For people who rarely drink coffee, ordering coffee is not an easy task. The dazzling array of items on the menu can make you dizzy. What are the differences between them? Americano is America’s favorite coffee? What is the difference between Americano and latte? Today, FrontStreet Coffee will talk to you about the differences between the two.
latte andAmericanoThe difference
Latte and Americano are both derivatives of espresso. The biggest difference between the two is that the former adds milk to espresso, while the latter adds water to coffee. Latte is one of the most representative drinks in the milk coffee series, and Americano is one of the most representative drinks in the black coffee series.
What is espresso?
We can simply understand espresso as ultra-strong, ultra-small coffee liquid. Authentic espresso requires the use of a pressurized extraction coffee machine, which allows hot water to quickly pass through extremely finely ground coffee powder under sealed pressure (above 9bar) to extract rich coffee liquid.
Generally, espresso is made from blended coffee beans because of its low cost and stable flavor and quality. As coffee consumers pursue further flavor, some coffee shops now begin to use single-origin coffee beans (made from single-origin coffee beans) for espresso, also known as SOE (Single Origin Espresso).
The Italian coffee products in FrontStreet Coffee stores all use blended coffee beans. One is the medium-dark roasted "Sunflower Warm Italian Blend Coffee Beans" which is a blend of 30% Ethiopian Yirgacheffe sun-dried red cherry coffee beans and 70% Honduran sherry coffee beans. The purpose is to hope that all Italian coffee products can remain stable for a long time, so that every customer can always drink coffee with stable quality.
The extraction parameters of espresso need to be adjusted according to different coffee machines and grinders. FrontStreet Coffee provides a reference data for the initial extraction of espresso: use 20g powder to extract 40g of coffee liquid at a ratio of 1:2 and a pressure of 9bar for 25-30 seconds. Make corresponding adjustments based on the actual flavor performance of the coffee after extraction.
FrontStreet Coffee stores use Q18 grinders and lelit brand coffee machines. The daily extraction parameters are about 19.8-20g of ultra-finely ground coffee powder to extract 35-38g of coffee liquid, which takes about 27-30 seconds. The espresso extracted from Nuanyang blended coffee beans shows a rich aroma of fermented wine, sweet and sour berries, smooth vanilla cream, and a nutty, caramel-like aftertaste.
What is a latte?
Latte simply means coffee with milk added. The method is also very simple. Add heated and whipped milk with fine foam to the extracted espresso, and then you can make various styles of latte art patterns.
The espresso made by FrontStreet Coffee's Warm Sun blend has a very obvious sweetness when added to hot milk, accompanied by a soft fermented wine aroma, and the taste is as soft and smooth as vanilla cream, with the aftertaste of hazelnut chocolate; after adding cold milk, the latte will show the smoothness and aroma of soft vanilla cream + whiskey, soft berry acid and nutty caramel aftertaste.
what isAmericano？
AmericanoTo put it simply, it is espresso diluted with water. Add hot/ice water to the extracted espresso to adjust the concentration of the coffee. You can choose the proportion of water added according to your preference.
Produced in daily stores of FrontStreet Coffee, Nuanyang blended coffee beans are added to a hot/ice water mixture in a ratio of 1:5. The flavor of Hot American is represented by vanilla cream, fermented aroma, slight berry acidity, and caramel dark chocolate aftertaste. The flavor profile of the Ice American is whiskey, soft berry acidity, and a hazelnut chocolate finish.
whyAmericanoSo bitter?
The flavor of an Americano depends on the flavor of the espresso. The flavor of espresso itself is rich and mellow. Everyone's perception of bitterness is different, so if it is not an unpleasant bitter taste, it is normal.
If there is an unusual bitter taste, it may be that the espresso has not been properly extracted and can be adjusted by increasing the water ratio. If you still feel uncomfortable drinking it, you need to adjust the extraction parameters of the espresso.
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
