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What cup do you use to drink coffee? How big is the cup to make an Italian concentrated latte and white cappuccino Dirty?

Published: 2026-04-25 Author:

Last Updated: 2026/04/25, Everyone who makes coffee has a more or less fascination with cups, because there are so many good-looking styles and the space at home is limited, so some people want to know whether different cups will affect the taste of coffee. Impact, what type of coffee needs to correspond to when making different coffees. To this end, today we will continue

Everyone who makes coffee has a more or less fascination with cups, because there are so many good-looking styles and the space at home is limited, so some people want to know whether different cups will affect the taste of coffee. Impact, what type of coffee needs to correspond to when making different coffees.

To this end, today we will use the examples of coffee cups that usually appear in articles on the front street to develop purchasing ideas for everyone. (Qianjie believes that as a container that can be seen everywhere in life, coffee cups should not be good or bad regardless of the price. As long as it can highlight the advantages of current coffee, it is a satisfactory cup.)

Types of coffee cups

1. Material

At present, there are two mainstream coffee cup materials: ceramics and glass (metal and wood are niche types).

In boutique coffee shops, ceramic cups are the most common. Their biggest advantage is that they maintain heat, because hot coffee is generally not as good as it cools down. At this time, using ceramic cups can slow down the cooling rate of coffee.

Glass cups affect more on appearance than taste. When an espresso is poured on milk or ice water, we can clearly see the dynamics of the coffee liquid flowing down, which is very healing.

2. Size

There are roughly three size of Front Street coffee cups, and these three size can roughly determine the intensity of a cup of coffee. Generally, the smaller the volume, the stronger the coffee inside, and the larger the volume, the lower the coffee concentration.

The small coffee cup used in Qianjie is a ceramic small white cup with a capacity of about 60 ml, which is generally used to hold double espresso. For example, when we use 20g Front Street. Black cocoa is blended with coffee powder, and 40 g of coffee liquor is extracted in 28 seconds. The concentrated aroma of cocoa cookies, butter and caramel is rich. The taste is mellow, and the golden coffee grease can just fill this small cup. It looks particularly beautiful. Small ceramic cups provide the best insulation effect when they are just filled with espresso, allowing the coffee to last for a longer time.

The capacity of the medium coffee cup on the Front Street is 180 - 250 ml. The ceramic type is suitable for making single hot hand-brewed, hot American, cappuccino, Australian white, etc. The glass material is mostly used for ice hand-brewed and Dirty. These are all to highlight the flavor and rich taste of coffee.

There are two main types of large coffee cups. One is a 300ml standard ceramic coffee cup, which is responsible for holding 40ml of espresso +240ml fresh milk hot latte. The other is a 350ml glass cup, which is used to hold ice American style. In terms of taste, they all belong to the type with lower coffee concentration.

3. Thickness

The thickness of the cup affects both thermal insulation and taste. The thicker the cup, the better the insulation performance, especially the latte with the largest cup size will have a longer taste time. In addition, when the cup of milk coffee is required to be full, the thick cup wall can better support the milk foam from overflowing.

Because the thin-rimmed cup shortens the contact distance between the coffee and the mouth, it tastes more delicate and makes it easier for the coffee liquid to flow into the mouth, making it more comfortable to drink.

4. Cup shape

Like the glass, the shape of the cup has a greater impact on the sensory experience of coffee. In order to find out the difference, Qianjie once made a set of comparisons and selected three common cup types: open cup, straight cup, and closed cup to taste the same pot of coffee.

Finally, it was concluded that open cups are easier to capture the bright fruit flavor in coffee; straight cups can well express the mellow and caramel aroma; closed cups are more conducive to smelling and highlighting the full sweetness of coffee beans.

What type of cups to use for making different coffees

1. Hot milk coffee: hot latte, Australian white, cappuccino

As the largest cup of milk coffee, hot latte drinks a balanced taste and a perfect blend of concentrated fat and milk foam, so it is best to choose a thick and wide-mouthed ceramic cup or mug with a capacity of about 300 ml.

Cappuccino emphasizes strong coffee flavor and thick milk foam, emphasizing 11 points full. When making, it is also equipped with thick cup walls and straight cups made of ceramic materials. The capacity is about 200 - 250 ml, which will make the taste more concentrated.

Australian White should present the characteristics of thin milk foam, strong coffee flavor, and silky taste. It is recommended to use a thin-body coffee cup with a capacity of 200 - 250ml. It is best to widen the edge slightly, so that the milk foam will flow along the edge of the cup. Into the mouth, it tastes more delicate.

2. Iced milk coffee: Dirty

It is not difficult to find that the vast majority of iced coffee sold outside is held in glass cups. The purpose is to allow consumers to more intuitively see the state of the coffee. Therefore, there is not much emphasis on the cup shape, but more depends on the capacity. For example, Qianjie uses a 350ml glass to make iced American and iced lattes. When drinking, it will be stirred directly with a straw, so it does not affect the taste at all.

It should be noted that because Dirty wants to suspend the concentrate on the upper layer and then allow coffee and milk to flow into the mouth simultaneously, he should choose an open or straight glass cup, preferably a medium and small coffee cup with a capacity of 150 to 200 ml.

3. Hot black coffee: hand-brewed, hot American

Generally speaking, iced coffee drinks a refreshing taste, and hot coffee pursues flavor states at different temperatures from hot to cold. If you want to display its advantages, you have to spend some thought on the cup shape.

I like Front Street. For coffees from Africa that use medium and light roasting such as Guodin and Qianjie Tomatoes, open cups are preferred; often drink Qianjie. PWN Gold Mantelin and Qianjie. Friends of medium and deep roasted coffee beans such as Blue Mountains of Jamaica can match it with a medium-sized coffee cup with a straight-mouthed mouth;

If you have a soft spot for sweet coffee, such as Qianjie. Strawberry candy and Qianjie Xizao, it is recommended to try tasting it with a closed-end cup.

FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。