Einspänner

Also Wiener Einspänner

Vienna's double espresso in a glass topped with whipped cream, drunk through the cream. Named after the one-horse cab drivers who favoured it.

EspressoServed hotFrom Austria

Volume
120ml4.1 US fl oz
Espresso
2shots
Caffeine
127mgderived, USDA FDC
Coffee to milk
1:1.0

The build

Watch it made, step by step
Serving glass, 200 ml. Layers in pouring order from the bottom, drawn by volume.
  1. Espresso60 ml50%
  2. Cream60 ml50%
Volume
120ml
Caffeine
127mg
Espresso
2shots

Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.

A double espresso under a thick cap of whipped cream in a handled glass, with sugar on the side.

Caffeine

Derived
127mg

in a 120 ml einspänner

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

2
NameCountryHow it differs
espresso con pannaItalyItalian equivalent.
EinspännerSouth KoreaPopular in Seoul cafés in a tall glass with cold sweet cream.

History

Popular account

Wikidata records Austria as country of origin and classes it as a subclass of caffè con panna. The story of Fiaker drivers keeping their coffee warm under cream is a popular account.

Vienna; named for one-horse carriage drivers.

Popular account

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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