Caffè Crema is a very “long” espresso, with more water in it than Caffè Lungo. That is to say, about 180 ml to 240 ml of water is allowed to pass through the filter basket, instead of the normal 25ml for an espresso. So that’s almost up to about ten times more water. The coffee…
Espresso
Caffè Lungo
Caffè Lungo is a form of Italian coffee made in an espresso machine. It is essentially an espresso with about double the amount of usual water in it. An espresso will have about 25 ml (approx 1 oz) of water in it; a Caffè Lungo will have about 50 ml (approx 2 oz). It is…
Cappuccino
Cappuccino, side view© Denzil Green Cappuccino is an Italian milky coffee drink, made from espresso coffee and hot milk, topped with a generous amount of foamed milk with very fine bubbles in it. It often has a small amount of sugar added to it by the drinker. The classic proportions are usually 25 ml (.8…