Most coffee drinks are built from the same basic ingredients: espresso, steamed milk, foamed milk and sometimes hot water.

Standing in line at your favourite coffee shop can suddenly become surprisingly stressful.

The queue is moving quickly, the person behind you already knows exactly what they're ordering, and you're squinting at a menu filled with names like cortado, macchiato and piccolo.

You know you enjoy a cappuccino, but beyond that, the choices can feel like another language.

The good news is that most coffee drinks are built from the same basic ingredients: espresso, steamed milk, foamed milk and sometimes hot water.