However, they are far more popular across the pond. Pretty much all Starbucks serve the real deal, whilst many other places will sell frappes and iced lattes. You can generally buy one from spring through to the end of summer on most high streets. You can also use cold espresso if you plan ahead.įrappuccinos are growing more popular in the UK. Personally, I like to blend hot espresso with cold milk, honey and ice, and serve as it is. Unless you go to an artisan place – or, like me, make it yourself – you won’t get any espresso in them. As above, the flavouring is instant coffee, water and further, trademarked ingredients, with various drizzles, toppings and syrups added for good measure. This isn’t to say that commercial Coffee Frappuccinos and their ilk have coffee in them… or not entirely. Cream Frappuccinos don’t – they are more akin to frozen milkshakes or something like that. The coffee versions can be caffeinated or de-caff (usually). There are ‘Coffee Frappuccino’s’ and ‘Cream Frappuccinos’. You can also get black coffee versions (my favourite) which is just the basic syrup, ice and water blended together. This is then blended with ice, milk and usually a squirt of one of their other flavourings – vanilla works particularly well. Starbucks’ version is made using a few pumps of a flavouring syrup called ‘Frappuccino Roast’, which is made from water and powdered instant coffee (and other, undisclosed ingredients). Starbucks’ Frappuccino – and most modern frappes and iced coffees – follow a similar template. I make them every year to satisfy my caffeine habit when the summer months hit. The Greek frappe is made by whisking together instant coffee, sugar, milk and water, and often topped up with crushed ice. It is now a strong part of their café culture and you will find them readily available to order in pretty much all coffee shops. If you’ve ever spent a hot summer’s morning beachside on any of the Greek islands, you will likely have seen them – I once sailed from Kos to Rhodes, stopping at a few islands in between, and had at least one every morning in various harbours.Ī Greek frappe is a Greek iced coffee drink, invented by Dimitris Vakondios, a Nescafe representative, in Thessaloniki in the fifties (about fifteen years before the first Starbucks store was opened). The Frappuccino – A Brief Historyīefore we look into Frappuccinos themselves, however, we need to look into the slightly older frappe, or Greek iced coffee. Specifically, ‘Frappuccino’ is a trademarked name used by Starbucks (though most coffee places serve similar iced coffees, especially during the summer). Frappuccinos are iced coffees, typically flavoured with syrup.
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