What Is a Cuban Coffee? Cafecito, Cortadito, Colada & Café Con Leche Explained
Cuban coffee is not a single drink. It is a family of four small, sweet, espumita-topped espresso drinks built on the same sugar-whipped technique: the cafecito (the 1.5 oz pure shot), the colada (the 3-4 oz shareable version), the cortadito (the milk-cut version), and Cuban café con leche (the breakfast milk version). All four are everyday drinks in Cuba, Miami, Tampa, Ybor City, and Cuban-American communities across the United States and Latin America. All four share the same Spanish-American medium-dark espresso roast, the same sugar-and-coffee espumita foam, and the same 60-to-90-second preparation rhythm. ...