subject: Coffee Shops And Flavoured Coffee [print this page] Coffee shops have become increasingly popular over the years. People used to go to a pub or a cafe to chill out and relax in but nowadays coffee shops are the place to be. Coffee shops are informal and have a relaxing atmosphere with couches and comfortable chairs, people can sit back and chat to friends, drink their coffee and have some lunch or a little snack. There are many coffee shops to choose from these days some of the most popular include Pret a Manger, Starbucks, Cafe Nero, Costa Coffee and many more smaller chains as well.
Coffee drinks available in coffee shops
There is a huge range of drinks available in coffee shops, no surprising coffee is the biggest seller but they do offer cold drinks and tea as well. The coffee drinks that are available include espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, mocha, americano, and flat white. Different coffee shops have different choices of coffee drinks available and some are made slightly differently and so will taste different from shop to shop. Other drinks can be bought as well such as tea, flavoured fruit tea, orange juice, coke, lemonade, fruit juice, all the regular soft drinks you would expect.
Food available in coffee shops
Although coffee shops are primarily for coffee drinks just as with any cafe it serves a range of food. The food is usually limited to snacks such as sandwiches, muffins, cakes, toasties and so on. Not only can you sit in and chill out in coffee shops but you can also order to take away, so if you are at work or rushing around shopping and don't have time to stop you can easily go into any coffee shop and take your coffee and sandwich away with you.
Flavoured Coffee
Over the last decade coffee has fast become one of the most popular drinks in Europe and USA. It is considered to be a social drink that you can enjoy with your friends and co workers or even on a date. As a result of its popularity the amount of choices that are available when it comes to coffee has grown as well. Gone are the days when it's simply a choice between tea and coffee, nowadays if you choose coffee you will have to then make a further decision between an espresso, a cappuccino, a latte and what flavour.
Choosing a flavour coffee may sound a little off because surely coffee is coffee flavoured? Nowadays you have option as to what flavour coffee you may want. These flavour options differ from coffee shop to coffee shop but generally speaking you have the options of amaretto, almond, butterscotch cream, butter rum, cherry cobbler, cherry bomb, chocolate cherry, chocolate almond, chocolate marshmallow, chocolate Irish Cream, and hazelnut. It is the same principle that applies to hot chocolate and flavoured hot chocolates except the flavour is added to coffee drinks. Usually the coffee drink is a latte and the flavour is added to that such as a mint and chocolate latte rather than the standard coffee drink.
How are flavoured coffee drinks made?
Of course the coffee beans aren't grown and made with the flavours pre built into them, the flavouring is added afterwards when the drink is being made. The coffee drink is made in the same way as it would be if it were a normal coffee and then the flavouring is added afterwards. These flavorings can be bought from most coffee shops and coffee suppliers. They are bottles filled with the flavouring liquid that can be added and stirred into the coffee.
