Is there a name for this drink?

Question

The way I drink my espresso lately is a double shot with a small amount of steamed or heated milk and a couple of oz of hot water.

If not at home, I order a cappuccino with the added water and it works out pretty well. I've tried ordering an Americano with steamed milk, but they usually dilute it way too much.

Is there a name for this drink.

I'm braced for lots of judgement by the aficionados. ;)

Answer 1

This sounds Cortado or Noisette to me. Still, additional water makes it a bit interesting. I assume you may simply order your coffee based on lungo instead of doppio.

Again, lungo based Cappucino Scuro may be another alternative. However, it also has foam on top of steamed milk.

This answer includes so much terminology. So, let me make a glossary.

• Espresso: 30 ml shot of beverage made with 8 grams of beans out of espresso machine. Our main unit.
• Doppio: 60 ml of beverage made with 16 grams of beans. Double shot espresso.
• Lungo: ~60 ml of beverage made with 8 grams of beans. Long shot single espresso.
• Cortado: A bit of steamed milk (~30 ml) is added on top of doppio.
• Noisette: A bit of hot milk (~30 ml) is added on top of doppio.
• Cappucino: A bit of steamed milk (~60 ml) then some foamed milk (~60 ml) is added on top of doppio.
• Cappucino Scuro: Same cappucino, less milk (~30 ml each). Sometimes only with foamed milk (~60 ml).