Magic (coffee)

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A magic is a coffee drink made with steamed milk and a double ristretto—a shot of espresso pulled early—that is associated with the Australian city of Melbourne. It is served in a 120 to 150 mL (4.1 to 5.1 US fl oz) cup, around three-quarters the size of a flat white or latte. Writing in 2014, the food journalist Matt Holden described the magic as "a little less milky, a little more coffee-ish than a latte". According to Holden, the magic is what New Zealanders know as a particular preparation of the flat white. According to the Melbourne newspaper The Age, the magic was invented in Melbourne in the 2000s. Different accounts credit the drink's creation to several Melbourne cafés: the South Melbourne café branch in the St Ali group; Cafe Ray's in Brunswick, and Newtown S.C. on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. An elaborate description of the Newtown S.C. account was recorded in The Age, describing Melbourne lawyer Zenon Misko's claim to the drink's origin. In Misko's telling, the magic was created...

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