Cold coffee
Shakerato
Italian shaken espresso, cold and lightly foamy.
Where it came from
Italy
20th century
Shakerato is Italian for shaken. Italian bars turned espresso, ice and a cocktail shaker into a quick warm-weather coffee with a dramatic foam.
Make it at home
Starting recipe
You'll need
- Espresso
- 36 g
- Ice
- full glass
- Sugar syrup
- optional
- 01
Build
Shake fresh espresso, ice and optional syrup hard in a cocktail shaker, then strain into a chilled glass.
- 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.