally gets a stronger coffee flavor. 4. A mocha is like a latte with chocolate. Asking for a chocolate mocha is redundant. 5. Iced does not mean frappe. Iced means the drink poured over ice. I cannot tell you how many people try to say “I meant, like, blended iced. Not like with ice in it.” 6. Frappe’s are drinks that are blended with ice (kinda like a smoothie) and cannot be Made warm by definition (yes I’ve had someone ask me for a hot mocha frappe). 7. A Chai (“ch-eye” not “kuh-high”) latte is not coffee. Chai is tea. It is called a latte because it is steamed with milk. Please don’t say “I need some coffee, so I’ll have a chai latte.” 8. Lastly, Frappuccino is a Starbucks only word. The rest of the coffee world calls them frappe’s, and they’re not really their own thing or particularly special. In fact, going to a non Starbucks affiliated coffee shop and asking for a frappucinno is a mild annoyance. While we know what you mean, it’s just a word starbucks uses.

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