And it is that coffee resists fashions, generations and trends ; our dear old Cup of coffee observe, from the porch, how the turmeric or Matcha tea, the mocktails or the detoxifying shakes circulate, right under your nose (through the hallway of the modern). Coffee doesn't care, it will never go out of style. He is fashion.
A COFFEE
Every day I am more of a fan of those human beings who, when they want a coffee, ask for “a coffee”. And a gin and tonic?: "Give me a gin and tonic." Without specifications, gingerbreads or nonsense ; you're asking for a coffee, damn it, not a chemical compound to "cook" blue meta. It is that type of traveler who does not stop in the middle of the street to search on Google: he asks. Dress basics from Zara (the moderns call it “ norm core ”) And in Paris he asks for exactly the same thing as in Chamberí: a coffee. The just nonsense.
AN ESPRESSO
Espresso is the (short) drink of Jude Law or Cate Blanchett . The minimal essence of coffee, your creed? Fashion goes out of style, style never . Espresso drinkers are Tyler Brûlé, Amal Clooney or Andrea Pirlo; a serious, short drink, sharp as a silver bullet: whoosh! An espresso drinker likes train rides, Asteroid books and Goyard suitcases.
Espresso is the (short) drink of Jude Law or Cate Blanchett
DOUBLE ESPRESSO
Monday morning, double espresso and an ibuprofen, thanks; Better—let there be two. The sun burns Juan Bravo but there are still traces in your (devastated) body of that Saturday night that you have almost forgotten; You should never have kneeled that last Jägermeister, much less answered that WhatsApp message. But you did it; and precisely that is the McGuffin of the double espresso drinker : here we have come to play. Diving, trips around the adventure, backpacking (or the 5 Star Grand Luxury most snobbish in Berlin , you never know with this guy), skydiving or texting an ex with three drinks too many.
Monday morning, double espresso and an Ibuprofen, thanks.
A COFFEE WITH MILK
Latte is the Cola Cao of the coffee drinker. The Proustian cupcake that, no matter where in the world you are ( coffee au lait ), brings you back to the Saturday mornings, blue box shortbread cookies, and crumpled Sunday supplement—of a couple of months ago. Coffee with milk is synonymous with long breakfast, visits to museums and siesta at the hotel.
a coffee with milk
A SHORT
Noisette either Coffee latte ; what seems so elegant in other latitudes, here we have transvestite it in the most polite and sappy version of our beloved black liquid. “ a little cut ” asks who also orders a rye toast with avocado, collects Mr. Wonderful mugs and gets very emotional with Coldplay's 'Fix You'; the hairs like spikes. His favorite city in the world is New York, that's why he likes Woody Allen so much (especially his “first” movie: Manhattan ), keeps tickets to all his concerts and has a world map with pins of all those beautiful places he wants to get lost. There is a thumbtack. In New York.
“A Cortadito” asks who also asks for a toast of rye bread with avocado and collects Mr. Wonderful mugs
MACCHIATO
A macchiato is a cut but with a light layer of foam. And in that tiny nuance fits a universe of wonderful disparities; a cortado is functional (quickly, a cortado!), a macchiato is expendable; a cut is a flight on Ryanair, a macchiato is a sleeper on the Orient Express . Macchiatos are finished with drawings on the foam (can you think of something more trivial?) and there is so much literature about it that it is scary: that invisible line that connects the macchiato drinker with tube amplifiers and mechanical watches. A macchiato in Cadaqués, Oviedo or Ghent.
A macchiato is a cut but with a slight layer of foam
MOCHA
I remind you of the Maleni universe: happiness at large, cupcakes, handmade signs (by hand, aunt), swallows, fairies, minicookies and paper lanterns in the garden. Vintage geek, Do It Yourself geek . Be ñoño, my friend . The mocha or the white mocha are two of the weapons with which Starbucks has conquered the world with its sugar and its cloying mouthfeel: this is not a coffee, It is a raffle of the Chiclana Fair . The Kingdom of all the Malenis of the world is called Paris , and their princess Amelie (in addition to her bangs, they also adore her for her disgusting soundtrack) .
Mocha is Maleni Universe
HALF AND HALF
Madrid is like a bell and this "half and half" is the perfect example of the wonderful schizophrenia that reigns in El Foro. Madrid is the best day of your life but also the worst. Madrid is cold but it is also hot; It is Tweed jackets in Lagasca but also wool hats from Maison Labiche. Madrid is the Matador bar and the fire of StreetXo. Half and half: coffee with hot milk and cold milk. How not to fall in love with this city?
Madrid is like a bell and this "half and half" is the perfect example of its madness
CARAMEL AND CREAM FRAPPUCCINO
unicorns. pink cats. kawaii universe (everything that is cute in Japanese popular culture) . Pokemon. Tumblr. Syrup. Magic Girl. If you look directly at the Caramel and Cream Frappuccino, the Caramel and Cream Frappuccino will look right back at you.
unicorns. pink cats. And a frappuccino, thank you.
CARAJILLO
Carajillo of “corajillo” : courage. At the end of the 19th century, the war in Cuba ("more was lost in Cuba..."), the Spanish soldiers poured a splash of brandy into the island's coffee for that necessary push, the point of madness to shout loudly that of Santiago and close, Spain! Today, what am I going to tell you, the "courage" It is a refuge for gray lives: university professors, notary public opponents and provincial deputies.
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The carajillo, or corajillo