My name is Mike Jones, and I'm a barista at
Third Rail Coffee right by Washington Square
Park in New York City.
I'm going to teach you some basic coffee-making
skills.
So what type of cup should you be drinking
your coffee out of?
Now the main difference between the different
cups is just going to be, simply size, especially
as relating to espresso drinks.
Most milk-based beverages are based on a ratio,
so for instance, a macchiato is just an espresso
with a little bit of foam.
So that's typically going to be in a 2 to
3 oz. cup.
Cappuccino is going to be in a 5 to 6 oz.
cup.
A latte: between 8 and 12, typically and same
with a mocha or a hot chocolate.
An espresso is served in just a little cup,
called a demitasse usually.
These are all at most cafés, ceramic, but
you can drink it out of a glass, you can drink
it out of paper.
Typically, it's just size, so if you want
a nice coffee, just a pint glass is nice.
So really the most important thing in a cup,
is that it will retain the heat and it's the
right volume for the drink that you're currently
having.
