Two such drinks are the macchiato and the latte; there are several more, like cappuccinos and americanos, and, thanks to Australia and New Zealand, the increasingly-popular flat white (and there ...

Read more: 31 Popular Coffee Brands, Ranked Before we proceed, let's define the type of macchiato for this particular article. These are latte macchiatos, which differ from an espresso macchiato.

Named for the Italian word meaning “stained” or “spotted,” the original macchiato is a single espresso ... with more milk — sometimes even latte art. Ahh, the cortado.