Daily Tidbit #5: Know Your Cappucinos from Your Machiattos
So everyone these days is either a Starbucks lover (“Fair Trade! They are awesome! I get free internet and meet hot girls when I go there!”) or a Starbucks hater (They kill local mom & pop shops! They’re evil mega-corporate vampires that eliminate the competition with dirty guerrilla tactics!) but at the end of the day – we all know we all love coffee.
And I do believe that coffee is the one thing that almost every culture can hold in common high-regard (besides The Summer Olympics – but c’mon, not everyone can enjoy that taste of victory like you can with coffee) and it is my sincere belief that if we can all get together, enjoy a warm cup of coffee and sing Kumbaya (in tune)… we can ultimately achieve world peace.
But first, we need to know what we are drinking. So here’s my handy-dandy coffee guide with my artistically child-like, mouse-drawn graphics.
Espresso
- The fundamental ingredient. It is basically concentrated coffee where pressurized hot water is forced through fine ground coffee .
- A shot of espresso is supposed to be approximately 1 oz (it’s the same as what a shot of tequila would be).
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Cappuccino
- 1 part frothed milk
- 1 part steamed milk
- 1 part espresso
- sprinkling of cocoa
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Cafe Latte
- 3 parts steamed milk with some froth
- 1 part espresso
- Usually served in a tall glass cup
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Flat White
- 3 parts steamed milk (from bottom of pot, without froth – which is why this is slightly different from a latte)
- 1 part espresso
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Cafe Au Lait
- 1 part steamed milk
- 1 part espresso
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Cafe Breve
- 3 parts steamed half-and-half creamer
- 1 part espresso
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Cafe Americano
- 5 parts water
- 1 part espresso
- Other variations exist, with the other common version being 1:1 (from the days of American GI’s in WW1, hence the name) although the 5:1 is more common now.
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Macchiato
- 4 parts espresso
- 1 part steamed milk
- Sinlee’s favorite
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Cafe Mocha
- 3 parts steamed milk
- 1 part espresso
- 1 part chocolate syrup
- Dollop of whipped cream & cocoa sprinkles
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Espresso Con Panna
- 1 part whipped cream
- 1 part espresso
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Irish Coffee
- 1 part whiskey
- 1 part drip coffee
- Cream & sugar
- Ireland’s generous gift to the world
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There you have it. Enjoy!
7 Comments:
As a side note, these pics actually took me about 2 hours to make on Photoshop (I don’t have Illustrator)!
Also, there are many variations on the drinks above, and depending on where you go and who you ask, the ratios can vary pretty wildly.
Nice illustration sinlee!
I didn’t know there was quite That many varieties of coffee but I should have known the coffee with the most espresso in it (Macchiato) would be your favourite!
Also I love the mouseover quotes, those are awesome, but are they really real?
As real as the internet, man.
Hey Sin Lee! How’re doing?
Came by your blog after my mom was talking bout it.
Hear from you soon, take care!
Hey Asaph! My favorite little cousin <3!
I’m alright… still a bit under the weather, but getting better. How’s everyone back home?
Hey hey.
Everyone back here is fine. All healthy and happy.
When do I get to see you again? Its been ages since we last met.
Thanks for your work on this. It is very Helpful. I have been showing it to various friends that want to learn more about coffee.