Coffee Drinks Illustrated
Side-by-side diagrams of a few common espresso drinks.
I‘m new to the world of fancy coffee drinks. With the vast number of ordering options and new words with accented characters to pronounce; the coffee shop ordering experience can be intimidating. I’ve created a few small illustrations to help myself and others wrap their head around some of the small differences.
About Espresso
Espresso is prepared by forcing hot water through finely ground dark-roast coffee beans. Think of it is strong, concentrated coffee. You can add extra ’shots’ of espresso to make your drink stronger.
Espresso
[e-spres-oh]
Espresso Macchiato
[e-spres-oh mock-e-ah-toe]
Espresso con Panna
[e-spres-oh kon pawn-nah]
Caffé Latte
[caf-ay lah-tey]
Flat White
Cafe Breve
[caf-ay breev]
Cappuccino
[kap-oo-chee-noh]
Caffé Mocha
[caf-ay moh-kuh]
Americano
[uh-mer-i-kan-oh]
About the Diagrams
I gathered most of my information from Wikipedia and tidbits from other online sources. Know that drinks might be prepared a bit differently coffee shop to coffee shop, and especially country to country.
