Do you walk into a
coffee house and look at the menu board and
quickly start feeling dizzy? What is all this stuff
and why would I want to try something I am not sure
how to pronounce? Well, after dumping several into
the trash bin and wishing I had not gone there, I
started asking and researching the world of
coffee.
It use to be so simple and now you can get lost in
the first menu offering. So here is a simplified
plain English description on the top specialty
coffees I have researched.
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Espresso: Thick concentrated robust
coffee not for the faint of heart.
Espresso is a lot (for one
small cup) of finely ground coffee
usually of dark roasted beans that
has had hot water Pressed thru the
puck of grounds to have this
intense, concentrated and severally
strong small cup of coffee. Can you
tell this is not my cup of
coffee? But for those who
adore the flavor with the intense
jolt of caffeine this is your drink
of choice and I would advise you to
sip it slowly and savor it over
time. This is also the base for
several other popular specialty
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Cappuccino:
Espresso for the light hearted. It is smooth creamy
and sweet. It starts with espresso and then steamed
milk is added and topped with heated frothed milk.
Now you can embellish with flavors or sip it
straight. I love
mocha so I have a touch of chocolate added.
Now that is my kind of espresso.
Latte: Cappuccino
with a twist. It is espresso with steamed milk but
more of it and less foam topped by whipped cream if
you like. When I am in a coffee mood but not ready
to get comfy this is the drink of choice and of
course you can add flavor of your choice to this
drink too. Latte is a great to go drink for sipping
and running at the same time winter or summer
because you can get it blended with ice. Did you
know that ice blended coffee has a true coffee
flavor to the last drop and the caffeine is more
intense also. That's the word on the street anyway.
I do know I enjoy the
coffee
flavor more in a blended latte over the hot latte.
That is the latte that has my name all over it.
Frappe: Latte
with more. It is espresso with milk and ice cream
topped off with whipped cream! Can you say dessert?
This is to die for. Anyone who is a coffee drinker
that loves ice cream what more could you want? Add
your own special flavour and if they have choices of
ice cream change that around from time to time for
the dessert of the week. Ooh La La! Oh my gosh I am
so ready for a ice
blended frappe
mocha!
One last coffee drinks to cover.
Frappuccino (A registered trademark and product of
Starbucks): Is their divine ice blended coffee. It
is very much like the Frappe but seems to be
sweetened flavoured milk rather than ice cream and
blended with ice to give it that thick wonderful
goodness. It is right up there with the desert of
the week. I always get
mocha with
extra whipped cream. And if I am shopping where
there isn't a Starbucks I can pick up a premixed
bottle at the local Supermarket. They usually have
one chilled just waiting for me. How perfect is
that.
More
Information...
Well now you might be able to wade thru the jungle
of coffee
house menus a bit better. It would have saved me a
lot of time and wasted money to have read this early
on in my coffee house blitz. And there are many more
wonderful coffee drinks out there so I recommend
that you get out there and fearlessly dive in and
find your drink of choice for at least this week.
Find more information at
JustCoffeeInfo about Roasting
coffee,
all about Decaf, your favorite Brands, Specialty and
Organic coffee, Coffee Makers or discover the Photo
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