The café's menu

Every drink, and how it's made

All 95 drinks you can make in Cuppology, by kind. Each page says what the drink is, how a barista builds it and the proportions that make it that drink.

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Espresso

• EspressoAbout 30 ml of coffee pushed through fine grounds under pressure.
• RistrettoA "restricted" shot: the same grounds, stopped early.
• LungoA "long" shot: more water through the same grounds.
• DoppioA double espresso from a double basket.
• Long blackHot water first, then a double shot on top, so the crema survives.
• AmericanoEspresso first, topped up with plenty of hot water.
• White americanoAn americano with a splash of milk, hot or cold.
• Café bombónFrom Valencia: condensed milk in the bottom of a small glass and an espresso poured gently over it, so it sits in two layers, white under black, until it is stirred.

Filter

• Pour overHot water poured by hand over a bed of grounds in a paper filter.
• Red eyeA mug of filter coffee with a shot of espresso in it, for the morning after a long night.
• Café au laitFrench for "coffee with milk": brewed filter coffee and hot milk, often half and half.
• Iced pour overJapanese-style iced coffee: filter coffee chilled over ice the moment it is brewed, so it keeps its bright flavour.

Affogato & cream

• Vanilla ice creamA scoop or two of vanilla ice cream in a cup, served with a spoon.
• AffogatoItalian for "drowned": a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a hot shot of espresso poured over it, eaten with a spoon while the two melt together.
• Matcha affogatoThe Japanese café take on an affogato: freshly whisked matcha poured over vanilla ice cream in place of the espresso.
• Cold brew floatCold brew over ice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream floated on top, like a root beer float.
• Espresso con panna"With cream": a shot of espresso capped with a spoonful of whipped cream, the way Italian bars have served it for a century.
• EinspännerVienna's coffee of the coachmen: strong black coffee under a thick cap of whipped cream, sipped through the cream without stirring.
• Iced einspännerAn iced americano under a thick lid of whipped cream, a favourite in Korean cafés: the cold coffee comes up through the cream with every sip.

Milk coffee

• Macchiato"Stained" espresso: a shot with a spoonful of foam.
• PiccoloA single ristretto topped with silky milk in a small glass.
• CortadoSpanish for "cut": a double shot cut with about the same amount of warm milk and almost no foam.
• Flat whiteLess milk and a thinner layer of foam than a latte.
• LatteThe milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
• CappuccinoA thick cap of airy foam over less liquid milk.
• MagicA Melbourne favourite: a double ristretto with silky milk in a small cup.
• Vanilla latteWith a pump of vanilla syrup. The milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
• Caramel latteWith a pump of caramel syrup. The milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
• Hazelnut latteWith a pump of hazelnut syrup. The milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
• Vanilla flat whiteWith a pump of vanilla syrup. Less milk and a thinner layer of foam than a latte.
• Caramel flat whiteWith a pump of caramel syrup. Less milk and a thinner layer of foam than a latte.
• MochaA latte with a pump of chocolate sauce added before the milk goes in.
• Caramel macchiatoVanilla syrup and milk first, then the shot poured through on top — the reverse of most milk drinks.
• Long macchiatoA double shot marked with a spoonful of foam.
• Latte macchiato"Stained milk": steamed milk first, then the shot poured slowly through the foam so it settles in layers.
• MarocchinoAn Italian café drink: a shot of espresso, chocolate and a cap of milk foam in a small glass.
• Spanish latteA latte sweetened with condensed milk instead of sugar or syrup: the condensed milk in the bottom, the shot, then steamed milk.

Iced

• Iced latteIce, a shot and plenty of milk in a tall glass.
• Iced cortadoA strong double shot cut with about the same amount of milk and poured over ice.
• Iced americanoA shot stretched with water over plenty of ice.
• Cold brewCoarse grounds steeped in cold water for a good long while, then poured straight over ice.
• Iced mochaA mocha over ice instead of steamed: espresso, chocolate sauce and cold milk, poured cool.
• Vanilla cold brewWith a pump of vanilla syrup. Coarse grounds steeped in cold water for a good long while, then poured straight over ice.
• Caramel cold brewWith a pump of caramel syrup. Coarse grounds steeped in cold water for a good long while, then poured straight over ice.
• Iced vanilla latteWith a pump of vanilla syrup. Ice, a shot and plenty of milk in a tall glass.
• Iced caramel latteWith a pump of caramel syrup. Ice, a shot and plenty of milk in a tall glass.
• Iced hazelnut latteWith a pump of hazelnut syrup. Ice, a shot and plenty of milk in a tall glass.
• Iced strawberry latteAn iced latte over a pump of strawberry syrup: pink at the foot of the glass, coffee on top.
• Iced caramel macchiatoVanilla syrup, cold milk and ice, with the shot poured over the top last so it sinks through in ribbons.
• Mocha cold brewCold brew over ice with a pump of chocolate sauce stirred through.
• Iced espressoA shot of espresso poured straight over ice.
• Cold brew latteCold brew concentrate and cold milk over ice.
• Iced Spanish latteCondensed milk, ice, cold milk and a shot.
• Vietnamese iced coffeeCà phê sữa đá: strong coffee dripped from a little metal phin onto condensed milk, stirred, and poured over ice.
• Coconut latteCold coconut milk over ice with a shot poured over the top.
• Coconut cold brewCold brew concentrate and coconut milk over ice.

