Espresso Con Panna

The same as Macchiato except the espresso is served with a tiny topping of whipped cream. Served in a small glass.

Espresso Mocha (Mochaccino)

Served in a tall glass—made up of one third of strong, unsweetened hot chocolate and one third of frothed milk. A dash of cocoa is added.

Long Espresso (Long Black)

The espresso base should be full-bodied and creamy, then the cup topped with freshly boiled water.

Espresso Lungo

An espresso shot of strong coffee topped with hot water served in aicappuccino cup.

Doppio

Simply a ‘double’ of straight espresso, best left to the veterans. The espresso cup is filled but the shot is double.

Muguccino

An espresso shot of strong coffee weakened with extra milk and froth served in a mug.

Café Latté

Usually one or two measures of espresso with three times as much steamed milk. Ideally both milk and coffee are poured simultaneously from either side of the cup. This drink is traditionally served in a glass with a discreet layer of foamed milk on top.

Latté Macchiato

A large tall glass half-filled with hot, foamed milk, into which a single espresso is slowly poured to produce a graduation of coffee-colour through the milk.

Australian Macchiato

A long black with a dash of warm or cold milk in a glass.

Cappuccino

Approximately one third espresso, one-third hot, steamed milk and one third frothed milk. It is a full-bodied, intense espresso topped with steamed milk.

Cappuccino Mont-Blanc

An over-the-top cappuccino.

Mocha Coffee

A long black with chocolate served in a cup.

Babyccino

A drink of frothed milk but no coffee (hence, no caffeine), which is available in some coffee houses. Primarily marketed to children, it is sometimes topped with marshmallows, a chocolate flake, or sprinkles.

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how many cups
of coffee per day

I recently bought a coffee machine and now drink copious amounts of black coffee … but wondered if too much was bad for me.

Here’s what I’ve found :

That morning cup of Joe is a daily, practically sacred ritual for many of us. A large body of research has confirmed that a coffee habit is perfectly fine for most people, and may even have some health benefits—from fighting depression in women to lowering the risk of stroke and prostate cancer.

But is there too much
of a good thing?

A study published this week in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests that when it comes to coffee, too much appears to be more than 28 cups per week, at least if you are under 55.

The researchers found that younger men who passed the 28-cup weekly threshold—which works out to about four cups per day—had a 56 percent increased risk of death from all causes. Younger women who were heavy coffee drinkers had a greater than two-fold increased mortality risk. A cup was defined as eight ounces of coffee.

“The older people, over 55, were not affected by these high amounts of coffee,” study co-author Dr. Chip Lavie, a cardiologist at the John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute in New Orleans, said in a video statement. [Maybe because they’re going to croak anyway.]