Habitués of cafés in the city know that the ingredients of a latte form a secret cryptographic means of communication. If you receive a drink different from the one you ordered, you may be sure that someone is trying to tell you something.

Caramel. Inertia.

Cinnamon. Thou wilt regret thine indifference.

Eggnog. I share your aversion to crickets.

Gingerbread. Ungenerous but to a certain extent desirable.

Hazelnut. I prefer architecture of the Corinthian order.

Pumpkin. Behold to what small dimensions a massive gourd may be reduced.

Mocha. Inner worth sustained by sugar and caffeine.

Peppermint. Period of changeable weather, followed by dry and cool.

Vanilla. I may tell you in confidence that I am one of the directors of the Nigerian State Bank in Lagos, and I have need of your assistance in a certain financial transaction.

White Chocolate. Insipidity.