Affogato & cream

Cold brew float

Name: Cold brew float
Ingredients: ice: 120 ml; cold brew concentrate: 150 ml; vanilla ice cream: 60 ml

Cold brew over ice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream floated on top, like a root beer float. It melts down into the coffee as you drink it.

How it's made

What makes it this drink and not its neighbour on the menu. The café in Brewology judges every one by these.

Vanilla ice cream: A scoop or two of vanilla ice cream in a cup, served with a spoon.
Affogato: Italian for "drowned": a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a hot shot of espresso poured over it, eaten with a spoon while the two melt together.
Matcha affogato: The Japanese café take on an affogato: freshly whisked matcha poured over vanilla ice cream in place of the espresso.
Espresso con panna: "With cream": a shot of espresso capped with a spoonful of whipped cream, the way Italian bars have served it for a century.
Einspänner: Vienna's coffee of the coachmen: strong black coffee under a thick cap of whipped cream, sipped through the cream without stirring.
Iced einspänner: An iced americano under a thick lid of whipped cream, a favourite in Korean cafés: the cold coffee comes up through the cream with every sip.