clipped from: www.lokeshdhakar.com   

Side-by-side diagrams of a few common espresso drinks.


I‘m new to the world of fancy coffee drinks. With the vast number of ordering options and new words with accented characters to pronounce the coffee shop ordering experience can be intimidating. I’ve created a few small illustrations to help myself and others wrap their head around some of the small differences.


About Espresso


Espresso is prepared by forcing pressurized steam through finely ground dark-roast coffee beans. Think of it is strong, concentrated coffee. You can add extra ’shots’ of espresso to make your drink stronger.


Espresso

Espresso
[ess-press-oh]

Espresso Macchiatio

Espresso Macchiato
[ess-press-oh mock-e-ah-toe]

Espresso Con Panna

Espresso con Panna
[ess-press-oh kon pawn-nah]

Caffe Latte diagram

Caffé Latte
[caf-ay lah-tey]

Flat White diagram

Flat White

Caffe Breve diagram

Cafe Breve
[caf-ay brev-ay]

Cappuccino diagram

Cappuccino
[kapp-oo-chee-noh]

Caffe Mocha diagram

Caffé Mocha
[caf-ay moh-kuh]

Americano diagram

Americano
[uh-mer-i-kan-oh]


About the Diagrams


I gathered most of my information from Wikipedia and tidbits from other online sources.