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Cortado and Macchiato - The Differences and Similarities
By Coffeenated Stories | 5 min read
Cortado and macchiato are two popular espresso-based coffee drinks widely available in coffee shops worldwide. While these two drinks may seem similar at first glance, some key differences set them apart. This blog post will delve into the differences and similarities between cortado and macchiato, exploring their origins, ingredients, and flavor profiles.
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Macchiato
By Coffeenated Stories | 4 min read
Macchiato is the least milky of all espresso-based milk drinks, allowing the espresso flavor to dominate our palate when drinking it, and it is only slightly mellowed down and sweetened by the steamed milk. We would use an espresso brewed from a medium or dark-roasted coffee for a macchiato. Espresso made from darker roasts is less acidic, and it has a more developed body with nutty and sweet chocolaty notes that will benefit from a bit of milk.
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Cappuccino
By Coffeenated Stories | 4 min read
Cappuccino is one of the most popular espresso-based coffee drinks of today. A drink popular all over the world and served in coffee shops everywhere around the globe. The recipe for making a cappuccino calls for a coffee beverage made in three equal parts. One part is a nicely brewed espresso shot mixed with hot steamed milk, as the second part and topped with a considerable amount of aerated milk foam as the third part.
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Latte
By Coffeenated Stories | 6 min read
Latte is one of the most popular espresso-based drinks and a staple of many coffee shops worldwide. Today, this beverage is referred to by many names, like caffe latte, latte macchiato, or just latte, and at its essence is a coffee drink made with an espresso diluted with steamed milk. What sets it apart from other espresso-based milk drinks is the ratio of espresso to milk we use to produce a Caffe Latte. Latte, or latte macchiato, is a large milk drink prepared in a 12oz cup, in which we pour double espresso, about 2oz, as a base, onto which we would add 8oz of steamed milk.
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Americano
By Coffeenated Stories | 6 min read
Americano is one of the world's most excellent and popular espresso-based drinks. Whether it's diluted with water or milk, espresso, like no other beverage, has brought many drinks into the world of coffee, and this time we'll discuss one of them; an americano, what it is, and how to make it. To make an americano, we'll need to mix espresso with hot water, and that is it. In its very essence, americano is an espresso diluted with hot water, and it is very straightforward to prepare.
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Espresso vs. Cappuccino vs. Latte
By Coffeenated Stories | 5 min read
Whether you are a beginner in the world of espresso-based coffee drinks and just starting to learn various coffee drinks, or you are pretty familiar with many of them, you want to learn more about what goes inside and how we can prepare and brew them.
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Espresso vs. Coffee
By Coffeenated Stories | 6 min read
For making regular coffee, we would need to put about 60g of somewhat medium ground coffee into a paper filter and pour over about a liter of nearly boiling water to brew a batch of regular coffee. In preparing a single shot of espresso, we'll need to use an espresso machine to force a small amount of hot water to run through a basket of 7g of finely ground coffee to produce about 25g of liquid espresso.
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What is Espresso?
By Coffeenated Stories | 16 min read
Read through our article to learn about the story of espresso, its history and evolution, its taste, how it is served and enjoyed, espresso-based coffee drinks, and more.
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Brewing Espresso With Darker and Lighter Roasts
By Coffeenated Stories | 6 min read
Discover the impact of roast levels on brewing espresso. Learn how to adjust brew ratios, water temperature, and more for darker and lighter roasts.
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What Causes Channeling in Espresso?
By Coffeenated Stories | 4 min read
Channeling in espresso happens when water finds a path to travel more easily through only one spot of the coffee puck. That specific path will have a much lower water resistance than the rest of the puck. A place in the puck with lower resistance has a greater flow rate throughout the brewing process.
