The Caffeine House

What is Macchiato?

Macchiato in Italian means "stained", so a caffé macchiato means "stained coffee". It is espresso with a small amount of milk added. 

A Caffè Macchiato is a small simple drink of an espresso shot or double shot marked with a touch of delicious frothy milk. It is not a latte or a cappuccino, but rather an espresso 'marked' on the top with a dollop of foam to cover the espresso and protect it from air. Though a tiny drink, a Macchiato can be one of the most difficult espresso based drinks to pull off well. If you thought steaming milk for a latte was tough, think again. This drink is all about a perfect shot and perfect froth. (Source: Wikihow)

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What is Café con Hielo?

Café con Hielo is Spanish of "Iced Coffee". It is actually espresso mixed with sugar and ice. 

How to make a Café con Hielo?

What is Affogato Espresso?

What is Espressino?

An espressino is something in between espresso and cappuccino. It is combination of half espresso and half steam milk, usually with some cocoa powder on the bottom of the cup and top of the drink.

Medium size cup is used for serving. It is larger than espresso, and smaller than cappuccino. 

What is Caffè Crema?

A caffè crema is Italian words mean "cream coffee". It is an variation of espresso which brew longer as compared to lungo espresso. Typical time are 30-45 secs. 

How To Make a Lungo Espresso (And what it is)

Lungo is Italian word means "long". A lungo espresso means an espresso that made with more water, or letting the water to run through the coffee powder longer, resulting a "stretch" espresso, thus "lungo"(long).

Methods:

Use roasted dark coffee bean grinds and place them in portafilter of espresso machine, let water run through it for 40-45 second or until you have about 4oz of espresso. Serve in hot coffee cup to maintain the temperature of the lungo espresso.

How to Make a Doppio Espresso

Doppio in Italian means 'double'. So a doppio espresso simple means two shots of same volume espresso. End up you will have double volume of normal single shot of espresso. Doppio also extracted through double layer of coffee filter.

Ingredients:

Freshly roasted dark espresso coffee beans

Methods:

Grind the fresh coffee bean into powder.

Place espresso bean powder into the portafilter or group (handle) of the espresso machine, tamper it hard (not too hard).

The group filter / coffee filter should be double layer.

Turn on espresso machine. 

Wait for 18-25 seconds and you will have your espresso.

How To Make an Espresso

Espresso is a single shot of coffee from an espresso machine. Making "good" espresso is an art form, and needs much research and practice to develop the best results. This is only a very basic starting place. (Source: WikiHow)

Ingredients:

Fresh ground espresso beans (1/4 oz. per shot)

Purified water

Methods:

Grind the coffee beans. Don't grind till like powder as this will make the espresso drink more bitter.

Tamp the grind coffee beans. Don't temp too hard as the espresso will become more bitter. Don't be too loose either as the water will not have enough time to pickup the aroma. Practice makes perfect.

Run the espresso machine and wait for 25-45 seconds and you will get your espresso ready!

How To Make a Ristretto Coffee

A ristretto is half a single shot (0.5oz or 15mL) of espresso. It is also known as a "short black" in other parts of the world and a "corto" in Italy. Because it is not a full espresso it is usually a more dense syrupy coffee. (Source: WikiHow.com)

Ingredients:

Freshly roasted espresso coffee beans

Methods:

Grind the coffee beans.

Tamp the coffee powder.

Start the brewer and stop when it deliver 0.5oz (15ml) of coffee (approximately 15-25 secs)

38 Types of Coffee Drinks

Nearly 83 percent of grownups in the U.S. drink coffee. Even if you've adopted this very adult habit, you may sometimes revert to your 12-year-old self when it comes to the complicated drinks on the menu. The sight of anything more foreign than "espresso" shoves you back into your self-conscious shell. You become too timid to ask the barista what the drink is made of.

There will be no more of this juvenile behavior. You will, at long last, learn an Americano from a Long Black. The chart below should equip you with all the coffee drinks your caffeine-seeking brain could ever need to know. And you'll just kick yourself when you discover what you've been missing all these years: An affogato comes served with a scoop of ice cream (that's right, kiddo!). Go on and make up for lost ice cream time.