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The Spanish Latte at La Grande Orange
September 20, 2005 Posted by Chris Tingom Filed under Coffee
I had a Spanish Latte at La Grande Orange this morning and man was it good! I asked the barista what makes it “Spanish” and whether they’re importing them legally and the woman said that it’s a combination of sweetened condensed milk and whole milk. And I said: “Is that legal?” and she said “we’re not sure.”
Actually, all of the funny parts never happened but it made for a good story. Whether you choose to believe anything I say from this point forward is entirely up to you.
Above: photo of the Spanish Latte which is very, very good.
What’s good about the Spanish Latte:
- FABULOUS FOAM!
- Light sweet flavor without tasting like sugar. In other words, if you can’t stand all of the sugar in drinks today, try this.
- It isn’t fancy. Either you get a single shot or a double. No other options.
- Good to the last drop. Wasn’t that a slogan somewhere?
Highly recommended!
Update: This drink is now called the Havana Latte.
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Mike P. says:
Here, in certain parts of Spain you can ask for a “bon-bon”, which will get you about 1/3 oz of condensed milk and a shot of espresso…
I imagine that is what this is modelled after!
Chris Tingom says:
Mike, oh interesting. I wonder what would happen if I asked for that. Thanks for stopping by.
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[...] Check out the interview at the Images AZ site under the subhead of coffee resources. Most of the interview resides around me saying where the best places to get coffee are at. Of course I had to say that the Spanish Latte at La Grande Orange is my favorite (still is). [...]
Too much says:
There are 982 calories and 27 grams of fat in one cup of condensed milk. If it were me I’d rather have the two big macs that its worth than the latte.