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Mocha vs latte: what's the difference?
A mocha is a latte with chocolate: espresso, chocolate sauce and steamed milk, often finished with whipped cream or cocoa. A latte has no chocolate, so the coffee and milk are all you taste.
The differences
- Chocolate: a mocha has a pump of chocolate sauce or cocoa stirred into the shot.
- Sweetness: a mocha is sweet and dessert-like; a latte is only as sweet as the milk.
- Toppings: mochas are often topped with whipped cream; lattes usually are not.
Mocha
A latte with a pump of chocolate sauce added before the milk goes in. Part coffee, part hot chocolate.
How the café in Cuppology builds it
- Start with a hot cup.
- Pour in the chocolate syrup: 10 ml.
- Pour in the espresso: 30 ml.
- Pour in the silky microfoam: 200 ml.
What the café accepts as a mocha
- Shot: ristretto or espresso or lungo
- Coffee 18–90 ml
- Milk 170–320 ml
- Foam under 16 mm
- Milk 40–75 °C
- Some chocolate syrup
Latte
The milkiest of the three: lots of steamed milk and about a centimetre of foam, often served in a glass.
How the café in Cuppology builds it
- Start with a hot cup.
- Pour in the espresso: 30 ml.
- Pour in the silky microfoam: 200 ml.
What the café accepts as a latte
- Shot: ristretto or espresso or lungo
- Coffee 18–90 ml
- Milk 170–320 ml
- Foam under 16 mm
- Milk 40–75 °C
Which should you order?
Pick a mocha when you want a treat halfway to hot chocolate. Pick a latte for an everyday milky coffee.