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Café Cubano

Sweet Cuban espresso with sugar whipped into the first drops of the shot.

EspressoSugar

Where it came from

Cuba

20th century

Café Cubano grew from Cuba’s sugar and espresso culture. Whisking the first drops of espresso with sugar makes the pale, sweet espuma on top.

Make it at home

Starting recipe

You'll need

Espresso
36 g
Sugar
1–2 tsp
  1. 01

    Build

    Whisk the first few drops of espresso into sugar until pale, then add the rest of the shot.

  2. 02

    Serve

    Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.

At a café

Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.