Coffee is one of the most popular drinks around the world. Today, coffee is much more than a simple caffeine fix. With coffee bars on every corner offering a variety of Italian gourmet coffee drinks, coffee has become a huge cultural phenomenon.
How Italian Gourmet Coffee Drinks Emerged
Coffee has its origins in Ethiopia. According to National Coffee Association, legend says that a goat herder noticed that his goats became more energetic after eating the berries from a certain tree. He gave the beans to the abbot of a local monastery, who created a drink, which made him more alert. The discovery spread beyond the monastery and then to the Arabian Peninsula. From there, coffee spread to Europe and across the ocean to New Amsterdam (New York). It has only been in the last few decades that the huge variety of Italian gourmet coffee drinks emerged.
The Main Ingredient In Italian Gourmet Coffee Drinks
The basis of all Italian gourmet coffee drinks is espresso. According to The Spruce, espresso is a full-flavored, concentrated form of coffee. It’s made by forcing pressurized, hot water through very finely ground coffee beans. Espresso also has something called “crema”, a reddish-brown froth on top.
Popular Italian Gourmet Coffee Drinks
Here are some of the most popular kinds of Italian gourmet coffee drinks. They all start with espresso as the base.
Caffé – If you want straight up espresso with a golden froth and lots of bite, then order this.
Caffé Americano – This is the Italian version of American coffee. It’s an espresso brewed in a larger cup and then filled with hot water.
Caffé Macchiato – Espresso with a drop of milk added. The milk may be steamed (macchiato caldo), cold (macchiato freddo) or frothed (macchiato con schiuma di latte).
Caffé Latte – The Italian equivalent of a café au lait. The caffé latte is a coffee of lighter taste served in a large cup, filled with hot milk and a shot of espresso.
Cappuccino – Steamed milk is added to espresso and then a creamy froth is added on top.
Marocchino – This tasteful espresso is dusted with cocoa, topped with frothed milk, and then more cocoa is sprinkled on top. It might also be called a mocaccino, morocco or moretto.
Make Italian Gourmet Coffee Drinks At Home
Italian coffee drinks fame rests on roaster and blenders, since surprisingly no coffee is grown in Italy at all. For that reason, any coffee connoisseur will rely on a premium coffee from Latin America, Africa or Asia to obtain a top-notch espresso. Fortunately, you don’t have to travel across the world to indulge in a delicious cup of coffee. You can stay home and make delightful espresso concoctions using Ecuadorian Gourmet Coffees. Our coffees grow in every region of Ecuador, and are delivered directly to your doorstep with no shipping cost. Each blend has a distinctive flavor, depending on the region where it was grown:
Galapagos Coffee Beans grow under the trees of the Galapagos Islands. It is as well-balanced and rounded coffee that has less acidity than high-altitude coffees.
Lojano Coffee Beans come from southern Ecuador. Coffee from this region has a defined acidity, medium sweetness and a delicate aroma.
Intag Coffee Beans come from the Andes of northern Ecuador. The region’s unique characteristics make it a “soft” coffee, with the perfect balance of acidity, sweetness and bitterness.
Yumbo Coffee Beans are grown in the northwest Pichincha province. This region offers the most complex and diverse coffee, with great acidity, body and aromatic complexity.
Are you ready for a gourmet coffee? Try one of our flavorful blends below:
