Latte macchiato

Latte macchiato (Italian: [ˈlatte makˈkjaːto]) is a coffee beverage.

It is a play on caffè macchiato, an older drink consisting of espresso marked with a dollop or two of milk or cream.

A latte macchiato may be prepared simply by frothing milk, generally producing generous foam, pouring it into a glass, and adding espresso.

The frothing is generally extensive, yielding significant light, "dry" foam, with a layer of liquid milk underneath, rather than the "wet" microfoam used in latte art.

Alternatively, it may be prepared as a layered drink, with the espresso "gently" poured (most gently out of a small espresso brew pitcher, over the back of a spoon) so that it forms a layer between the denser liquid milk below and the lighter foam above.