extract from the barista manual - coffee menu - Macchiato

taken from the barista manual. comments and corrections are always more then welcome

Macchiato
'Macchiato' in italian simply means 'marked' or 'stained'., so when it comes to caffè macchiato, this means literally stained coffee, espresso that is stained/marked with milk. Traditionally it is made with one shot of espresso, and the small amount of the added milk, one or two teaspoons, which is the stain. But later on the foamed milk was put on top to indicate the beverage has a little milk in it, since the baristas had to find a way to indicate to the waiters that the coffee had milk and wasn’t an esspresso.today it is served in a glass with three layers: the espresso then the milk and the foam.
To create the layering just add the foam before the milk and let the milk slowly drip over the foam and it will layer itself inbetween the foam and the coffee.for a double macchiato just do the same but with double shot of espresso in a slightly larger glass and double the amount of milk.that’s it.