Guillermo
Espresso shots poured over slices of lime, hot or over ice. A curiosity of coffee-drink lists rather than an established café standard.
EspressoServed hot
- Volume
- 60ml2.0 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 2shots
- Caffeine
- 127mgderived, USDA FDC
- Glass
- Demitasse90 ml
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Espresso60 ml100%
- Slices of lime in the cup0 ml0%
- Volume
- 60ml
- Caffeine
- 127mg
- Espresso
- 2shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
Espresso poured over lime slices; a splash of milk is sometimes added.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 60 ml guillermo
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
No regional variants recorded.
History
Popular accountNo documented origin; the drink is recorded here because it recurs in drink lists. We have not found a primary source for this account.
Appears in English-language coffee-drink lists; origin undocumented.
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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