Leche y Leche
Also café leche y leche
A Canary Islands cortado sweetened with condensed milk as well as fresh milk. Simple, sweet and ubiquitous on the islands.
Espresso and milkServed hotFrom Spain
- Volume
- 105ml3.6 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 1shot
- Caffeine
- 64mgderived, USDA FDC
- Coffee to milk
- 1:2.5
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Condensed milk25 ml24%
- Espresso30 ml29%
- Milk50 ml48%
- Volume
- 105ml
- Caffeine
- 64mg
- Espresso
- 1shot
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
A cortado made with both condensed and fresh milk.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 105 ml leche y leche
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| Name | Country | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| barraquito | Spain | With Licor 43 and spices. |
| café bombón | Spain | Condensed milk only. |
History
Popular accountCanarian café vocabulary; no primary source documents its origin.
Canary Islands: 'milk and milk'.
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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