As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A Gibraltar is a double shot of espresso topped with warm, lightly steamed milk and served in one particular glass: the Libbey Gibraltar, a small, heavy-bottomed rocks tumbler that holds 4.5 ounces, about 130 ml. The name comes from the glass. Serve the same drink in a ceramic cup and most baristas would call it a … [Read more...] about Gibraltar Coffee: San Francisco’s Cortado, Named After a 4.5-Ounce Glass
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Cortado Glasses: The 4.5 oz Libbey Gibraltar, the 130 ml Duralex Picardie and Their Rivals
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A cortado is a double shot and about the same amount of warm milk. That comes to 4 to 4.5 oz, roughly 120 to 135 ml. Put it in a mug and it disappears at the bottom and goes cold. Put it in an espresso cup and it overflows. The drink has its own size, and a few glasses have become its standard. Libbey Gibraltar, 4.5 … [Read more...] about Cortado Glasses: The 4.5 oz Libbey Gibraltar, the 130 ml Duralex Picardie and Their Rivals
Why Cafés Serve Coffee in Glass: From the Gibraltar Tumbler to the Galão
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Order a cortado in a Spanish bar and there's a fair chance it arrives in a small glass, too hot to hold anywhere but the rim. Order a galão in Lisbon and it always comes in a tall one. Glass is an odd choice for a hot drink when you think about it. It gets hot to hold and it shows every drip. Yet plenty of coffee cultures … [Read more...] about Why Cafés Serve Coffee in Glass: From the Gibraltar Tumbler to the Galão