Wiener Melange
Vienna’s coffeehouse classic combines a slightly lengthened coffee with warm milk and a milk-foam crown. It is not simply coffee topped with whipped cream.
Illustrative drink portrait · AI generatedMake it at home.
- Prepare a small coffee and lengthen it with a little hot water for this home interpretation.
- Add warm milk, allowing room for a foam crown.
- Finish with milk foam and serve in a cup. A glass of water alongside suits the coffeehouse ritual.
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.
Local recipes differ. The City of Vienna demonstration uses a small lengthened moka; our drawing is an interpretation rather than an official formula.
Schematic capacity view. Amounts are illustrative serving volumes, including foam space; espresso recipe weights are separate. Café recipes and actual vessels vary.
200 ml capacity0 ml
160ml example
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