Colada
Four to six cafecito shots in one cup with a stack of thimble cups - a Miami office ritual, meant to be handed round.
Method
Espresso
Typical volume
150 ml
Caffeine
325 mg
Caffeine is a reference value for this drink and brew method, not a measurement of your cup.
Colada preparation
- Brew 150-180ml of strong moka-pot or espresso coffee - four to six cafecito shots' worth.
- Beat the first 10ml with 4-5 tsp of sugar into a thick espuma in the serving cup.
- Add the rest of the coffee, stir once, and cap the cup.
- Serve with a stack of 40ml thimble cups and hand them round.
A colada is a serving format, not a different drink - it is cafecito for four. Drinking one alone is roughly 320mg of caffeine, most of a sensible daily limit.
What makes it
More espresso drinks
Log it, and the caffeine with it
The app records every colada you make, estimates the caffeine, and writes it to Apple Health so your daily total counts every source, not just coffee.
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