Did you ever walk into a specialty coffee shop and look at all those menu options, and have no idea what you were gonna get? Well, we’re gonna clear up some of that stuff for you.

A Red Eye is a really simple drink. It’s brewed drip coffee. You can either take it from a pour over, or a batch brew system, top it off with a shot of espresso. Let’s be perfectly honest. If you’re drinking a Red Eye, there’s only one reason to do that, and that’s more caffeine.

The RedEye has been known by many creative names including the Depth Charge, the sludge cup, hammerhead, shot in the dark, oil spill and many more very creative but not very nice sounding names.

 

Did you ever walk into a coffee shop, look at the menu options, and have no idea what to get? Let's clear up the confusion. This week: What is a cortado?

The Flat White is just now becoming popular in the United States. It's hugely popular in Australia and New Zealand. If you are unclear about what exactly a flat white is, we're here to help.

Did you ever walk into a specialty coffee shop and look at all those menu options and have no idea what you were going to get? Well we're going to clear up some of that stuff for you. Today, we're talking about the Americano - a drink with a very interesting history.