Be still for un momento. It’s not our resident blood-thirsty mosquitoes. It’s the sound of Miami on a perpetual Bustelo buzz. Cuban coffee, a distinctive molasses-sweet espresso, is the octane that fuels South Florida. The sweet, caramel-coated foam at the top of your cup — a creamy head that Cubans call espumita — is the magical result of the first drops of brew pounded with sugar into a syrup. Sipping at cafecito counters is a daily social event in every Miami neighborhood. It’s a cheap thrill that costs 60 cents to $1, depending on what part of town you’re standing in. But the walk-up window experience can be intimidating if you don’t know the lingo and the lady at the counter is impatiently drumming her fingers. A small but potent dose of Cuban coffee served in a thimble-sized cup. Twice as strong as American coffee and super sweet, you can sip or down it like a shot. This is what you order when you want to make friends. It typically comes in a large Styrofoam cup, with a stack of four or more small plastic cups.
Pour and pass around at the counter or bring it back to the office. You may get that raise after all. A Latin latte – hot, steamed milk with a shot of Cuban coffee. If you’re watching your sugar intake, ask for sin azucar (without sugar) and add the sweet stuff to your own taste. Good for breakfast or as a comforting cup of warmth on one of Miami’s rain-soaked afternoons. Cuban coffee with a few tablespoons of milk (a short café con leche). This is a good introduction to cafecito if the straight stuff seems too strong at first.Page Not Found (404) Sorry, what you're looking for can't be found! The page might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavaible. Or it probably just doesn't exist.Sign in or Become a MemberGet access to amazing benefits like free refills on large popcorn & up to $5 off ticketsJoin for free now, or upgrade and get even more great perks.Sign InJoin NowPopular linksFind a TheatreFind a MovieAMC StubsFood & DrinksOffers & Promotions
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Designed by Jerome Olivet. For the person of faith: For the visually impaired: Designed by Sang-hoon Lee and Yong-bum Lim. For those who want a color matching guide: For the eternal frat dood: For the tea-rex lovers: For the lazy morning person: And for the person who’s so committed to their love of Legos that they can ignore how much this is not fun to hold:From beans plucked from cat poop to coffee flavored with monkey spit, java aficionados ingest some nutty stuff in the name of finding the ultimate buzz. These caffeine-imbibing daredevils are constantly on the lookout for the most exotic varieties of beans that combine the best taste, smoothest flavor, and the wackiest backstory. Here are just a few of the most exciting blends they love to brew over. The Indonesian drink known as Kopi Luwak or civet coffee might be the rarest cup of joe on the planet, and for good reason. Made from the feces of a coffee bean munching cat, this Southeast Asian brew has one of the most unique flavor on earth.
But why drink the stuff? According to a study conducted by Massimo Marcone of Guelph University, enzymes in the cat's digestive tract alter the bean's proteins. And since proteins control bitterness, the civet coffee has no acidic taste. The bigger question is: How safe is it to use coffee beans plucked from cat poop?Farmers wash the droppings before roasting them at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. But the process does make Kopi Luwak the most expensive coffee on the planet. Prices range from $50 a cup to $600 a pound. For anyone gutsy enough to try it, the beans can be purchased from Animal Coffee. Of course, the brew isn't without its critics. Some folks think the musky flavor imparted by the cat's anal glands make the drink taste like, well, crap. On the island of Taiwan, coffee farmers let caffeine-crazed monkeys do the work for them. Once the bane of the plantation, bean thieving Formosan Rock Monkeys raided farms in search of their next buzz. The pests destroyed whole crops by sucking on coffee cherries and spitting out the pits, that is until a local peasant learned to work with the creatures.
The farmer discovered that the monkey-sucked beans possessed a distinct vanilla flavor. Coffee lovers go bananas for the monkey spit brew and its fantastic aftertaste, but consumers should prepare for sticker shock. Monkey java is rarer than Kopi Luwak and prices can be as high as $27 for 8 ounces. With harvests that range from as little as 8lbs to 600lbs a year, Formosan monkey joe is virtually unavailable in the U.S., but Paradise Roasters offers a close cousin: a bean sucked and spit by an Indian rhesus monkey. For those who prefer a drink that's never entered an animal's digestive tract, Indian Monsoon Malabar might be the ticket. Back in the days of sailing ships, unroasted beans shipped from the Malabar region were subjected to a constant wetting and drying process during the long journeys to Europe. The steady moisture gave these beans a world-renowned spicy flavor. But when coal steamers cut shipping times in half, the shorter journeys eliminated the aging process and killed the taste.