Vanilla syrup and milk first, then the shot poured through on top — the reverse of most milk drinks. Named for the caramel drizzle on top, not for the syrup underneath.
What makes it this drink and not its neighbour on the menu. The café in Brewology judges every one by these.
Shot: ristretto or espresso or lungo
Coffee 18–90 ml
Milk 80–170 ml
Foam under 16 mm
Milk 40–75 °C
Some vanilla syrup
Milk goes in before the shot
More milk coffee
Macchiato: "Stained" espresso: a shot with a spoonful of foam.
Piccolo: A single ristretto topped with silky milk in a small glass.
Cortado: Spanish for "cut": a double shot cut with about the same amount of warm milk and almost no foam.
Flat white: Less milk and a thinner layer of foam than a latte.
Latte: The milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
Cappuccino: A thick cap of airy foam over less liquid milk.
Magic: A Melbourne favourite: a double ristretto with silky milk in a small cup.
Vanilla latte: With a pump of vanilla syrup. The milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
Caramel latte: With a pump of caramel syrup. The milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
Hazelnut latte: With a pump of hazelnut syrup. The milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
Vanilla flat white: With a pump of vanilla syrup. Less milk and a thinner layer of foam than a latte.
Caramel flat white: With a pump of caramel syrup. Less milk and a thinner layer of foam than a latte.
Mocha: A latte with a pump of chocolate sauce added before the milk goes in.
Long macchiato: A double shot marked with a spoonful of foam.
Latte macchiato: "Stained milk": steamed milk first, then the shot poured slowly through the foam so it settles in layers.
Marocchino: An Italian café drink: a shot of espresso, chocolate and a cap of milk foam in a small glass.
Spanish latte: A latte sweetened with condensed milk instead of sugar or syrup: the condensed milk in the bottom, the shot, then steamed milk.