Starbucks: F.Y.I.
Source of Recipe
Starbucks Info
Recipe Introduction
You remember your first visit to Starbucks right? It was seemingly overwhelming and you looked sort of like one of those folks who you can tell are taking their first plane trip because they are listening intently and following every direction for what to do "if". Well walking into a Starbucks for the first time is sort of like that. You can tell the regulars from the newbies. The following information is just a little guide to help you so you are not so overwhelmed when you visit.
List of Ingredients
Coffee: Plain black coffee, brewed less than an hour ago. If you want the barista to leave room for you to add milk or half and half, let him know. Also available in decaf and mild.
Iced Coffee: Plain coffee, usually House blend, brewed double-strength so the ice won't dilute it and kept in the fridge. This is not just regular coffee poured over ice.
Hot Chocolate: Chocolate and steamed milk, with a little vanilla added because the mocha syrup is not very sweet, and served with whipped cream.
Tea: Starbucks has a lot of varieties of tea: black, green, herbal, blends, decaffeinated, you name it. Knowling hot water costs nothing, know this, that the price varies by the number of tea bags used.
Iced Tea: Plain tea brewed at several points during the day and kept in the fridge. Usually available in black and passion (herbal), sweetened or unsweetened (with basic sugar syrup), with or without lemonade added.
Misto (used by Starbucks: A drink consisting of half coffee, half steamed milk and a bit of foam. It can be made decaf, nonfat, etc. The drinks real name, cafe au lait.
Latte: Espresso, steamed milk, and foam, not sweetened in any way unless you ask for syrup or sugar in it.
Cappuccino: Like a latte, only much more foam; normally half milk half foam, unless "wet" or "dry" is specified
This is also not sweetened, and an "iced cappuccino" doesn't really exist at Starbucks. Since iced drinks are made without foam, an iced cappuccino is the same as an iced latte.
Caramel Macchiato (mah-kee-YAH-toe): Basically, a vanilla latte with a bit less vanilla and extra foam, and with gooey, yummy caramel sauce drizzled on top. If it doesn't taste sweet enough when you first try it, mix it up a bit. If it's still not sweet enough, ask for more vanilla, Iced caramel macchiatos, like hot ones, have the shots and caramel poured on top, so when you get it it won't look mixed at all. It's very cool looking, but you really do want to stir it up before sipping; trust me on this!
Americano: Espresso diluted with hot water until it's roughly the strength of regular coffee. An Americano will usually have one more shot than a latte of the same size. Sometimes if the regular coffee you ordered hasn't finished brewing and you don't want to wait for it, the barista may offer you an Americano instead.
Mocha:: Espresso and steamed milk mixed with chocolate and served with whipped cream on top. Despite being chocolatey, these are not terribly sweet; if you don't want to taste the espresso, ask for flavor syrup or sugar to be added, or try one of the other mocha drinks instead.
Also, these are not blended. If you're looking for one of those chocolate milkshake type drinks try the mocha Frappuccino.
White Mocha: Espresso and steamed milk mixed with white chocolate syrup and served with whipped cream.
These are a lot sweeter than regular mochas.
White Chocolate Mocha Valencia: A drink you can order in mocha or white mocha, but sadly really won't be able to get at all as of the end of Sept 2006. Why? Starbucks is discontinuing the Valencia syrup. A white mocha with Valencia (orange) syrup and an extra espresso shot added, with whipped cream.
Cinnamon Spice Mocha: A mocha with cinnamon syrup added, served with foam and cinnamon on top rather than whipped cream.
Toffee Nut Latte: A latte flavored with the new Toffee Nut syrup, which tastes, well, toffee-like. Similar to a combination of hazelnut and vanilla. Served with whipped cream and crunchy toffee sprinkles. While originally introduced as a winter seasonal drink, it seems to be a permanent addition to the menu. One can only hope Eggnog Latte's will one day as well be an every day occurance.
Espresso: Just espresso. A solo espresso is a single shot, which is a bit less than an ounce. A doppio espresso is two shots. A triple espresso is three, and a quad shot is four (and only for the brave or for those who are having all nighters with their youth groups :-}
Espresso Macchiato: Espresso dropped into a cup of milk foam, and only foam. Like a small, extremely dry cappuccino. These are ordered not by cup size, but by the number of shots.
Espresso Con Panna: Espresso in a big squirt of whipped cream. Ordered by the number of shots, rather than cup size.
Steamed Milk:Just steamed milk, usually with a dollop of foam on top. Usually these are ordered with flavor syrup added, which used to be called a "steamer" but is now a "creme". All I can say is... give me a shot of espresso on the side PLEASEEEEEE!!!
Vanilla Creme: Steamed milk with vanilla syrup and whipped cream. Not to be confused with the Vanilla Creme Frappuccino, which is a cold, blended drink.
Chai Latte: Sweetened Chai syrup (tea and spices) added to steamed milk. If you don't want it so sweet or so milky, you can also get Chai made with a tea bag -- black tea and spices, none of that sweetened syrup stuff. There is caffeine in both versions, since it's made with black tea. Oh, your a coffee drinker and not interested in all this "tea stuff". Well have I got a drink for you. Ask our barista for an Iced Double Dirty Chai Latte and enjoy!
Steamed Cider: Apple Cider steamed to a nice hot temperature.
Caramel Apple Cider: Steamed cider with cinnamon syrup, whipped cream, and caramel sauce. Sweeter than plain steamed cider but oh so very yummy.
Coffee Frappuccino: A pre-made coffee sweetener base blended with ice, resulting in a milkshake type drink. Normally served without whipped cream, if you don't want whip ask for "no whip" when ordering. This drink is safe for the kiddies when it's order as a decaf.
Mocha Frappuccino: A coffee Frappuccino with chocolate syrup mixed in. Again if you don't want the whip, request "no whip".
Caramel Frappuccino: A coffee Frappuccino with caramel syrup added, served with whipped cream and caramel sauce drizzled on top. One of the sweetest coffee-based Frappuccinos, and also one of the most popular.
Recipe
|
|
member logon
