Drinks · Mocha
Hot milk drinks · espresso base
Mocha
Espresso, chocolate and steamed milk: the most indulgent milk drink.
Which coffee
Chocolatey, full-bodied base — Brazil, Guatemala.
E.g. roasters: Lomi (FR) · Cafés El Magnífico (ES)
Base
1 espresso
Milk
180 ml
Foam
Fine
Balance
coffee · chocolate · milk
Milk at
60 °C
Difficulty
2/3
Steps
1Melt ~15–20 g of chocolate (or a spoon of cocoa) in the bottom.
2Pull an espresso over it, stir.
3Add the steamed milk, crown with foam (and whipped cream if you like).
Tips
- Real dark chocolate beats an over-sweet syrup.
- Mix the chocolate into the coffee well before the milk.
Variations
White mocha — White chocolate instead of dark.
Iced mocha — Over ice, cold milk.
The Coffee-Note take
The mocha is an unapologetic pleasure: keep a coffee with character so it can stand up to the chocolate.