The Italians invented coffee making using the espresso method and so they naturally gave Italian names to the products produced by this methods. In fact, the full list of Italian names used the world over when making espresso coffee include: americano, breve, cappuccino, con panna, doppio, espresso, grande, latte, macchiato, misto, mocha, ristretto, caffè, corretto, and caffè latte. read more
Here are the typical coffee drinks you will find in Italy: caffè (espresso): a small cup of very strong coffee, i.e., the typical espresso (20 to 25ml) caffè doppio: 2 espresso served in one cup caffè ristretto: an even more condensed version of an espresso (less than 20 ml) caffè macchiato (or un macchiato): an espresso with a drop of milk. read more
The world of Italian coffee: espresso A short history of coffee Most of the world's coffee today comes from either South America Italian espresso blend coffee beans or Indonesia (hence the nickname Java), but coffee originated in the highlands of Ethiopia and did not reach Europe for thousands of years. read more