Undertow
A small layered shot of hot espresso over cold vanilla cream, drunk in one go.
SpecialtyServed hotFrom United States
- Volume
- 70ml2.4 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 1shot
- Caffeine
- 64mgderived, USDA FDC
- Coffee to milk
- 1:1.0
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Syrup10 ml14%
- Milk30 ml43%
- Espresso30 ml43%
- Volume
- 70ml
- Caffeine
- 64mg
- Espresso
- 1shot
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
Layered in a small glass, hot espresso over cold sweet cream, and drunk in one go unstirred so the two temperatures arrive in turn.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 70 ml undertow
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 2026-10-29
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 allowed-source record; recorded here as a popular account.
Chicago, United States (popular account).
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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