{"id":455388,"date":"2025-10-17T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/?p=455388"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:01:51","slug":"whats-a-macchiato-on-the-coffee-sprudgecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/whats-a-macchiato-on-the-coffee-sprudgecast-455388.html","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s A Macchiato On The Coffee Sprudgecast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s busy out there in the world of coffee: national barista champions from across the globe are in Milan for <a href=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/events\">The World Barista Championship at HOST Milano<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/la-marzocco-brings-out-of-the-box-back-to-milan-this-october-429350.html\">La Marzocco&#8217;s Out of the Box<\/a>. Who will become the 2025 World Barista Champion? Only time will tell! In the meantime, we&#8217;ve got another humdinger of an episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast.<\/p>\n<p>Much is discussed on this episode but the real meat is in the macchiato. Espresso macchiato? Macchiato latte? Caramel Macchiato? &#8220;Traditional&#8221; macchiato? What&#8217;s a real macchiato anyway? After a brush with macchiato clarification at a coffee bar in Portland, host Jordan Michelman had questions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPjeS4FkX0f\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPjeS4FkX0f\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Sprudge (@sprudge)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With every fresh episode, there&#8217;s fresh coffee. With another fresh coffee offering from the <a href=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/coffee\">Roaster&#8217;s Village,<\/a> the hosts drink Bay Area&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equatorcoffees.com\">Equator Coffees limited Kona Monarch Washed Pacamara<\/a>. The coffee was brewed and enjoyed using <a href=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/coffeegear\">coffee gear<\/a> we&#8217;re bench testing at Sprudge HQ: the coffee was ground fresh with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timemore.com\/products\/timemore-electric-coffee-grinder-sculptor-series?srsltid=AfmBOoo9jUOH585M1DZ2AFX3K34r2uETHtJk108vAwY8xqID3FX9-jhA\">Timemore Sculptor 078S<\/a> and brewed using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miir.com\/collections\/pourigami-travel-coffee-system?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=18309535626&amp;utm_term=%7CCjwKCAjwr8LHBhBKEiwAy47uUky9KM7UneacCH0PJD2jqKJ0LsB4ApyAoUQz-GA_SGopmQUua3fe6BoCOoMQAvD_BwE%7Cagid%7C%7Cadid%7C%7Cntwk%7Cx%7Ctargetid%7Cl%7Cocp%7C9193332%7Cmatchtype%7C%7Cdev%7Cc&amp;hsa_acc=6091818581&amp;hsa_cam=18309535626&amp;hsa_grp=&amp;hsa_ad=&amp;hsa_src=x&amp;hsa_tgt=&amp;hsa_kw=&amp;hsa_mt=&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22368490075&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADdO0aNp8x1UrHrSqErrqQt9t4zM3&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwr8LHBhBKEiwAy47uUky9KM7UneacCH0PJD2jqKJ0LsB4ApyAoUQz-GA_SGopmQUua3fe6BoCOoMQAvD_BwE\">Miir Pourigami Travel Coffee Dripper<\/a>. We&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/miir.com\">partnering with Miir to provide 25% off Miir products<\/a> using promo code SPRUDGE25.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts (&#8220;big vessel guys&#8221;) enjoyed the coffee in a 2-WayCup from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slowpoursupply.co\/\">Slow Pour Supply<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Introducing the award winning, newly refined 2-WayCup, crafted with precision and an eye for excellence. In collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/martin-wolfl-wins-the-2024-world-brewers-cup-championship-239423.html\">Martin W\u00f6lfl, WBrC 2024 Champion<\/a>, 2-WayCup\u2019s design has been elevated to ensure an enhanced tasting experience. This champion-approved refinement guarantees that every sip meets the highest standards of enjoyment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay tuned to Sprudge and <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/sprudge\">@Sprudge on Instagram<\/a> for the very latest.<\/p>\n<p><em>This episode of the Coffee Sprudgecast is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/noissue.co\">noissue<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ceado\/\">Ceado<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/baristaseries\">Pacific Barista Series<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lamarzocco.com\">La Marzocco<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghirardelli.com\/\">Ghirardelli<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkdona.com\">DONA<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Show notes:<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6xJgBcl6Kc\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/the-macchiato-question-what-even-is-it-are-cafe-patrons-confused-439160.html\">The Macchiato Question: What Even Is It? 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visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;2025 World Barista Championship to Take Place at HostMilano&#8221; &#8212; Sprudge Coffee\" src=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/event\/2025-world-barista-championship-to-take-place-at-hostmilano\/embed#?secret=Flq0SLgzZP#?secret=kyAS1Ev57v\" data-secret=\"kyAS1Ev57v\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Listen to the whole episode right here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/5Tf9L2QiXSpEPezeJzbLqt?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"embedPlayer\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; transform: translateZ(0px); animation: 2s 6 loading-indicator; background-color: #e4e4e4;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/coffee-sprudgecast\/id1080551590?itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;theme=auto\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 1px solid #EEE; 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