Every café specialty your office coffee machine can make

How they differ at a glance

The black coffees look almost identical in the cup. What separates them is how much water goes through the grounds, and when.

Drink	Coffee	Milk	Typical size
Espresso	One shot	None	1 oz
Coffee	One long extraction	None	4 oz
Americano	One shot	None	6 oz
Lungo	One long shot	None	4 oz
Cortado	One shot	Equal part warm milk	3 oz
Flat White	One shot	Steamed, barely any foam	6 oz
Caffè Latte	One shot	Mostly steamed milk	8 oz
Cappuccino	One shot	Steamed milk and thick foam	6 oz
Latte Macchiato	One shot, poured last	Milk and foam, layered	10 oz
Cold Brew Coffee	Cold extraction	None	6 oz
Cold Brew Latte	Cold extraction	Cold milk	10 oz
Cold Brew Cortado	Cold extraction	Equal part cold milk	3 oz

Sizes are the machine’s defaults — every one is adjustable per cup.

Milk specialties

Fresh milk, textured by the machine for each drink — never powdered creamer.

Doubles, extra shots and add-ons

Extra Shot

Grinds and brews twice for a stronger cup — available on most specialties.

Double of anything

Every specialty above has a 2× version, ground and brewed in two cycles into one cup.

Portion of Milk

Hot milk on its own — for tea, or a decadent hot chocolate.

Portion of Milk Foam

Milk foam on its own, with air for a frothy texture.

Hot Water

Ideal for steeping black or oolong tea, or a hot chocolate free of coffee notes.

There is more where this came from — everything we have written about office coffee, in one place.

Coffee drink questions, answered

What is the difference between a flat white and a latte?

Milk volume and foam. A flat white is a single shot under a thin, glossy layer of steamed milk in a 6 oz cup, so the coffee leads. A caffè latte uses the same shot but roughly twice the milk in an 8 oz glass with a light foam cap, so it tastes milder and sweeter.

What is the difference between a cortado and a latte macchiato?

A cortado is espresso cut with an equal measure of warm milk — half and half, about 3 oz. A latte macchiato inverts it: milk and foam go in first and the coffee is poured through last, leaving visible layers in a 10 oz glass.

Is a lungo the same as an americano?

No, and it is the most common mix-up. A lungo draws more water through the coffee during extraction. An americano brews a normal shot and adds hot water afterwards. Same finished volume, different taste — the lungo is fuller and more bitter, the americano cleaner.

What is the difference between a cappuccino and a latte macchiato?

A cappuccino is mixed in thirds — coffee, steamed milk and dense foam — and served in a wide 6 oz cup. A latte macchiato is deliberately layered and much longer at 10 oz, with far more milk and a milder taste.

Do these drinks need someone trained to make them?

No. Every machine specialty is one touch — it grinds the beans, extracts the shot and textures the milk itself. There is nothing for your team to learn and nothing to measure.

Is it real milk, or powdered?

Real milk, always. Fresh milk is drawn straight from a refrigerated carafe for every latte and cappuccino — never the powdered creamer that vending-style office coffee machines rely on.

See the office coffee machines that make these drinks — supplied at $0 in every office we serve.

Try the whole menu in your own office for up to two weeks, free

We install a machine, stock it, and let your team work through the list. Complimentary for qualified workplaces — hot coffee program only, up to three 2-lb bags of beans (6 lb in total), no obligation either way.