Matcha

• UsuchaThin matcha: whisked powder and hot water, nothing else.
• Matcha latteSteamed milk with whisked matcha poured over the top — the same milk the espresso machine makes, just under a different drink.
• Vanilla matcha latteWith a pump of vanilla syrup. Steamed milk with whisked matcha poured over the top — the same milk the espresso machine makes, just under a different drink.
• Chocolate matcha latteWith a pump of chocolate syrup. Steamed milk with whisked matcha poured over the top — the same milk the espresso machine makes, just under a different drink.
• Iced vanilla matcha latteWith a pump of vanilla syrup. Whisked matcha poured over cold milk and ice.
• Strawberry matcha latteStrawberry syrup, cold milk and ice, with whisked matcha poured over the top: pink, white and green in three layers until it is stirred.
• Iced matcha latteWhisked matcha poured over cold milk and ice.
• Dirty matchaA matcha latte with a shot of espresso poured over the top.
• Iced dirty matchaCold milk, ice, a layer of matcha and an espresso shot poured over the top.
• Iced matchaMatcha whisked with a little hot water, then poured over ice and cold water.
• Coconut matcha latteWhisked matcha poured over coconut milk and ice.

Tonic & juice

• Espresso tonicTonic over ice with a shot poured gently on top, so the coffee floats in a brown cap over the bubbles.
• Matcha tonicWhisked matcha floated over tonic and ice: a green layer on a clear, fizzing one.
• Cold brew tonicCold brew concentrate over tonic and ice.
• Orange americanoOrange juice over ice with a shot poured on top, and sometimes a splash of cold water.

Cocoa & milk

• Hot chocolateChocolate sauce and steamed milk.
• Iced chocolateChocolate sauce, cold milk and ice.
• BabyccinoA small cup of frothed milk with a little chocolate, so a child can order "a coffee" too.
• Vanilla steamerSteamed milk with a pump of vanilla syrup and no coffee in it.
• Caramel steamerSteamed milk with a pump of caramel syrup and no coffee in it.
• Hazelnut steamerSteamed milk with a pump of hazelnut syrup and no coffee in it.
• Strawberry milkStrawberry syrup, cold milk and ice, and no coffee.
• Viennese hot chocolateA hot chocolate the way Vienna serves it: chocolate and steamed milk under a crown of whipped cream.

Chai

• Chai latteChai concentrate — black tea brewed strong with ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and clove, and sweetened — topped with steamed milk, about half and half.
• Iced chai latteChai concentrate and cold milk over ice.
• Dirty chaiA chai latte with a shot of espresso in it — "dirty", as a café says of any drink with coffee added to one that had none.
• Iced dirty chaiChai concentrate, cold milk, ice and a shot of espresso.

Plant milk

• Oat latteA latte made with barista oat milk, the plant milk most cafés now keep by the steam wand.
• Oat flat whiteA flat white on oat milk.
• Oat cappuccinoA cappuccino on oat milk.
• Iced oat latteIce, a shot and oat milk straight from the carton.
• Oat matcha latteWhisked matcha over steamed oat milk.
• Almond latteA latte made with almond milk: lighter and nuttier than dairy.
• Iced almond latteIce, a shot and almond milk.
• Soy latteThe original café plant milk: a latte made with soy.
• Soy cappuccinoA cappuccino on soy milk.
• Soy chai latteChai concentrate with steamed soy milk: a café classic since the nineties.

Shaken

• Espresso martiniA fresh espresso, vodka and coffee liqueur, shaken hard over ice and strained into a chilled martini glass.
• ShakeratoEspresso shaken hard over ice, with a little syrup if you like, and strained into a glass: an Italian summer coffee, cold all the way through, with a pale, foamy top.