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In the morning, have a cup of freshly extracted espresso, hot milk, and caramel sauce, and you will have a cup of caramel macchiato with a full aroma. Caramel macchiato sold at Starbucks is very popular, so in this article, let’s learn how to make caramel macchiato.
The origin of macchiato
First of all, let’s take a look at the origin of Caramel Macchiato. Macchiato is an Italian word meaning “marked”. Macchiato coffee originated in Italy in the 1980s. At that time, some customers were accustomed to adding a small amount of milk to espresso, but the milk would soon disappear in the coffee creme. So the barista wanted to distinguish a pure espresso from an espresso containing a small amount of milk, so he used foamed milk to "mark" a white spot on the coffee creme.
Later, people discovered that in the gradual fusion of milk foam and espresso, they could taste the rich and mellow aroma of espresso and appreciate the dense sweetness of milk, intertwined and blended in the mouth, which is wonderful. So the traditional coffee macchiato was born.
How to make a macchiato
To make a cup of macchiato, you only need one shot of espresso and a spoonful of fine foamed milk. Then Front Street will share how to make a cup of macchiato coffee.
First of all, Front Street uses classic Italian blended coffee beans for production. The coffee bean information is as follows:
Coffee name: Front Street Classic Blend Italian Coffee Beans
Bean blend composition: Mandheling + Vietnam + Brazil
Flavor description: dark chocolate, cream, cocoa, roasted nuts
Espresso extraction parameters sharing:
Amount of coffee powder: 20 grams
Coffee liquid volume: 40 grams
Extraction time: 28 seconds
After extracting the espresso, the next step is to whip the milk. It is recommended to whip it to the thickness of cappuccino milk foam to facilitate scraping the milk foam. Be sure to whip it finely and smoothly. After whipping the milk, use a spoon to gently scrape the milk foam on the surface of the milk vat, then place it on the surface of the espresso and you're done.
Macchiato flavor: The flavor of Macchiato is very strong, with rich dark chocolate flavor, almost no dilution. The milk foam increases the overall taste. If you taste it carefully, you can taste a hint of milk flavor. Therefore, Front Street believes that for coffee lovers who want to enjoy the delicate and smooth milk foam of cappuccino and the pure aroma of espresso, Macchiato is indeed the best choice.
What is the difference between Macchiato and Caramel Macchiato?
The difference between a macchiato and a caramel macchiato is that the flavor of a macchiato can also be changed by adding flavored syrup. The most common one is caramel macchiato. Add caramel syrup to your macchiato to give it a completely different flavor. The name Caramel Macchiato was also invented by a Starbucks barista.
The method is as follows: add a portion of espresso to a 350ml coffee cup, and fill the remaining 300ml with milk-containing foamed milk, vanilla syrup and caramel sauce. In addition, latte can also be used to make latte macchiato. This fancy drink is also made of espresso and milk, but its milk content is higher and the roasting degree of the coffee beans is also required.
The difference between latte and macchiato
Latte: Latte's original meaning is "milk" in Italian. Latte coffee is espresso coffee with a large amount of milk added, with the ratio ranging from 1\2 to 1\5. In terms of taste, Front Street believes that the latte coffee is very strong and unique. The sour and bitter taste of the coffee has been largely covered, leaving only the mellow aroma.
The characteristics of Macchiato are also mentioned above. Its taste is characterized by dense cream and mellow taste, while the taste of latte is characterized by milk being the protagonist and very smooth.
Latte coffee recipes
It also uses the classic blend of Front Street. The latte recipe used by Front Street is 1:6.5, that is, 40g of espresso mixed with 260g of steamed milk.
The espresso extraction plan used by Front Street is to extract 40g of espresso liquid in 27 seconds with 20g of coffee powder as the base for latte coffee. Next is frothing the milk. First we have a steam wand. Most semi-automatic coffee machines are equipped with a steam wand. Secondly, there is a container that needs to hold milk, such as a milk vat or a latte art vat (professional equipment will get twice the result with half the effort). Finally, it comes to the choice of milk. Whether it is room temperature milk or low-temperature milk, whole milk or skimmed milk, milk can be frothed. However, if you want better texture, taste and stability of milk, Front Street still recommends using low-temperature refrigerated whole milk. The next step is to fuse latte art, extract the espresso, steam the milk, and then you can blend it to complete the latte. Fusion is also a very important part of making latte coffee. Good fusion can make latte coffee drink smooth and comfortable, without any messy feeling. Good integration is what we often call latte art. The last latte is done.
Latte coffee taste characteristics:Smooth taste, long-lasting chocolate flavor, mixed with pleasant alcoholic taste, long-lasting aftertaste and obvious sweetness.
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.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
