{"id":3582,"date":"2016-02-27T14:49:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T21:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2022-07-10T12:17:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T19:17:16","slug":"comparing-coffee-shops-macchiato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcclanahoochie.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/comparing-coffee-shops-macchiato\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Coffee Shops"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love coffee! The past few months have shown me that ordering an espresso macchiato <\/a>is a great way to compare coffee shops.<\/p>\n

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coffee coffee coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Any coffee place can make a latte or serve straight espresso. It takes a bit more skill to make a good cappuccino, and [apparently] even more to get a macchiato right. It surprises me though how many coffee shops fail at making a good, or even a correct, espresso macchiato.<\/p>\n

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The best macchiato I’ve ever had was here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What makes a good espresso macchiato? Good espresso made from quality coffee beans, with the right ratio of espresso to milk foam<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I don’t know how many times I’ve asked for a caff\u00e8 macchiato and was handed a cup of milk. One of these places had a diagram like the one below, proceeded to confirm that I wanted an espresso <\/em>macchiato, yet still gave me a latte.<\/p>\n

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handy espresso drink diagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From my experience, any coffee shop (not generic cafes) that have made me a good macchiato, anything else I order there has been good as well. Likewise, places that fail at making a decent macchiato also usually don’t deliver any other coffee<\/em> drink I enjoy.<\/p>\n

Granted, it’s not quite fair to judge a place on a single visit (different baristas, off-days, etc..), but it really only takes a few attempts to know for sure.<\/p>\n

An espresso macchiato is my drink of choice for coffee shop comparison (at least drink-wise), what is yours?<\/p>\n

Update:<\/h6>\n

An alternative test I thought of is latte art<\/em> (in a cappuccino or caff\u00e8 latte). Usually, places that do some sort of design in the milk foam have good coffee (still needs to be tested more thoroughly).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love coffee! The past few months have shown me that ordering an espresso macchiato is a great way to compare coffee shops. Any coffee place can make a latte or serve straight espresso. It takes a bit more skill to make a good cappuccino, and [apparently] even more to get a macchiato right. 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