Einspänner (Korean style)
Also 아인슈페너, Vienna coffee (Korea)
South Korea's take on the Viennese Einspänner: a tall, often iced espresso under a thick layer of sweet cream.
ColdServed coldFrom South Korea
- Volume
- 180ml6.1 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 2shots
- Caffeine
- 127mgderived, USDA FDC
- Coffee to milk
- 1:1.3
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Espresso60 ml33%
- Ice40 ml22%
- Cream80 ml44%
- Volume
- 180ml
- Caffeine
- 127mg
- Espresso
- 2shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
A tall glass of espresso or americano under a deep cap of sweetened cream, drunk through the cream; often iced.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 180 ml einspänner (korean style)
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 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Einspänner | Austria | The hot Viennese original. |
History
Popular accountKorean specialty cafés adopted and sweetened the Viennese Einspänner in the late 2010s (popular account). We have not found a primary source for this account.
South Korean cafés' adaptation of the Viennese drink.
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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