[Austin]

Starbucks has ruined the name of the machiatto.

Here's what is means.

Caffè macchiato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

'Macchiato' simply means 'marked' or 'stained', and in the case of caffè macchiato, this means literally 'espresso stained/marked with milk'. Traditionally it is made with one shot of espresso, and the small amount of added milk was the 'stain'. However, later the 'mark' or 'stain' came to refer to the foamed milk that was put on top to indicate the beverage has a little milk in it, usually about a teaspoon. In fact, a caffè macchiato in Portuguese is named café pingado which means coffee with a drop, the drop of milk [1].

I get tired of getting arguments from barristas then having them make it wrong.

I only order espresso now, at least they can't mess that up.

[bigmike787]

Yes sir, they sure have screwed coffee terminology up. I refuse to use the "grande", "venti" language. I say small, medium or large. Caramel machiato, come on man!!

[Austin]

I'm all for getting what you like, just don't ruin what I like in the mean time.

I use those terms when I'm in SB, it keeps them from repeating what I just said back to me in SB language while giving me a dirty look.