Cortado
A small espresso-and-milk drink that keeps the coffee prominent. Equal parts coffee and milk is a useful way to picture it; café recipes differ.
Illustrative drink portrait · AI generatedMake it at home.
- Prepare an espresso in a small cup or heat-safe glass.
- Warm and lightly texture milk using your equipment instructions.
- Add roughly an equal amount of milk for this serving example, keeping the foam shallow.
Follow your equipment instructions. Hot liquid and steam require care. Milk alternatives can change the texture.
Find a drink for your taste →A QUESTION OF PROPORTIONA serving.
A serving.
Not a full vessel.
Milk texture and proportions vary. Ask the café what its cortado contains rather than assuming an exact size.
Schematic capacity view. Amounts are illustrative serving volumes, including foam space; espresso recipe weights are separate. Café recipes and actual vessels vary.
120 ml capacity0 ml
75ml example
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