All Types of Fancy

Now that you should know where the coffee and beans come from, we'll look at the types of drinks you can make. There's a ton of combinations of tasty coffee beverages. A few popular ones are lattes, cappuccinos, and just brewed coffee.

83% of adults drink some type of coffee every single day in the US. Most of those households own their own coffee brewer at home and drink regular brewed coffee. Some add cream, some add sugar, some just like it plain. Brewed coffee is wonderful in its own right. It's the fuel that almost everyone needs. If you have any questions about how to make brewed coffee, please shoot me a message or comment.

The next step up from brewed coffee is getting into fancy drinks made with coffee. A cafe au lait (also known as a misto) is half brewed coffee and half steamed milk of any type, and sometimes a flavored syrup. (One of my favorite versions of this is medium roast coffee, vanilla soy milk, and a bit of cinnamon.)

Next are drinks made with espresso (do make sure to pronounce this right, it is spelled and pronounced with a 'c' and not an 'x'). There are a lot of options in this category.

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• Espresso - One shot of 30 ml (just over 1 ounce) of espresso.
• Dopio - Two shots (2 ounces or 560 ml) of espresso.
• Latte- Espresso with steamed milk and about a quarter inch of milk foam.
• Cappuccino - Espresso with steamed milk and 1-2 inches of milk foam.
• Mocha - Espresso with steamed milk and chocolate (usually sauce mixed into the drink). 
• Americano - Espresso and hot water (similar to coffee, but stronger taste.)
• Macchiato - One or two shots of espresso topped with a dollop of milk foam.

Any of the above drinks can be mixed with syrup, whipped cream, or spices to make other drinks such as a vanilla latte or dopio campana (two shots of espresso and topped with whipped cream).