Speaking of popular drinks now, latte is probably the most common coffee drink, and it is also one of the milk coffees that many people are familiar with. Latte is a type of espresso. It is based on espresso and is made by adding milk that has been heated by steam and mixing the two in a certain proportion.
Through the definition of latte, we can easily see that the flavor of latte is related to the ratio of espresso to milk, and the flavor of espresso affects the flavor of latte. Therefore, the flavor of a latte is not static, but can show differences by adjusting parameters. So how do you make a delicious latte? What is the ratio of espresso to milk?
What we call latte now refers to a popular coffee drink made of espresso and steamed milk. With the addition of milk, the originally strong and bitter espresso becomes sweet and delicious, making friends who don't usually drink coffee find it "really delicious".
However, if the ratio of coffee to milk is wrong, it will not taste good. Too much milk will result in no coffee flavor, too little milk will accentuate the bitter taste. Therefore, making latte also requires a good balance of coffee and milk.
Front Street believes that there is no fixed ratio for latte, everything depends on the flavor expression of espresso and the matching degree of milk. But there is a rough range, 1:5 to 1:8.
We know that for different market demands, the flavor performance and positioning of espresso beans are also different. For example, Front Street has an Italian coffee bean called Front Street Commercial Blend, which is a blend of Arabica coffee beans from Brazil and Colombia.10%Vietnamese Robusta coffee beans create a fragrant and bitter traditional Italian flavor. Front Street positions it for use by some large commercial cafes.
The flavor of this bean is characterized by very rich dark chocolate, caramel and cream. Mixing in a small amount of Robusta can enrich the crema, but at the cost of a slightly more pronounced bitter taste. To make latte with this coffee bean, you can use a little more milk to balance the bitterness of the coffee. The cup capacity used will be 360ml, espresso is about 40g, and the ratio of coffee to milk is about 1:8, which is 320ml of steamed milk (including milk foam).
The Italian coffee beans currently used by Front Street are called Sunflower Warm Sun Blend coffee beans, which are a blend of Yirgacheffe red cherries and Honduran sherry. They have a moderate bitterness and a flavor that favors sherry aroma, chocolate, vanilla cream, and brown sugar. This coffee bean is not as strong and bitter as traditional Italian beans. It is paired with milk in the right proportion and can produce a dense milk chocolate flavor.
Front Street uses this coffee bean to make latte with a coffee-to-milk ratio of 1:6, 40g of espresso liquid, and 240ml of steamed milk.
There is also a type of SOE coffee beans that are more popular now. The degree of roasting of this type of coffee beans is much lighter than that of traditional Italian coffee beans. The espresso produced can show the original flavor of the coffee beans, with less bitterness and less richness.
When making latte with this kind of coffee beans, a large proportion of milk is added, which can easily cover up the taste of coffee. Therefore, usually, the ratio of coffee to milk for making latte from this type of coffee beans is1:5. It can not only reflect the freshness and sweetness of milk, but also not take away from it.soeCoffee bean style.
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
