The Ray Café and Coffeehouse
Coffee Shop Lingo

Feel intimidated when you look at a coffee shop menu and you are afraid to ask what all that means. We have listed below common coffee shop terms that will make you look like a coffee shop junkie next time you go to order your drink. If you don’t see a term that you have heard please contact us and we will get an answer to you or the next time you are in The Ray Café and Coffeehouse just ask one of our friendly knowledgeable baristas!

Americano: Espresso diluted with hot water.
American Cappuccino: Sorry Coffee Gods . . . made popular in America by the Oil Gods!
Sweet, creamy coffee drink with a foamy finish.
Barista: Trained espresso bartender preparing specialty coffee.
Breve: Any drink made with half & half.
Café Au Lait: French style, brewed coffee with steamed milk.
Café Latte: The most popular espresso drink. Espresso, steamed milk & a little foamed milk.
Café Mocha: A latte with chocolate sauce, topped with whipped cream and chocolate drizzle.
Caramel Machchiatto: An espresso drink with caramel, vanilla & foamed milk. Foam is marked with caramel.
Cappuccino: An espresso drink with 1/3 steamed milk and finished with foamed milk.
Crema: The tan colored foam that forms on top of an espresso shot.
Double: Two shots of espresso.
Double Cup: Any hot drink served in two cups in case one cup might be too hot to handle.
Drip: A regular brewed coffee.
Dry: More foamed milk than steamed milk.
Espresso: Approximately a one ounce shot of espresso made from Arabica beans as opposed to Robusta beans. The word comes from the brewing method – hot water is pressed by means of a piston through finely ground, firmly packed coffee.
Foamless: All steamed milk and no foamed milk.
Grande: Largest cup size usually having 3 shots of espresso in it.
Half-Caf: Half regular and half decaf
Short: Smallest cup usually having one shot of espresso.
Shot: A measure of espresso.
Single: One shot of espresso.
Skinny: A drink made with skim milk
Tall: Medium size cup usually having two shots of espresso.
Triple: Three shots of espresso
Unleaded: Decaf
Wet: Steamed milk only, no foamed milk.
Whipless: No whipped Cream.

 


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The Ray Café and Coffee House
150 N. Prairieview Drive
Manteno, IL  60950
Phone: 815.468.0511      Fax: 815.468-6002