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Kopi luwak
Kopi luwak, or civet coffee, is an Indonesian specialty coffee made from beans excreted by the Asian palm civet; among the world's most expensive coffees, it faces animal welfare criticism over caged civets and authenticity fraud.
Latte
Latte (caffè latte): espresso drink of one or two shots topped with 3–4 parts steamed milk and ~1 cm microfoam, served 8–12 oz; mildest classic espresso drink, distinct from cappuccino and flat white.
Latte art
Latte art is the practice of pouring textured steamed milk into espresso so white microfoam forms patterns against the brown crema, popularized at Seattle's Espresso Vivace in the 1980s.
Latte macchiato
Latte macchiato, Italian for "stained milk," is an espresso-milk drink built milk-first with espresso poured through foam, forming three layers via double-diffusive convection; distinct from latte, cappuccino, and espresso macchiato.
List of coffee drinks
List of coffee drinks: seven families of named coffee beverages, espresso shots, milk drinks, filter brews, iced drinks, regional specialties, dessert and alcoholic coffees, defined by base, milk ratio, temperature, and origin, with typical caffeine from about 15 to 300 mg.
List of coffee varieties
List of coffee varieties: genetically distinct types within Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora (robusta). Covers Typica and Bourbon founder lineages, Catimor and F1 hybrid breeding waves, the World Coffee Research catalog, and DNA fingerprinting of variety identity.
Lungo
Lungo (caffè lungo, café allongé): a long espresso, same 7–9 g dose and 9 bar pressure as a standard shot but roughly double the water, yielding 50–60 mL, more bitter, slightly more caffeine; distinct from an Americano.
Moka pot
Moka pot: Italian stovetop coffee maker, also caffettiera or Moka Express. Steam pressure pushes water through coffee grounds. Invented 1933 by Alfonso Bialetti with Luigi de Ponti; strong concentrated coffee, weaker than espresso.
Mont Blanc (coffee)
Mont Blanc coffee: a chilled two-layer drink of sweetened cold brew or filter coffee under cream foam with orange zest and nutmeg, created at Good Measure, Melbourne, in late 2021 and spread via social media to Indonesia, Japan, the UK, and the US; distinct from the French chestnut dessert of the same name.
Non-dairy creamer
Non-dairy creamer is a manufactured product used to substitute for milk or cream in coffee, tea, and chocolate drinks, though standard versions often contain milk-derived sodium caseinate.
Postum
Postum is a caffeine-free instant roasted-grain beverage of wheat, wheat bran, and molasses, invented by C.W. Post in Battle Creek in 1895, discontinued by Kraft in 2007, and revived in 2012 by Eliza's Quest Foods; its wheat base contains gluten and its Matcha flavor contains caffeine.
Ristretto
Ristretto (Italian for "restricted") is a short espresso shot pulled at roughly a 1:1 coffee-to-yield ratio, about 15-20 mL in 15-20 seconds; sweeter, more concentrated, and lower in total caffeine than a standard 1:2 espresso, the opposite of a lungo.
Specialty coffee
Specialty coffee, also called specialty-grade or third-wave coffee, is coffee recognized for distinctive attributes with significant extra market value; historically scored 80+ on the SCA 100-point cupping scale, now defined by attributes and assessed via the SCA Coffee Value Assessment, distinct from commodity C-market coffee.
Turkish coffee
Turkish coffee (Türk kahvesi) is a brewing method, not a bean: finely ground coffee boiled unfiltered in a cezve, served with foam and settled grounds. UNESCO-inscribed 2013; distinctive phytochemical profile; studied for cardiovascular effects.
Vietnamese iced coffee
Vietnamese iced coffee, cà phê sữa đá, is dark-roast robusta dripped through a metal phin at about 1:5 onto sweetened condensed milk and served over ice; distinct from Thai iced coffee, which is cloth-steeped from a grain-blend powder and topped with evaporated milk.
White coffee
White coffee (kopi putih, 白咖啡) most famously means Ipoh white coffee, a Malaysian style with beans roasted in palm-oil margarine and little sugar, served with condensed milk; the term also covers white roast beans, a Lebanese herbal infusion, and coffee with milk.