Espresso con Panna

Also caffè con panna, café Viennois

An espresso topped with whipped cream, drunk through the cream rather than stirred. Small, rich and quick.

EspressoServed hotFrom Italy

Volume
60ml2.0 US fl oz
Espresso
1shot
Caffeine
64mgderived, USDA FDC
Coffee to milk
1:1.0

The build

Watch it made, step by step
Demitasse, 90 ml. Layers in pouring order from the bottom, drawn by volume.
  1. Espresso30 ml50%
  2. Cream30 ml50%
Volume
60ml
Caffeine
64mg
Espresso
1shot

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

A shot with a cap of whipped cream roughly equal in volume.

Caffeine

Derived
64mg

in a 60 ml espresso con panna

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

2
NameCountryHow it differs
EinspännerAustriaViennese double mocha under whipped cream in a handled glass.
café ViennoisFranceFrench menu name for the same idea.

History

Wikidata records Italy as the country of origin and espresso and whipped cream as parts; the Viennese Einspänner is recorded as a subclass of it.

Italian: espresso with cream.

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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.

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 Espresso Guillermo 60 ml · 127 mg

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 Espresso Lungo 60 ml · 64 mg

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 Espresso Kaisermelange 65 ml · 64 mg

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 Espresso Abatanado 90 ml · 64 mg

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