Espresso is its own kind of treat, as well as the foundation of espresso-based drinks like lattes. It’s a highly concentrated form of coffee, carefully extracted by shooting extremely hot water at high pressure through a pick of ground coffee with a specialized machine. It’s got bright, ...
While both lattes and other milky types of coffee on this list are made with an espresso base, the cafe au lait is not. Instead, it merely uses a strong black coffee as a base. Additionally, the cafe au lait uses more coffee – roughly double the amount – and less milk. There is ...