Chocolate mocha latte is a popular coffee house coffee. A way to add a little more zip to your chocolate mocha latte is to add an ounce of two of Kahlua. You probably will not get the Kahlua with you mocha at the coffee house but you can make it at home. And, don’t forget to make your espresso with healthy organic coffee.
Mocha Latte
Chocolate Mocha Latte: Coffee House Version
Espresso
The basis of coffee house coffee is espresso. Espresso is very concentrated coffee that retains a lot of dissolved as well as suspended solids from the roasted coffee bean. It is made by forcing steam (boiling water) through fine ground coffee. It has a thicker feel because of the suspended solids and foam because of the pressurized steam. Espresso concentrates the flavors of coffee and is served in a small cup, usually an ounce (30 cc). A cup of espresso typically has between 40 and 75 milligrams of caffeine while a standard cup of percolated coffee contains about twice this much but in an 8 ounce cup. Thus coffee house coffee espresso is about four times more concentrated than the cup of coffee that you had a home for breakfast.
The standard variations on the coffee house coffee theme are Americano, Breve, Cappuccino, Latte and Mocha.
Latte and Breve
Both of these are made with espresso and foam. Latte is made with steamed milk and breve is made with half and half. For latte think “coffee with milk” or café au lait and for breve think “coffee with milk and cream.”
Mocha
Mocha is for coffee and chocolate lovers. It is made with espresso plus chocolate syrup plus milk. Saying chocolate mocha is redundant as mocha is made with espresso and chocolate.
How to Make a Chocolate Mocha Latte with Kahlua
The ingredient used to add a little more zip to your chocolate mocha latte is the Kahlua. But, to make this a great drink you need to get all of the steps right starting with the espresso.
You will obviously need an espresso maker and will need to learn how to make espresso. Make two ounces of express for each serving.
Ingredients include ice, 4 ounces of skim milk, three tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup and two ounces of Kahlua. Ideally, if you are using organic coffee, you want to use organic ingredients throughout.
Add chocolate to the glass and then the espresso and then the Kahlua and then the ice. Steam the milk and layer out over the drink and serve.
Not only does Kahlua add a flavorful zip to your chocolate mocha latter but it tends to relax the drinker as well, making conversation easier and spirts rise. So be sure to have lots of coffee and other ingredients on hand because this drink may become addicting causing you to make repeated batches for your guests over an evening.