Tim Hortons Build Practice Test

Espresso shots form the base of many coffee drinks, giving the drink its bold coffee flavor and strength. A cappuccino is prepared by pulling a shot of espresso and then adding steamed milk with a generous layer of foamed milk on top. That combination—espresso for the core flavor, milk for creaminess, and foam for texture—defines the cappuccino and makes the espresso shot central to its preparation.

While a latte also starts with espresso, it uses much more milk and a thinner layer of foam, resulting in a creamier, less espresso-forward drink. The flavored ice latte follows the same idea but emphasizes ice and flavor syrups, and the creamy chill is built differently and isn’t defined by an espresso shot in the same way. So cappuccino best exemplifies using an espresso shot as the central building block.