Everyone loves to have coffee. Whether it is morning, evening, or night coffee works the best. It gives us relief from stress and makes us energized. Also, it helps to reduce weight, lower the risk of cancer, and prevent type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease.
Coffee drinks come in various flavors and different brew methods. To know about which other coffee drinks you are missing out I have listed all the coffee drinks that exist. So let’s begin.
Types of coffee drinks
Coffee comes in a wide variety. Even if you have many different coffee drinks, there may be many other different types of coffee drinks that you may miss out on. So, I have gathered information to let you know about coffee drinks and coffee brewing methods. For a much better taste of coffee, you may choose any of them for yourself. Now, get ready to know about them.
Espresso
Espresso coffee drink is thicker than coffee of all the different brews. It has a high concentration of suspended and dissolved solids and has crema on top. For brewing espresso, you need a cappuccino or espresso machine. Espresso is the foundation of coffee drinks.
Cappuccino
Originating in Italy, cappuccino is an espresso-based coffee drink. You can do the coffee variations by using cream instead of milk. However, you can flavor it with cinnamon or chocolate. A cappuccino is a single-shot espresso that you make with hot milk. As they stop with foam milk.
Macchiato
Macchiato is also another espresso-based coffee drink. It has a small amount of milk as compared to other coffee drinks. You can prepare it directly by pouring a small amount of milk into a single shot of espresso.
Mocha
Mocha is also known as mochaccino. It is a chocolate-flavored variant of coffee. Normally people serve it in the glass. You may also add chocolate syrup in place of chocolate.
Lungo
Lungo is a coffee drink of the Italian style. It is a short black coffee with much water in it resulting in a larger cup of coffee. A café lungo can be mistaken for café americano but be aware lungo is an inverse of americano.
Doppio
Doppio is a double shot of espresso. It is extracted using a coffee filter which people call the double standard for the maximum amount of extraction of coffee through espresso machines.
Americano
The Americano coffee drink is made by using hot water to dilute espresso. It gives a similar strength as that of espresso. The strength of Americano depends upon the number of shots of espresso and the amount of water added.
Black
A black coffee drink is a simple coffee and you can prepare it by steeping ground coffee beans in hot water. To make your black coffee sound fancy, you can call it a café noir. People use black coffee for weight loss.
Irish
Irish is a kind of coffee cocktail, topped with a layer of thick whipped cream. Whiskey, coffee, sugar, and cream are the common ingredients of Irish coffee.
Affogato
Affogato is an Italian coffee-based dessert. It is topped with vanilla gelato or ice cream. Affogato is known as a desert in some places while others categorize it as a beverage.
Latte
The latte is made with espresso and steamed milk. The variety of ingredients in the latte includes chocolate, flavored mocha, masala Chai, soy milk, and almond milk. People serve it in a cup with a layer of foamed milk on the top. Sometimes latte is referred to as a wet cappuccino for its looks. You can have a latte for your daily breakfast and brew it by using a stovetop mocha pot.
Café au Lait
Cafe au lait is different from coffee. Also, it looks like tea in appearance. You can prepare it by using hot milk. At home, you can prepare Café au lait by using dark coffee and milk. Whereas in restaurants, it is made in an espresso machine using steamed milk. Café au lait is a combination of milk and coffee.
Flat white
A flat white coffee drink consists of espresso and microfoam. It has fine bubbles with a glossy and velvety consistency. As compared to a latte, a flat white coffee drink is smaller in volume and has less microfoam. The proportion of coffee to milk in flat white allows the espresso to dominate in flavor.
Ristretto
Ristretto is a highly concentrated espresso coffee. It is prepared by using coffee grounds and using half as much water. Lungo is known as the opposite coffee drink of Ristretto. Ristretto contains thousands of aroma compounds. Also, its taste and chemical composition are different from those of coffee drinks of full-length extraction. This is because of more concentration, different balances, and fewer extracts of coffee compounds.
Galão
Galão has its roots of origin in Portugal. You can prepare it by adding foam milk to the espresso. Galão consists of a quarter or three-quarters of foamed milk which makes it similar to Café au Lait. The light brown color of Galão is eye-catching and usually, people serve it in a tall glass.
Red Eye
A Red Eye coffee drink is a brewed coffee topped with a shot of espresso. It is also known as a black eye or dead eye. The different names of the Red Eye depend upon the number of shots that are added to it.
Cortado
The cortado coffee drink was discovered in Spain. You have to mix a rough amount of milk with espresso to reduce acidity. Steam the milk to use in Cortado and not frothy making it one of a kind. Cortado is a single-shot espresso coffee drink.
What are the different coffee brew methods?
Here I have listed six different coffee brew methods. You can choose the right one to brew coffee at home.
- Pour-over method
- Coffee maker method
- French press method
- AeroPress method
- Siphon method
- Cold-brew method
The above six different brew methods can make a difference in the taste of the coffee drink that you want. So, choose the right one for yourself.
Final Thoughts
Coffee is gaining popularity day by day and most people are taking it. No matter how much tired you are a cup of coffee always works. So, I hope by reading this article you have info about all the coffee drinks that exist. Now is the right time to taste each of them and know how they taste.
