Coffee is definitely a must-have drink in your life. Whether it's filtered coffee or Cafe Mocha, it has made a difference in people's minds. There are also many who start the day with coffee.
If you have ever been to a cafe or coffee shop, you know the drink menu is often overwhelming. There are so many types of coffee drinks that it's difficult to understand the difference between them.
Coffee drink names can be tricky and that's why we decided to collect a list of the coffee drinks you might bump into.
Here is the list of the most common coffee drinks:
Espresso
Espresso is a type of black coffee. More specifically, it's a method of brewing coffee that uses high water pressure and finely ground beans.
It is considered the purest form of coffee. All types of coffee are made from it. It is made by heating water and adding espresso powder and sugar. Espresso coffee can be made with a wide variety of coffee beans and roast degrees.
Caffè Macchiato
Caffè macchiato, sometimes called espresso macchia. This is an espresso coffee drink with a small amount of milk, usually foamed. . In Italian, macchiato means "stained" or "spotted" so the literal translation of caffè macchiato is "stained” or “marked coffee.
Cappuccino
Cappuccino is the most common and easily available coffee across coffee chains around the world. Milk is added to espresso coffee. It is then garnished with chocolate syrup and chocolate powder.
A coffee drink consisting of espresso and a milk foam mixture (drink size about 160–240 ml) is served in a cappuccino cup.
Caffè Latte
A tall, mild 'milk coffee' (about 150-300 ml). An espresso with steamed milk and only a little milk foam poured over it. Serve in a latte glass or a coffee cup. Flavoured syrup can be added.
Caffè Mocha
A caffè latte with chocolate and whipped cream, made by pouring about 2 cl of chocolate sauce into the glass, followed by an espresso shot and steamed milk.
Irish Coffee
Classic coffee cocktail where Irish whiskey is mixed with filter coffee and topped with a thin layer of gently whipped cream.
Filter coffee
Indian filter coffee is a coffee drink made by mixing frothed and boiled milk with the infusion obtained by percolation brewing of finely ground coffee powder in a traditional Indian filter.
The drink is also referred to as Madras filter coffee, Kumbakonam degree coffee, Mylapore filter coffee, Mysore filter coffee, Palakkad Iyer coffee or South Indian Filter Coffee (Kaapi).
Outside India, the term "filter coffee" may refer to drip brew coffee, which is a distinct form of preparing coffee.
It is a bit sweeter than other types of coffee.
Turkish coffee
Turkish coffee is very finely ground coffee brewed by boiling. Dried beans of the coffee grind into a powder. Then the water is boiled and later, coffee powder is added to the hot water. Coffee is often served with something light and sweet to eat, such as Turkish delight.
White coffee
This famous type of coffee is known as the gift of Malaysia. It is made by roasting coffee beans in palm oil, then adding milk and sugar.