Comprehensive List of Coffee Types

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Here is KopiGuide.com’s comprehensive list of coffee types!

☕ Classic Espresso-Based Coffees

  1. Affogato – Espresso poured over a scoop of vanilla ice cream
  2. Americano – Espresso diluted with hot water
  3. Café Bombón – Equal parts espresso and sweetened condensed milk
  4. Café Latte (Latte) – Espresso with steamed milk and light foam
  5. Café Mocha (Mocha) – Espresso with chocolate syrup and steamed milk
  6. Cappuccino – Equal parts espresso, steamed milk, and milk foam
  7. Cortado – Equal parts espresso and warm milk
  8. Doppio – Double shot of espresso
  9. Espresso – Strong, concentrated coffee brewed by forcing hot water through finely ground coffee
  10. Flat White – Espresso with microfoam (steamed milk with fine bubbles)
  11. Latte Macchiato – Steamed milk “stained” with a shot of espresso
  12. Long Black – Hot water topped with espresso (like Americano, but different order)
  13. Macchiato – Espresso with a dollop of milk foam
  14. Magic –Double ristretto and steamed milk
  15. Ristretto – Short shot of highly concentrated espresso

🧊 Cold & Iced Coffees

  1. Cold Brew – Coffee brewed with cold water over several hours
  2. Frappuccino – Blended iced coffee drink (coined by Starbucks)
  3. Iced Americano – Espresso with cold water and ice
  4. Iced Coffee – Regular brewed coffee chilled and served over ice
  5. Iced Latte – Chilled milk with espresso over ice
  6. Iced Mocha – Chilled chocolate milk and espresso over ice
  7. Nitro Cold Brew – Cold brew infused with nitrogen gas for a creamy texture

🌍 Regional & Specialty Coffees

  1. Arabic Coffee (Qahwa) – Lightly roasted beans with cardamom, served in small cups
  2. Café Cubano (Cuban Coffee) – Sweetened espresso with sugar whipped into the crema
  3. Café de Olla – Mexican spiced coffee brewed with cinnamon and piloncillo
  4. Cà Phê Sữa Đá (Vietnamese Iced Coffee) – Strong coffee with sweetened condensed milk over ice
  5. Cà Phê Trứng (Vietnamese Egg Coffee) – Strong coffee with egg yolks
  6. Café Touba – Senegalese coffee spiced with grains of Selim
  7. Café au Lait – Brewed coffee with steamed milk (popular in France)
  8. Greek Coffee – Finely ground coffee boiled in a briki, served unfiltered
  9. Irish Coffee – Coffee mixed with Irish whiskey and cream
  10. Kopi Tubruk – Indonesian coffee brewed unfiltered with sugar
  11. Kopi Luwak – Coffee made from beans eaten and excreted by civets
  12. Turkish Coffee – Unfiltered, strong coffee brewed in a cezve with sugar (optional)

🍨 Dessert & Flavoured Coffees

  1. Caramel Macchiato – Vanilla latte topped with caramel drizzle
  2. Coffee Milkshake – Blended ice cream and coffee
  3. Mocha Latte – Espresso, chocolate syrup, and steamed milk
  4. Pumpkin Spice Latte – Seasonal latte with pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg
  5. Vanilla Latte – Espresso with steamed milk and vanilla syrup
  6. White Chocolate Mocha – Espresso with white chocolate syrup and steamed milk