We Italians are masters of customization!
At the bar as at home we love to pamper ourselves with a drink that is ours alone, that fully reflects our tastes and the desire of the moment.
In fact, it is not strange to enter a club in the morning and hear a chorus of voices:
“For me cold macchiato, thank you”
“A little longer with a teardrop”
“A cappuccino with cocoa and cinnamon”
“A tepid light latte macchiato”
Up to the extreme:
“A double ristretto coffee in a large glass cup, cold macchiato with cream on the surface and with a sprinkling of cocoa underneath and cinnamon on top”
and so on…
On the other hand, the espresso machine lends itself to the creation of these incredible drinks, always strictly based on coffee.
But what are the italian codified recipes?
Let’s see them together!
The different types of espresso
Restricted espresso
A very concentrated drink, with more acidity, sweetness and body than the “normal” espresso.
- 15-20 ml of extracted coffee
Use a 60-80 ml espresso cup Espresso
Espresso
A concentrated drink, well balanced in acidity, sweetness and bitterness, with a good body and a compact, silky and shiny cream.
- 20-30 ml of extracted coffee
Use a 60-80 ml espresso cup Espresso
Long Espresso
A longer drink with less body than the first two.
- 30-50 ml of extracted coffee
Use a 60-80 ml espresso cup Espresso
American
An espresso-based drink diluted with hot water.
- Long espresso: 30-50 ml
- Hot water separately: 120 ml
Use a 150-180ml capped cup
Long Black
An Americano, but with cream on the surface, as the water is first poured into the cup and then a double espresso is extracted over it.
- Double espresso: 50-60 ml
- Hot water at 80°C: 120 ml
Use a 150-180ml capped cup
Coffee drinks
Macchiato Espresso
- Espresso: 20-30 ml
- Whipped milk: 10-30 ml
Use a 60-80 ml espresso cup Espresso
Espressino
(white, moroccan, genoa)
- Espresso: 20-30 ml
- Whipped milk: 30-40 ml
- Cocoa powder between coffee and milk
- Very thick cream: 1.5/2 cm
Use a 60/100 ml glass cup
Mocaccino
- Espresso: 20-30 ml
- Topping with flavor of your choice: 20-30 ml
- Whipped milk: 30ml
- Cocoa powder
Use a 90ml glass cup
Cortado
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Double espresso: 50-60 ml
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Hot milk: 40-80ml
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Very thin layer of cream: less than 0.5 cm
Use a 100ml glass tumbler
Cappuccino
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Espresso: 20-30 ml
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Whipped milk: 130-160 ml
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Thick cream layer: 1-1.5cm
- Serving temperature: 50-65°C
Use a 150-180ml capped cup
Flat white
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Double espresso: 50-60 ml
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Hot milk: 90-180ml
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Very thin layer of cream: less than 0.5 cm
- Serving temperature: 50-65°C
Use a 150-240ml capped cup
N.B. It is perfect for making Latte art
Latté
It differs from coffee milk because the milk with lots of cream is poured into the cup first, only after the espresso with the help of a small glass or briquette.
- Espresso: 20-30 ml
120-330g of frothed milk - Thick cream layer: 1.5-2.5cm
Use a tall glass: long tumbler or tall rock, 150-360 ml
Coffee milk
Caffelatte It differs from latte because the coffee is poured into the cup first, only after the hot milk without cream.
- Espresso: 20-30 ml
- Hot milk: 120-210 ml of hot milk
- No whipped cream
Use a tall glass: long tumbler or tall rock, 150-360 ml
Shakerato
- Double espresso: 50-60 ml
- Sugar syrup: 20ml
- Ice cubes: 8-9
Shake and strain with a strainer as you pour into a cup
Use the martini cocktail glass
Ice coffee
(Salento-style, Lecce coffee)
- Espresso: 20-30 ml
- Almond milk syrup: 20 ml
- Cubed ice to fill the glass
Use a 90-150ml glass beaker
N.B. Alternative preparation: make ice cubes with the almond milk over which you will pour the espresso
One shot coffee drinks
Bicerin
- Espresso: 20-30 ml
- Chocolate topping: 20ml
- Whipped milk: 30ml
Use an 80-100ml glass beaker
Nocciolino (Peanut)
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Espresso: 20-30 ml
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Hazelnut topping: 20 ml
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Whipped milk: 30ml
Use an 80-100ml glass beaker
Calabresino
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Espresso: 20-30 ml
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Licorice Topping: 10-15 ml
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Whipped milk: 30ml
Use an 80-100ml glass beaker
Siculo (sicily style)
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Espresso: 20-30 ml
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Pistachio Topping: 10-15ml
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Whipped milk: 30ml
Use an 80-100ml glass beaker
Now all you have to do is experiment and discover your favorite!
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