Method Milk drinks

Cortado

Name: Cortado
Total time: 32 s
Yield: 80–90 ml
Ingredients: 18 g coffee; 36 g espresso; 40 ml milk

Built-in

The brief

Ratio

1 : 2.0. classically 18 g to 36 g

Effort

Total brew time about 32 s

SkillDemanding

The cup

Roughly equal parts espresso and lightly textured milk; the milk cuts the espresso without burying it. More silky than foamy; the Gibraltar is effectively the same drink.

House note

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Prepare

Temperature: 93 °C
Pressure: 9 bar
Style: Pump
Grind: Fine: adjust grind so the shot runs ~25-30 s after pre-infusion.

Drink build

Proportions approximate. Espresso measured by weight.

Milk temperature: 60–65 °C
Texture: Silky, barely-there microfoam
Cup size: 80–90 ml

Roughly equal parts espresso and lightly textured milk; the milk cuts the espresso without burying it. More silky than foamy; the Gibraltar is effectively the same drink.

Milk-drink builds vary between cafés and countries. These are starting points, not fixed rules.

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Cortado: 1:2, 32 s · Bunchum