Long Island Gourmet Coffee

Do you know which coffee you are going to order when you walk into the coffee shop? Do you always order the same coffee or does it depend on your mood? Which is it - a latte, cappuccino, americano, espresso or something different altogether? What do these terms mean?

Espresso
An Espresso is generally served in a small cup and is prepared by forcing hot water under high pressure through coffee that has been finely ground. An espresso is quite a thick beverage.

An espresso can be served on its own as can be seen in the photo above and is usually served with a glass of water. With espresso as the base various other "coffees" are prepared by blending the espresso with milk and or water. The following are some of these blends that we love to drink.

Caffe Latte
A Caffe Latte is a single shot of espresso in steamed milk. The ratio of espresso to milk is 1 to 3.

Cappuccino
A Cappuccino is made with one third espresso, one third steamed milk and one third frothed milk. A Cappuccino is often sprinkled with flaked chocolate or cocoa powder.

Americano
An Americano is made by mixing a single shot of espresso with an equal amount of water. In reality though an americano is often made with more water than coffee.

Personally my favourite is an Americano and occasionally I enjoy a Capuccino or Latte. Which do you prefer?

Mostly I like to have my morning coffee at my local gourmet coffee shop, but we all need our coffee making gadgets. I show my wishlist from Amazon below:

"I'd stop drinking coffee, but I'm no quitter." ~Author Unknown

I love my coffee....