Café Trifásico

Also trifásico

A Catalan carajillo with milk, giving three visible phases in the glass. A small, sweet after-lunch drink.

With spiritsServed hotFrom Spain

Volume
80ml2.7 US fl oz
Espresso
1shot
Caffeine
64mgderived, USDA FDC
Coffee to milk
1:1.0

The build

Watch it made, step by step
Gibraltar glass, 120 ml. Layers in pouring order from the bottom, drawn by volume.
  1. Spirit20 ml25%
  2. Espresso30 ml38%
  3. Milk30 ml38%
Volume
80ml
Caffeine
64mg
Espresso
1shot

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

Three layers of spirit, coffee and milk in a small glass; a carajillo with milk.

Caffeine

Derived
64mg

in a 80 ml café trifásico

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

1
NameCountryHow it differs
carajilloSpainWithout milk.

History

Wikidata records Spain as the country of origin and describes it as a recipe of coffee with milk and liqueur.

Catalonia, Spain; 'three-phase'.

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