58% off (Sale price $5.00, Reg. Price $12.00) :: Four $5 Value Vouchers Towards Food and DrinksCoffeehouse Drinks: A Steamy OverviewCheck out Groupon’s introduction to work your way up to your barista’s level of coffee smarts.According to a study published by the American Academy of Neurology, older adults who drink four or more cups of coffee a day are slightly less likely to be depressed than others. That’s one easy way to justify a caffeine habit; the huge and delicious host of forms coffee can take is another. Here’s a cheat sheet to the classics, so the next time you walk into the coffee shop you’ll be able to tell the difference between an espresso con panna and a cup of milk thats just pretending: Café au lait: brewed coffee with steamed milk Espresso: finely ground coffee brewed by forcing ultra-hot water through the grounds Single, double, triple: specifies the number of espresso shots in a drink Red eye: brewed coffee with a single shot of espresso added in Black eye: brewed coffee with a double shot of espresso Americano: one part espresso, two parts hot water Macchiato: one or two shots of espresso “marked” (the English translation of macchiato) by a dollop of foamed milk Cappuccino: espresso and steamed milk, topped with foamed milk Latte: one part espresso, five parts steamed milk Mocha: two parts espresso and one part steamed milk plus chocolate syrup or powder Breve: espresso topped with steamed half-and-half Espresso con panna: a single or double shot of espresso topped with whipped cream
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