Definitions
of each can vary depending on the country where the question is asked.
Having established and operated over 20 outlets in Australia serving
coffee, I would identify the differences in the following way:
- Coffee: Is a term often used to describe a hot beverage made from roasted coffee beans. Various methods can be used to make a hot coffee beverage and include the espresso, Turkish, percolated, instant, drip or plunger (French press) method.
- Espresso: This can describe (1) one method of making coffee that consist of forcing hot pressured water through finely ground coffee beans in an espresso machine to extract the coffee oils/essence that form the basis of various drinks or (2) a specific coffee drink that is also known as a 'short black' and served in a demitasse cup/glass. Italians refer to a coffee drink consisting of simply the expressed oils from the ground coffee beans via an espresso coffee machine as - espresso.
- Cappuccino: Is a specific hot coffee drink made using the espresso method and consists of espresso essence/extract, hot steamed milk, topped with velvet milk foam and finished with a sprinkle of chocolate powder.
- Frappuccino: Frappuccino is a blended coffee beverages developed and sold by Starbucks who have trademarked the name. It is an iced or chilled cappuccino that may be topped with whipped cream. It generally consists of espresso coffee, milk, sugar, ice, whipped cream and other sweeteners.
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