Gibraltar
Also Gibraltar coffee
A US specialty-café cortado defined by its glass: a double espresso with an equal measure of milk in a 4.5 ounce Libbey Gibraltar tumbler.
Espresso and milkServed hotFrom United States
- 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- Espresso60 ml50%
- Milk60 ml50%
- Volume
- 120ml
- Caffeine
- 127mg
- Espresso
- 2shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
About 1:1 espresso to milk in a 4.5 oz (133 ml) glass.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 120 ml gibraltar
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 |
|---|---|---|
| cortado | Spain | The traditional Spanish equivalent. |
History
Popular accountWidely attributed to Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco in the mid-2000s, who served staff drinks in the faceted Libbey glass; the name stuck across US specialty cafés. We have not found a primary source for this account.
Named for the Libbey Gibraltar tumbler it is served in.
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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