What Is a Mocha? The Complete Guide + Mocha Latte Recipe
A mocha is an espresso drink mixed with chocolate and steamed milk. It’s the intersection of coffee and hot chocolate — rich, slightly bitter, sweet, and satisfying. The chocolate can come as syrup, cocoa powder, or melted dark chocolate, but the result is always the same: a drink that tastes like coffee and chocolate at the same time. The word “mocha” comes from the port city of Al-Makha (Mocha) in Yemen, historically one of the world’s most important coffee trading ports. Coffee from that region was known for a natural chocolatey flavor — which is why chocolate and coffee became associated over centuries. ...