About our Beverages
Our Coffee
Caffé D'arte® is recognized all over America and in some parts of the Far East. Since its humble beginnings Caffé D'arte® has become a leader in the coffee industry and has won countless awards for taste and innovation. Most recently, in the Northwest Coffee Tasting Contest, which is a "blind tasting" of some of the most prestigious coffee roasters in the country, Caffé D'arte® won the "Best Overall Coffee Award" and "Best Morning Coffee". Caffé D'arte® continues to produce quality coffee by using the right blends and making sure that their coffee remains consistent as nature changes.
“What you should know about espresso” It’s not what you think. One shot of espresso has the same amount of caffeine, as does a cup of brewed coffee. Decaffeinated (decaf) coffee isn’t caffeine free. In fact it usually has only 25% less caffeine than regular coffee. We believe that our “decaf” coffee, both brewed and espresso tastes exceptionally good with customers telling us that they can’t tell the difference.
“What’s an Americano?” This is a drink for those who like the heartier taste of espresso but want to enjoy it longer. So, for a 12 oz Americano, we pour one shot of espresso and add hot water. Traditionalists drink it straight, but you can add sweetener and cream to taste.
Lattes: By far, the most popular hot drink, a latte is espresso with hot, steamed milk poured in. One shot for 12 oz, two for 16 oz and three shots for 20 oz. For a normal latte we use whole milk, but also offer “skinny” lattes with skim milk.
Two Cappuccinos: A real Italian-like cappuccino consists of a shot of espresso with the cup filled with milk foam. Most Americans don’t know that and feel like the cup is empty and they aren’t getting anything. For us Americans, we have compromised. The American cappuccino consists of one shot of espresso for a 12 oz drink into which we pour 2/3 steamed milk and top it off with 1/3 foam. Now everyone’s happy. We always ask.
Our chocolate
Incorporated in 1852, Ghirardelli® has been America's premium chocolate manufacturer and marketer for more than 150 years. They are one of the few American chocolate producers that make chocolate from the cocoa bean through to the finished product. Taking the time to roast their cocoa beans in-house delivers their signature intense chocolate taste and using an intensive refining process to ensure a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate experience continues to satisfy hundreds of thousands of customers.
Americans love chocolate. Ghiradelli makes the best and that is the chocolate sauce that we use to make our mocha (dark chocolate) and mocha bianca (white chocolate) lattes. For a 12 oz mocha or mocha bianca latte, we put in about 2 oz of either chocolate, then the shot of espresso followed by steamed milk. They’re addictive. The same for carmel.
Everyone loves hot chocolate and we make the best using Caffe D’Amore’s Bellagio Chocolate Truffle Cocoa. It’s easy, we put cocoa powder into milk, steam it until it froths, top it with marshmallows or whipped cream et voila. But have you heard of frozen hot chocolate? We add cocoa powder to cold milk, add ice and blend. Then we top it with whipped cream, chocolate swirls and serve. It’s to die for.
Our Syrups
Monin® is the leading global producer of gourmet flavorings used in specialty coffee houses, with more than 80 flavors to choose from. Monin's® gourmet flavorings offer so many delicious flavors; you will never run out of new drinks to try! Including unique flavors such as, Macadamia Nut, Chestnut and Gingerbread along with the traditional favorites like Amaretto, Vanilla, Chocolate-Dark and Hazelnut.
While we use Ghirardelli chocolate sauce for our mochas, we use Monin syrups for every other latte. Vanilla lattes are the most frequently ordered, but we have such an array of syrups for all tastes. Pumpkin syrup is a hit for those who want a Halloween or Thanksgiving seasonal drink. Peppermint is popular at Christmas. Irish Cream and Hazelnut are year-around favorites. Have your own special recipe; we have the syrups to make you favorite latte.
Dr. Smoothie
Our smoothies are award-winning, taking home Best New Product / Cold Frozen Beverage for 2005-2006 from the Specialty Coffee Association of America for its newest smoothie flavor, Acai Plus. Other wildly popular smoothies such as, Strawberry, Mango Tropics, Pineapple Paradise, and Wild Cherry Cranberry will give you a wide variety of fun flavors to choose from. Besides being delicious our smoothies will satisfy any health-conscious consumer. One 16 oz. smoothie provides 3 full servings of fruit and all of our smoothies are fortified with vitamins and minerals.
Smoothies are fruit based drinks using a puree as the base with added fresh fruit, vanilla or protein powder, water and ice. All ingredients are put into a blender and out comes a delicious, cold drink that is usually topped with whipped cream. Eliminate the vanilla powder and weight conscience or diabetic customers can enjoy a marvelous drink.
Cuppy's Coffee of Fredericksburg serves more than great specialty coffee and smoothies! We also feature unique items like Biscotti's, muffins, bagels, fresh fruit, and chocolate covered espresso beans.