Colada
Also café colada
A shareable cup of several sweetened Cuban espressos handed out in tiny cups. Miami's communal coffee break.
EspressoServed hotFrom Cuba
- Volume
- 120ml4.1 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 4shots
- Caffeine
- 254mgderived, USDA FDC
- Glass
- Serving glass240 ml
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Espresso120 ml100%
- Volume
- 120ml
- Caffeine
- 254mg
- Espresso
- 4shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
A to-go cup of café cubano meant for sharing, served with a stack of thimble-sized plastic cups.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 120 ml colada
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 120 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 |
|---|---|---|
| café cubano | Cuba | The single serving. |
History
Popular accountA Miami workplace ritual at ventanitas (coffee windows); not confirmed by a primary source.
Miami Cuban coffee-window culture.
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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