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National Latte Day !!??

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Oh my, who knew? I usually only have mine on the weekends, but I love a latte or cappuccino.

A latte, or cafè latte, is a milk coffee with a smooth and silky layer of foam. A true latte is a combination of a shot or two of espresso, streamed milk and a thin layer of frothy milk on top. The latte has more of a coffee profile than the cappuccino, where ingredients are equally balanced into three equal parts--1/3 espresso, 1/3 steamed milk, 1/3 milk foam.

Love a good latte or cappuccino?
Traditional? Or Flavored?
What’s your favorite?
 
Love a good latte or cappuccino?
I’m not sure I still fully get the difference, but I’m going to go with latte because I think I like it a bit milk heavy.

Traditional? Or Flavored?
Traditional for me these days, but I do like a bit of sugar in it.

What’s your favorite?
Love me a double shot of espresso, with some 2% milk and a touch of turbinado sugar, add a touch of whole milk or half and half for a real treat. But most weekends I’m blending with non-fat milk these days.
 
I'm a latte gal! I order that at coffee houses, usually with vanilla or caramel and sprinkles of cinnamon and/or chocolate. I get it with almond milk.
 
I’m with Jennifer and I’ve never had coffee. I prefer pink drinks or refreshers at Starbucks - give me all the fruity coconut milk drinks!
 
I love a latte! Not a fan personally of cappuccino - too much milkiness for me. It's funny, when I was growing up, I used to buy "cappuccino" at the gas station all the time, and I thought that is what a cappuccino was until my son became a barista and educated me. In my early 20s I was hooked on gas station cappuccino and would grab one on my way to work every day lol. In the winter, they had this deal where if you bought their travel mug, you could come in and fill it free as many times as you wanted. At some point I realized how bad all the sugar was and so started filling my cup with progressively less cappuccino and more coffee to wean myself off. Now I normally drink black coffee, but occasionally make a latte if I'm feeling fancy.
 
bcgal00 said:
I'm a latte gal! I order that at coffee houses, usually with vanilla or caramel and sprinkles of cinnamon and/or chocolate. I get it with almond milk.
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I do like mine with cinnamon. I used to get the caramel one, but like to avoid all that sugar. I can do iced with almond milk, but I need cow milk in my coffee.

littlekiwi said:
You know what....I don't & have never drunk coffee ever.
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A day without coffee, is a day I'm headed for a headache. I love my morning coffee, but weekdays it's just black.
umyesh said:
I’m with Jennifer and I’ve never had coffee. I prefer pink drinks or refreshers at Starbucks - give me all the fruity coconut milk drinks!
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I don't really like the fruity ones, they are always too sweet for me!
 
kelley said:
I love a latte! Not a fan personally of cappuccino - too much milkiness for me. It's funny, when I was growing up, I used to buy "cappuccino" at the gas station all the time, and I thought that is what a cappuccino was until my son became a barista and educated me. In my early 20s I was hooked on gas station cappuccino and would grab one on my way to work every day lol. In the winter, they had this deal where if you bought their travel mug, you could come in and fill it free as many times as you wanted. At some point I realized how bad all the sugar was and so started filling my cup with progressively less cappuccino and more coffee to wean myself off. Now I normally drink black coffee, but occasionally make a latte if I'm feeling fancy.
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I love a latte, but those are reserved for weekends and at home so I can control the sugar and mild a bit better. Yep, black coffee the rest of the week it is!
 
Not exactly a latte, but I love the Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso at Starbucks - it's espresso, brown sugar syrup, and oatmilk. I'm not a big fan of my coffee being too "milky". I prefer a stronger coffee flavor. I usually make my own when I want one, but will stop for one every now and then. Mostly I'm just a black coffee gal!
 
I am not a coffee drinker. My sister LOVES coffee and always has and when we lived together in college she used to love tricking me into eating coffee flavored treats just to see my reaction. Lol. I do not like the taste at all! I wish I did because sometimes I'd love a boost of caffeine in the morning. Lol.
 
Karen said:
I am not a coffee drinker. My sister LOVES coffee and always has and when we lived together in college she used to love tricking me into eating coffee flavored treats just to see my reaction. Lol. I do not like the taste at all! I wish I did because sometimes I'd love a boost of caffeine in the morning. Lol.
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I love the taste of a good hot coffee. But I really don’t like the taste of cold coffee. (But I can doctor up a pretty good iced concoction.) And burnt or bad coffee can send me running for some alternative.
 
kelley said:
I love a latte! Not a fan personally of cappuccino - too much milkiness for me. It's funny, when I was growing up, I used to buy "cappuccino" at the gas station all the time, and I thought that is what a cappuccino was until my son became a barista and educated me. In my early 20s I was hooked on gas station cappuccino and would grab one on my way to work every day lol. In the winter, they had this deal where if you bought their travel mug, you could come in and fill it free as many times as you wanted. At some point I realized how bad all the sugar was and so started filling my cup with progressively less cappuccino and more coffee to wean myself off. Now I normally drink black coffee, but occasionally make a latte if I'm feeling fancy.
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Yes! I mostly weaned myself off of the milk too. When I first started drinking coffee- it was all lattes. When I was on a diet one time, I decided to cut down on milk and I thought "one billion people in the world who drink regular coffee can't be wrong" so I switched over to drip coffee with a lot of milk and slowly reduced the amount of milk. Coffee with a couple TBSP of skim milk is my daily drink although I do still indulge in a (full fat) latte a couple times a month.
 
I always have tea first thing in the morning, but coffee is fine later in the day. During the colder parts of the year, I'm a hot skinny vanilla latte drinker at Starbucks. When it gets hot, I switch to iced skinny vanilla lattes.

And as long as I can find Peppermint Mocha Creamer in the grocery store, I'll have an evening cup of flavored coffee.
 
bonnenuit said:
I always have tea first thing in the morning, but coffee is fine later in the day. During the colder parts of the year, I'm a hot skinny vanilla latte drinker at Starbucks. When it gets hot, I switch to iced skinny vanilla lattes.

And as long as I can find Peppermint Mocha Creamer in the grocery store, I'll have an evening cup of flavored coffee.
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I can’t do caffeine after noon, keeps my brain wired at night. But on a chilly day or if I’m under the weather I’ll often have some herbal tea. I do like a good green tea.
 
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