Today is the day you stop referring to all specialty coffee drinks as lattes! Praise the beans! Let the gentle tink-tink of a thousand glass Chemexes ring. Below is an utterly foolproof guide to ordering (and pronouncing) the coffee you actually want.

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That generic latte might very well be a flat white or cappucino and you'd never know until you decoded the layers of caffeinated goodness in your to-go cup. Learn once and for all, and have a speedy little morning.

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