At the Minden Coffee House, we aim to tantalize you with our beverage options ranging from espressos to fruit smoothies.  Take a peek at our menu to see our specialty options and everything else we offer, from sandwiches to casseroles.

House Specialty

Espresso-Based Drinks

Espresso
Coffee produced by forcing hot water through finely ground coffee

Caffè Americano
Double shot of espresso with an equal amount of hot water

Cappuccino
Espresso and steamed milk with large amounts of milk froth

Caffè Breve
Latte made with steamed half and half—rich and wonderful

Caffè Latte
Espresso and steamed milk topped with milk froth

Caffè Mocha 
Espresso and steamed milk topped with whipped cream

Caramella
Espresso and steamed milk topped with whipped cream and drizzled with caramel sauce

Steamer
Steamed milk and choice of flavoring

Specialty Drinks

Italian Soda
Sparkling soda mixed with the Italian syrup of your choice

Italian Cream
Sparkling soda, syrup of your choice and half and half

Fruit Smoothie
Blended fruit syrup with milk (fresh fruit on request)

Frappuccino
Blended coffee drink with flavor(s) of your choice

Granita
Blended fruit syrup with water (fresh fruit on request)

Lemonade
Lemonade with your choice(s) of flavor (iced or blended)

Hot Cocoa
Steamed milk with chocolate sauce

Tea

Chai Tea
Milk and a special mix of flavor (iced, blended or hot)

Hot Tea
Steamed water and tea bag

Iced Tea
Add Italian syrup for the flavor of your choice (iced or blended)

Flavors

A little bit about coffee

Although there are thousands of species, most of the commercial coffee in the world is either Arabica or Robusta. Arabica is grown at altitudes from 2000 to 6000 feet and offers superior flavor; Robusta is grown at lower elevations and has almost twice the caffeine and a lower acid content. The two are often blended together.

Coffee drinking began on the Arabian Peninsula and was originally used for medicinal or religious purposes, owing, no doubt, to the stimulative effect of the caffeine.

Somewhere around 1000 A.D., the practice began of brewing the beans and serving coffee as a hot beverage. Coffee came to Western Europe as part of the spice trade but was originally considered the “drink of the devil” by priests in Rome because it was favored by Moslem “infidels.” Pope Clement VIII eventually lifted the ban in the late 1500s by blessing coffee and paving the way for the first coffee houses.

Today, coffee is the most popular beverage in the world with over 400 billion cups consumed annually. Coffee is second only to oil as a commodity on world markets. It is also interesting to note that the heavy tea tax imposed on the American colonies in 1773, which caused the "Boston Tea Party,” resulted in America switching from a preference for tea to a preference for coffee. Drinking coffee was — and still is — an expression of freedom.