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How to make pistachio latte? Pistachio dark cocoa flavor dirty coffee ratio? What is the standard ratio recipe for dirty coffee?

2026.10.20 FrontStreet Coffee 62

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It may be because of its beautiful meaning, or it may be because of its delicious taste. During the holidays, we can always see pistachios on the fruit plates of various houses. I believe you have also discovered that there are more and more "pistachio" related products in the past two years. From desserts to bread to coffee, there’s plenty to choose from. This fully demonstrates that products made with pistachios have a large audience, and the taste and appearance of the products can be the reason why people are addicted to them.



Front Street has tried various pistachio coffees in different coffee shops, such as pistachio latte and pistachio dirty. Without exception, almost all have a very strong nutty aroma. Unlike previous flavored coffees that used flavored syrups, most pistachio coffees produced in specialty cafes are made with pistachio paste. Because of this, the coffee has such a rich and more natural nutty aroma.



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If there is a disadvantage...it is that it is a little expensive. After all, the raw materials themselves are not cheap. But it doesn’t matter, the cost is still not high if you make it yourself. Front Street just used force to "persuade" a friend to hand over the production of pistachio coffee yesterday图片, so today I’m going to share with you how those delicious pistachio coffees in coffee shops are made~


Material preparation

There are not many ingredients needed to make a cup of pistachio coffee. In addition to the basic coffee ingredients such as concentrate, milk, and syrup, there is also pistachio paste as mentioned above. It’s that simple (you can bring some chopped pistachios)! Although it is very simple, we still need to pay attention to the selection of materials, otherwise the pistachio coffee we make will always be one step away from being delicious.


Pistachio Spread: First up is the pistachio spread! When we open the shopping website, we can see that there are a lot of pistachio spreads to choose from. Here, Front Street recommends choosing pistachio paste suitable for baking and making desserts (such as the "Zhengrong" brand). Because compared to regular pistachio paste (close to puree type), they will be more delicate, melt better, and the coffee produced will not be so greasy.


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The choice of coffee beans: The second step is the choice of coffee beans. Because pistachios exude a fragrant nutty aroma, it is best to use medium-dark or dark roasted coffee beans to make espresso.


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Darker roasted coffee has a rich roasting aroma, which will not be overshadowed by the taste of pistachio, but because the types are closer, it will also improve the aroma (making the nutty flavor more prominent). You can buy the front street classic blend with full of fat, the front street commercial blend that is the first choice for opening a store, the extremely cost-effective front street black cocoa blend, and the front street boutique blend with double nutty aroma.


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Choice of syrup: Remember to prepare syrup~ Although the pistachio paste itself contains sugar, it’s not much! So we need additional syrup to sweeten the coffee. When it comes to the choice of syrup, we can choose either classic sucrose syrup or flavored syrup with flavor (but we must also choose the same type of aroma, such as hazelnut, toffee flavor, etc.).


You can freely choose the milk according to the type of coffee you want to make. Fresh milk or purified milk can be used. I won’t explain too much here. After we have prepared the materials, we can start making pistachio coffee!


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Making pistachio coffee

Since pistachio paste is added in addition and tastes both hot and cold, pistachio coffee can be made into not only hot drinks but also iced drinks. However, there are slight differences in the production methods of the two, mainly because there is a core step in making pistachio series coffee-melting pistachio paste.


This is a very important step. If the jam is not completely melted, the coffee will not be able to taste the core flavor (pistachio taste) because the pistachio concentration is not enough. Not only that, it can also easily lead to a rough texture with an obvious grainy texture. Therefore, Front Street will make a cup of pistachio hot latte and pistachio dirty next to explain in detail the main differences during production~


Pistachio hot latte: Making hot latte is relatively simple. Just add pistachio paste and syrup to the regular latte. The materials and parameters used are: 40ml espresso (20g powder, 30 seconds extraction), 200ml fresh milk, 12g pistachio paste, 5ml Morin Toffee flavored syrup. First, we add 12g of pistachio paste into the shot cup that receives the concentrate, and then take the concentrate.


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After mixing, use a tea spoon to stir until the jam is completely melted.


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Then pour into a coffee cup and add syrup.


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Then you can start to froth the milk and draw flowers. After the latte art, a cup of hot pistachio latte is ready!


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The coffee beans used in Front Street are blended in the store's warm sunshine and roasted medium to dark. They have rich aromas of whiskey, vanilla, cream, and chocolate. After blending with the flavor of pistachio, as mentioned before, the aroma of pistachio is amplified! The flavor is: pistachio, whiskey, chocolate, and a little toffee sweetness. The taste is very mellow, very good. The only disadvantage is that the milk foam dissipates relatively quickly, and it looks unsightly if left for a long time~

Pistachio Dirty: Making pistachio dirty is actually not troublesome, but if you want a better appearance, you need to add a few decoration steps, such as hanging pistachio paste on the wall, hanging the edges, and spreading pistachio chips on it. If you don't want to, you can just skip to the next step. (The pistachio iced latte is made the same way, the difference is with or without ice)


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The materials and parameters used have been slightly modified, as follows: 40ml espresso (20g powder, 30 seconds extraction), 180ml fresh milk, 15g pistachio paste, 8ml Morin Toffee flavored syrup, and 10ml hot water.


First, we need to melt the pistachio paste. Since Dirty Coffee is an iced coffee and requires a hot and cold layering effect, it cannot use espresso to melt the pistachio sauce. For this purpose, we need to use a small amount of hot water, about 10ml, to melt the jam. Stir violently!


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After stirring is complete, add the syrup, then pour into a large glass and mix in the milk.


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After mixing evenly, we pour it into the prepared coffee cup and start the espresso extraction.


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Following the same steps as making dirty coffee, in order to achieve hot and cold stratification, we need to minimize the impact of the concentrated pour. You can shorten the distance between the milk and coffee outlets, or use a spoon to offset the impact of the concentrate (if you don't know how to do it, you can read the dirty article to learn~). After we take the espresso, a cup of dirty pistachio is ready!


If you want to make it look prettier, sprinkle some chopped pistachios on top. But the consequence of this is that it will affect the taste and make people feel like they are drinking jelly grass (it’s really that realistic)图片), so everyone can decide for themselves whether to add it~


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And to be fair, Pistachio Dirty Coffee’s performance is very outstanding and Front Street likes it very much. After a big sip, you can feel the warmth of espresso and the coldness of pistachio milk in your mouth. Due to the different order of entry, the flavor of espresso blooms in your mouth first, followed by whiskey, vanilla, chocolate, and some berries, followed closely by the richness and sweetness of pistachio milk. With each sip, the proportion of concentrate decreases, the proportion of milk increases, and the taste of pistachio becomes more and more prominent, which is really good!




You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.

The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.

FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.

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