Can someone please explain in laymans terms what the hell all the coffee lingo means ?
I am a cup of tea kind of guy but feel i am missing out when I go to a works meeting at a coffee shop and they are all ordering "skinnymoccalatteexpressoshotdarkcoffees" and I am following up with a cup of tea or hot chocolate please !
What should I be trying ?
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I go for a vanilla latte. A latte has lots of milk and a shot of coffee. It's quite sweet. I'm not a huge coffee drinker but latte is good. A cappuccino is similar. An americano is basically just coffee and you can add milk to your own requirements. You can also just order a flat white which is basically a normal white coffee. But if you prefer tea, just have tea!!  |
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Mainstream coffee shop world
Espresso - small shot of coffee made by hot water pressure going through coffee. Tends to be slightly thicker than filter / instant coffee. Can be served as double / triple espressos for more kick.
Americano - espresso with added boiled water and maybe ruined with a a splash of milk
Cappuccino - espresso with frothed milk
Latte - espresso with steamed milk (different milk texture)
Mocha - basically a latte with hot chocolate
With all of these, there is an option to change the milk from full fat, skimmed (skinny), almond milk, soya milk etc.
More authentic coffee shops go serve lungos and use other authentic terminologies but the above should suffice as a general guide |
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I'm a coffee nut, your best bet is to try everything and see what works for you.
I look my friend to Starbucks and ordered her a skinny caramel macchiato which is one of my faces, she loved it. However I forgot to tell her that Starbucks macchiato are different to a proper macchiato (which is similar to a espresso but more foam) so she had a shock when she got given a tiny cup of coffee elsewhere |
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"I'm a coffee nut, your best bet is to try everything and see what works for you.
I look my friend to Starbucks and ordered her a skinny caramel macchiato which is one of my faces, she loved it. However I forgot to tell her that Starbucks macchiato are different to a proper macchiato (which is similar to a espresso but more foam) so she had a shock when she got given a tiny cup of coffee elsewhere "
One of my faves not faces  |
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"Mainstream coffee shop world
Espresso - small shot of coffee made by hot water pressure going through coffee. Tends to be slightly thicker than filter / instant coffee. Can be served as double / triple espressos for more kick.
Americano - espresso with added boiled water and maybe ruined with a a splash of milk
Cappuccino - espresso with frothed milk
Latte - espresso with steamed milk (different milk texture)
Mocha - basically a latte with hot chocolate
With all of these, there is an option to change the milk from full fat, skimmed (skinny), almond milk, soya milk etc.
More authentic coffee shops go serve lungos and use other authentic terminologies but the above should suffice as a general guide "
Thanks that's great and do the shots(flavours) ? go in any coffee or only certain ones |
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"Can someone please explain in laymans terms what the hell all the coffee lingo means ?
I am a cup of tea kind of guy but feel i am missing out when I go to a works meeting at a coffee shop and they are all ordering "skinnymoccalatteexpressoshotdarkcoffees" and I am following up with a cup of tea or hot chocolate please !
What should I be trying ?
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How do you like your coffee? Tell me what you like and I'll tell you how to ask for it and what alternatives may be worth trying. |
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"Can someone please explain in laymans terms what the hell all the coffee lingo means ?
I am a cup of tea kind of guy but feel i am missing out when I go to a works meeting at a coffee shop and they are all ordering "skinnymoccalatteexpressoshotdarkcoffees" and I am following up with a cup of tea or hot chocolate please !
What should I be trying ?
How do you like your coffee? Tell me what you like and I'll tell you how to ask for it and what alternatives may be worth trying. "
Only ever drink instant with milk and one sugar when I am down at the office and they have run out of tea bags or I have had a cappuccino which was ok |
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"How do you like your coffee? Tell me what you like and I'll tell you how to ask for it and what alternatives may be worth trying.
Only ever drink instant with milk and one sugar when I am down at the office and they have run out of tea bags or I have had a cappuccino which was ok"
Okay, so you like milky, sweet, but not too sweet and anything too strong may not be to your taste.
Latte and cappuccino (despite what others may say) have become pretty much interchangeable thanks to American coffee shops, but are both milky frothy, smooth coffees.
A "flat white" is where I would go if the cappuccino was a bit milky, as this is more coffee than frothy milk.
Alternatively you could get your latte or cappuccino with "an extra shot" which will get them to whack in an extra shot of coffee.
For a treat try a mocha with an extra shot. It's basically a frothy coffee, but instead of frothy milk it's frothy hot chocolate. (you won't need to add any more sugar)
When it's cold and approaching Christmas (sorry about the C word) that's the time to start hitting the flavoured lattes.
Gingerbread and pumpkin spice (thank you America) lattes are frothy coffees with flavoured sugar syrup and optional cream on top.
If you get these, I personally need an extra shot of coffee to counteract the sweetness.
Finally, if you want a little coffee for a quick hit, a macchiato is a short strong coffee with a bit of steamed milk. |
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"How do you like your coffee? Tell me what you like and I'll tell you how to ask for it and what alternatives may be worth trying.
Only ever drink instant with milk and one sugar when I am down at the office and they have run out of tea bags or I have had a cappuccino which was ok
Okay, so you like milky, sweet, but not too sweet and anything too strong may not be to your taste.
Latte and cappuccino (despite what others may say) have become pretty much interchangeable thanks to American coffee shops, but are both milky frothy, smooth coffees.
A "flat white" is where I would go if the cappuccino was a bit milky, as this is more coffee than frothy milk.
Alternatively you could get your latte or cappuccino with "an extra shot" which will get them to whack in an extra shot of coffee.
For a treat try a mocha with an extra shot. It's basically a frothy coffee, but instead of frothy milk it's frothy hot chocolate. (you won't need to add any more sugar)
When it's cold and approaching Christmas (sorry about the C word) that's the time to start hitting the flavoured lattes.
Gingerbread and pumpkin spice (thank you America) lattes are frothy coffees with flavoured sugar syrup and optional cream on top.
If you get these, I personally need an extra shot of coffee to counteract the sweetness.
Finally, if you want a little coffee for a quick hit, a macchiato is a short strong coffee with a bit of steamed milk. "
Macchiato is pronounced Mak-ee-a-toe |
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""Nescafe"
Means "not getting mugged off by yet another coffee chain"
One spoonful, water, milk, sugar= 5p
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You could replace the Nescafé for mud to save some money and it would taste better |
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""Nescafe"
Means "not getting mugged off by yet another coffee chain"
One spoonful, water, milk, sugar= 5p
You could replace the Nescafé for mud to save some money and it would taste better "
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""Nescafe"
Means "not getting mugged off by yet another coffee chain"
One spoonful, water, milk, sugar= 5p
You could replace the Nescafé for mud to save some money and it would taste better "
Plenty of nice instant coffees. No idea why people still drink 1970s instant coffee like nescafe  |
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