Caffè Leccese
Also caffè in ghiaccio con latte di mandorla
Hot espresso poured over ice and sweet almond milk, a Lecce speciality. Fragrant, cold and dairy-free.
ColdServed icedFrom Italy
- Volume
- 140ml4.7 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 1shot
- Caffeine
- 64mgderived, USDA FDC
- Glass
- Highball200 ml
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Almond milk syrup30 ml21%
- Ice80 ml57%
- Espresso30 ml21%
- Volume
- 140ml
- Caffeine
- 64mg
- Espresso
- 1shot
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
Espresso poured over ice and sweet almond milk; no dairy.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 140 ml caffè leccese
USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee volume in components, assuming 1 g per ml. FDC 171891 (Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared) 212.0 mg/100 g x 30 ml.
USDA FoodData Central record 171891 · read 2026-10-26
A derived figure: the reference food's caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee in this build. Real cups vary with the coffee, the dose and the shot.
Variants by country
1| Name | Country | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| caffè in ghiaccio | Italy | Without almond milk, just espresso over ice. |
History
Popular accountA Salento summer tradition; no primary source documents the origin.
Lecce and the Salento, Apulia.
Parts of this story are repeated widely but were not confirmed against a source this atlas accepts. They are kept as the story people tell, not as fact.
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