tags: [] - coffee/brewing/espresso - coffee/history aliases: - Café cubano - Cafecito - Cuban espresso
Cuban Coffee¶
Tags: #coffee/brewing/espresso #coffee/history Aliases: Café cubano, Cafecito, Cuban espresso Related: Espresso MOC | Espresso | Espumita | Milk-Based Espresso Drinks Status: 🌱 Stub
Overview¶
Cuban coffee (café cubano or cafecito) is a style of espresso preparation originating in Cuba and strongly associated with Cuban-American communities in Miami and other parts of Florida. It is characterised by espumita — a thick, sweet foam made by vigorously whipping the first few drops of espresso with sugar before the remainder of the shot is added — producing a sweetened espresso with a dense caramel-coloured foam layer on top.
Key Facts¶
- Café cubano is espresso sweetened with espumita, a whipped sugar foam made from the first drops of extraction
- The sugar is whisked with the initial espresso drops until a thick, pale-tan foam forms before the full shot is added
- Very sweet, strong, and served in small demitasse cups; often shared socially in Cuban culture
- Cuban coffee culture is a significant part of Cuban-American identity in Miami and South Florida
- Related drinks: cortadito (cubano with steamed milk), café con leche (cubano with more milk), colada (shared large serving)
Related Notes¶
- Espresso MOC
- Espresso
- Espumita
- Cortado
References¶
Changelog¶
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| 2026-05-02 | Compliance review: full rewrite — removed inline external image URLs, ../ wikilinks, malformed [[Espumita} wikilink, no-frontmatter format; rebuilt as encyclopedic stub with frontmatter, metadata block, Overview, Key Facts, Related Notes, References, Changelog, copyright |
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