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What is Spanish specialty coffee Cortado? How to drink Cotado coffee Cotado taste characteristics

Published: 2026-08-24 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/24, Front Street once talked to a customer who liked to make his own espresso coffee, and the reason he liked it was very interesting: he enjoyed the success of making coffee. Just as the front street was preparing to cast admiring glances at the guest (it is amazing that aficionados can consistently extract successful espresso). Unexpectedly,

Qianjie once talked to a guest who liked to make his own espresso, and the reason he liked it was very interesting, that is, he enjoyed the success of making coffee. When Zhengzhijie is ready to cast an admiring look at the guest (it is great for enthusiasts to steadily extract successful espresso). Unexpectedly, he continued:

"this coffee (espresso) really gives people a sense of success. You see, water becomes another coffee, milk is another coffee, cream and even ice cream can have an exclusive name, and the worst thing is, if you accidentally add less milk, you can also have a coffee corresponding to it. I can round off and I can have 20 kinds of coffee!" Qianjie finally cast a look of admiration at him-for his coffee knowledge reserves. This is the case with the espresso system. There is an Espresso that can derive thousands of derivatives, such as piccolo coffee introduced in front of the street. If you have already tasted it, congratulations, you have entered the door of the unpopular Italian series.

"this unpopular Italian series refers to coffee that is well-known in the world, but rarely seen in China, such as Piccolo Coffee, which is a national-level drink in Australia. At home, it is very unpopular for Flat White, who is also born in Australia. "and Cortado, which is shared with you in Qianjie today, is even more unpopular than piccolo coffee. Cortado, which is usually translated as "Cortado" or "Cotadot", is a characteristic milk coffee that originated in the Basque region of Spain. Cortado is a derivative of the Spanish word "cortar". Cortar means "cut off" or "weaken". It actually means to add the right amount of milk to neutralize the irritating bitterness of espresso, but to retain a strong coffee flavor. This ratio, in the Basque region, is 1:1, where one serving of espresso corresponds to one serving of hot milk, which is fused to Cortado.

Therefore, this is another kind of small cup coffee drink which is difficult to show its strength in the domestic market. When the art of flower drawing does not come out, Cortado does not add milk bubbles or allows some thin milk bubbles, because sometimes some milk bubbles are accidentally produced in the process of heating, so it is reasonable to have a layer of ultra-thin milk bubbles.

However, with the popularity of pull flowers, almost need to be used to dispense milk, want to pull good-looking flowers, Cortado also slowly with a thin layer of milk foam, used to pull flowers. At this point, it is difficult to tell from the appearance whether this is Cortado or Piccolo. However, in terms of formula, there is a difference between the two:

Under the same cup size of 90ml, Cortado is a double espresso (Espresso) 40g (about 45ml) plus milk (thin milk foam) 45ml Piccolo (Piccolo) is a single espresso (Ristretto) about 15ml plus milk (thin milk foam) 75ml. In terms of taste, Cortado's coffee has a stronger flavor.

Although Cortado is not popular in China, some of the guests who have talked in front of the street also like to drink with a little milk in their espresso. So, on the surface, you drink Espresso, but in fact, you drink Cortado! Maybe, as the guest said at the beginning, this is the joy of espresso!

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