HOWTO: Cortado
Fields Ferguson • December 28, 2020
Have You Ever Heard of a Cortado?
This upcoming year, we are adding some more traditional drinks to the menu, such as cortados! These drinks are small but pack a beautifully smooth punch.
Essentially, cortados are equal parts of espresso and frothed milk (1:1 coffee to milk ratio). To make our cortado, we use a double shot and two ounces of perfectly frothed milk. The milk "cuts" the acidity in the espresso, making a smooth, yet sweet final cup.
The small size of the cup can turn away a seasoned caffeine addict, but don't be fooled! These cortados have the same caffeine content as a regular cup of coffee or a double shot of espresso. It has become one of our favorites to drink because of its simplicity in contents and complexity in flavor.
If you would like to learn to make one, here's how we do it:
- Make 2 oz of espresso with fresh coffee.
- Our favorites coffees for this type of drink is our MS Magnolia Espresso and Costa Rican.
- Of course, if you are at home, this is easier said than done. However, good substitutes are making 2 oz of coffee through an moka pot or an Aeropress® (we recommend using the Prismo attachment by Fellow®).
- Froth 2 oz of milk. If you do not have a way to steam wand through an espresso machine, then don't worry – there are options.
- A good alternative is warming up about 6 oz of milk on a stovetop or in the microwave. The goal is that you want the milk to be between 140º-160º. Going beyond this can denature your milk, which makes your milk tastes bland. Therefore, we recommend using a thermometer and periodically check the temp during cooking. If you do not have a thermometer, then get your milk right past the point of when it's too hot for touch.
- Next, use a French press to froth the milk. Pour your hot milk into the French press and start pushing the plunger up and down repeatedly until your milk has doubled in size. In the end, you're wanting a velvet-like texture and about 1/2 inch of foam. This may take some practice, but it can be done!
- Pour your milk into your espresso. Again, because we are using a 1:1 ratio, use 2 oz of espresso (or strong coffee) and 2 oz of milk. Using a milk pitcher can help you make some cool latte art (like we did in the picture above).
- Lastly, enjoy!
As a reference to making homemade cortado, take a look at this video with James Hoffman, a lead expert in the coffee industry. In this video, they use a moka pot and a French press to make a homemade latte. You can follow their same steps to make a cortado only by tweaking the espresso to milk ratio (1:1).
Have you ever had a cortado? If not, you should stop by the shop and try one out! Or if you're not in town, then at least attempt to make one at home. Either way, they are a great way to enjoy the complexity of espresso in the simplicity of the cup.
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