A 'short mac' is the shortened version of 'short macchiato' which is the Australian term for a 'caffe macchiato'. Caffe macchiato can also be know as an 'espresso macchiato'.
The word 'macchiato' means 'stained' or 'marked' and in the case of coffee, it basically means an espresso 'stained' with a little bit of milk. However, this 'stain' takes on various different forms and has become a very controversial and passionate debate amongst drinkers of this type of coffee. Some places will give you a coffee with a stain of milk. Some will give you a coffee with more foam/milk than espresso. And in some places, mainly in certain areas of Italy, the espresso becomes the stain as its poured into a small cup containing thick, foamy milk... And then comes the question of what type of cup should it be served in? So many variations for such a small cup of coffee!
Enough typing now...time to taste! And so the journey of this blog now begins!
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