Coffee drinks illustrated

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

Espresso Macchiato ingredients

Espresso Macchiato

Milk foam, Espresso

Espresso con Panna ingredients

Espresso con Panna

Whipped Cream, Espresso

Caffé Latte ingredients

Caffé Latte

Milk Foam, Steamed Milk, Espresso

Flat White ingredients

Flat White

Steamed Milk, Espresso

Cafe Breve ingredients

Cafe Breve

Milk Foam, Steamed Half-and-half, Espresso

Cappuccino ingredients

Cappuccino

Milk Foam, Steamed Milk, Espresso

Caffe Mocha ingredients

Caffé Mocha

Steamed Milk, Espresso

Americano ingredients

Americano

Water, Espresso

Each drink above is an individual image. I've also created a single image that contains all nine coffee drinks for convenient saving/sharing.

About the diagrams

I gathered most of my information from Wikipedia and tidbits from other online sources. Be aware that drinks might be prepared a bit differently coffee shop to coffee shop, and especially country to country.