Gibraltar

Definition

; (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado

Etymology

"Gibraltar" is the name of a line of tumblers made by glassware company Libbey. The drink was named in 2005, by Steve Ford at Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco, after the glass in which its version was served.

Example Sentences

• "Two Gibraltars (decaf) at Kafka"
• "At a recent meeting at Mint Plaza’s Blue Bottle Coffee, Maggiotto ordered a Gibraltar, a small, milky espresso drink."
• "I paid for my beans and sipped my perfectly-made Gibraltar as I walked down the street thinking about how I would now always order from his pizza company."