I wanted to take this opportunity to explain the most perfect coffee beverage, the Gibraltar. Taller than a macchiato but shorter than a latte, it is the perfect get-up-and-go for your morning, or keep-you-going to round out your afternoon.
Conceived in San Francisco at the Linden Street Blue Bottle (and named after the discount glassware they found at a restaurant supply store), the Gibraltar offers the same amount of espresso as a latte does, but with less steamed milk. Try one!
(Thanks to Young and Foodish for the history lesson)
Addendum: The Gibraltar is also called a "Cortado" and it can be found as such at Stable in San Francisco (among other places, surely). The barrista there told me it's also called an "Africaner" but I am inclined to not believe him until I can do more research.
most perfect = most badass. mustache required for full experience. the tragedy of my life is that i'll never get the full badass gibraltar experience.
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