Frappuccino

The frappuccino was invented in 1993 by George Howell's The Coffee Connection in Cambridge, Massachusetts — a blended iced coffee drink that Starbucks later acquired when it purchased the chain in 1994, trademarking the name and developing it into a global phenomenon. The word is a portmanteau of "frappé" (a Greek iced coffee drink) and "cappuccino."

The original frappuccino was a simple blend of coffee, milk, and ice. Starbucks transformed it into a dessert-like beverage category with dozens of flavour variants — caramel, mocha, green tea, strawberry — and elaborate toppings of whipped cream, sauces, and powders. It became one of the highest-selling beverage categories in the specialty coffee industry.

At Cappadocia, our frappuccino blends freshly brewed espresso with milk and ice into a smooth, creamy frozen drink — a refreshing way to enjoy the flavour of quality coffee on a warm Sydney day, without the elaborate sweetness of chain coffee versions.