Coffee, coffee, coffee

A cup of coffee made by myself with much milk froth, just as I like it (:

Coffee, coffee, coffee,.. is there any other drink in the world that is as delicious as a cup of coffee? If you ask me, there isn't any! Drinking a cup of coffee is for me like enjoying pure relaxation, I couldn't go a day without a cup of coffee (you may ask yourself now if I am a little bit addictive to coffee, but, well.. let's change the subject!). So, as it is definitely my favourite drink, I would like to go a little further into the topic of coffee and tell you a little bit about the different types of coffee. Let's start..

• Espresso
  An espresso is a small but strong and rich coffee. It comes in two sizes, single or double (I would prefer double (:). A single espresso is 25-30 ml and a double espresso is 50-60 ml. Espresso is made in an espresso machine by forcing a small amount of 95° C water under high pressure through finely ground and compacted coffee. Espresso is thicker than coffee brewde by other methods and contains more caffeine per unit volume than most beverages. The brewing process brings out a slightly creamy foam, the crema, which contains lots of flavours. Espresso is also the basis for many other coffees such as latte, cappuccino, macchiato and americano.
• Ristretto
  This is a single or double espresso with less water and this gives a richer and stronger bew with more body and less bitterness. A ristretto is also sometimes called a "short" espresso. 
• Lungo
  Lungo is the Italian word for "long". A lungo is a single or double espresso but with twice as much water. First an espresso is made, then when the extraction is finished you have to immediately start a new extraction through the same filter. A lungo is simply a long and weak espresso.
• Cappuccino
  Now we come to the classic type of coffee which you will probably all know: the Cappuccino. A classic cappuccino contains one third espresso, one third steamed milk and one third creamy foam from steamed milk. The espresso is poured into the bottom of the cup, followed by the milk and the creamy foam. The foam can be topped with chocolate powder (which I can hugely recommend!)
• Latte
  Originally it's called caffé latte, which is Italian for "milk coffee". A latte is made of a single or double espresso and steamed milk. A latte is slightly foamy but not as foamy as a cappuccino. A latte is often decorated with a heart, leaf or feather in the foam. What is also interesting about the latte is that in northern Europe and Scandinavia there are sometimes misunderstandings that café au lait is the same as a latte. It is definitely not! Café au lait also means "coffee with milk" but in French it's regular black coffee with hot milk.
• Espresso Macchiato
  Macchiato is Italian for "spotted". Espresso macchiato means "spotted coffee". It is an espresso with just a spot on top that indicates a hint of creamy, steamed milk underneath the crema.
• Latte Macchiato
  Latte macchiato is the opposite from espresso macchiato. In Italian it means "spotted milk" and it indicates that there's a espresso in the milk. A single shot of espresso is added to a glass of steamed milk. A latte macchiato is weaker than a latte. I simply LOVE latte macchiato! <3
• Mocha
  It is a variant of latte or hot chocolate with a single or double shot of espresso added. It can be based on chocolate powder, syrup or real chocolate.