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The reason why many people get into coffee is because of the beautiful latte art shapes. After all, every time they successfully reproduce a beautiful pattern, they feel an incomparable sense of accomplishment. So do you know who was the first to put latte art on coffee?
Coffee latte art is also called "latte art"
Latte coffee is transliterated from the Italian "Caffè Latte", and "Latte" refers to milk. Fusing the whipped hot milk into the espresso creates an "artistic" pattern, hence the name "Latte Art".
Early coffee latte art was just simple patterns such as "hearts" and "leaves". With the development of specialty coffee, baristas around the world are paying more and more attention to this skill. They began to design with more refined visual effects, and a carving technique that used milk foam and accessories to create bolder graphics.
At first, baristas paid more attention to the presentation of patterns, but with the development of the industry and the high demand of consumers, coffee latte art is not only visually exquisite, but also continuously improved in the dense taste of milk, the method and technique of blending with concentrate, thereby improving the overall taste of coffee, reaching the so-called state of color, aroma and taste.
The popularity of milk coffees such as lattes and Australian whites on social media and among friends is largely due to the addition of Latte Art. Who wouldn’t like that the coffee they order not only has a fragrant taste, but also has beautiful and beautiful latte art?
Recommended coffee beans rich in oil
If you want to make a cup of latte delicious, in addition to the equipment requirements, you also need to select the right raw materials, control the proportions and an essential factor, which is rich coffee oil.If you want to have a dense and fluid crema, Front Street believes that a supercharged espresso machine is indispensable, followed by high-quality coffee beans.
For those who like fat and rich taste, we have formulated three different styles of espresso: Front Street Commercial Blend, Front Street Classic Blend, and Front Street Black Cocoa Blend (100% Arabica).
Front Street Commercial Blend is recommended because it exhibits oily properties during extraction.golden color,It tastes rich with caramel aroma and sweetness like maple syrup, and also has baking flavors of nuts, cocoa, and dark chocolate. It is mellow and balanced, with a slight sweetness and bitterness, and a long-lasting aftertaste. It performs very well whether making American-style or milk coffee. With its price advantage, it is very suitable for use in cafes. It can make latte with a rich and silky taste.
Front Street Classic Blend has all the advantages of traditional high-quality Italian style. It is rich in oil, rich and mellow, versatile in taste, and has a long-lasting aftertaste. It has flavors of roasted hazelnuts, butter, dark chocolate, and caramel during extraction. The milk coffee shows the tonality of nutty chocolate milk. It is sweet and smooth, and you can't help but take a few more sips.
As a cost-effective ration bean, Front Street Black Cocoa Blend (100% Arabica) is composed of Yunnan small grains and Brazilian red bourbon. It is roasted medium to dark. The oil is moderate during extraction. The aroma of nuts and chocolate is obvious, with a slight citrus acid. The milk coffee has a full flavor and a very balanced taste, making it very suitable for daily stocking.
The choice of milk is also very important. Just whole-fat fresh milk alone, there are more than 10 types commonly available on the market. Some of these milks have a strong milky taste and a thick texture, while others are light and watery. The standard for choosing milk is not to pursue thick and obvious milk flavor, but to choose one that is suitable for pairing with coffee. A strong milk flavor will mask the taste of the coffee, and a watery milk will also make the latte watery.
In order to perfectly blend coffee and milk and balance each other, Qian Street's iced latte coffee uses Sunflower Warm Sun blend and Weiji fresh milk. The ratio is 35g of espresso liquid, 250ml of fresh milk and 75g of ice cubes. This ratio is for everyone's reference, not the golden ratio of latte coffee. Front Street is a parameter obtained through multiple ratio adjustments using the above-mentioned materials, mainly based on real tasting feedback.
To make perfect latte art, we first need to extract Espresso with rich and moderate oil, so that the foam layer and milk can be better integrated, and the latte art pattern will be more stable. According to the experience of Front Street Coffee, choosing medium-dark roasted espresso beans is very beneficial for this.
In addition to choosing the right coffee, we also need to pay attention to the freshness of the beans. Overly fresh Italian coffee beans contain a large amount of carbon dioxide in the body, and the coffee oil that comes out is relatively thick, which is not conducive to latte art, and the beans need to be cultivated for 5 to 7 days; stale Italian coffee beans do not have enough carbon dioxide in the body, so they cannot produce enough oil and appear thin and cannot be integrated with the milk foam.
Front Street recommends using coffee beans roasted within 7 to 45 days to make espresso. Because we know the importance of freshness to the flavor of coffee, Front Street has insisted on shipping beans roasted within 5 days for many years, ensuring that everyone can enjoy the full flavor of the coffee after receiving it.
Espresso is also the base for making latte coffee, and hot latte is often accompanied by exquisite latte patterns. Delicate and rich oils are easier to draw. The concentrated oil can better integrate with the milk foam and maintain a stable state. It has a great impact on the detail and shape of the drawn flowers. Although it is possible to draw flowers without the concentration of oil, the final pattern will be slightly stiff and rough in appearance.
In addition, because oil is produced by the oil in coffee wrapping carbon dioxide, you can also judge whether the coffee beans are fresh by the amount of oil. The more oil, the fresher the coffee beans. Precisely because we know that for latte art, freshly roasted coffee beans are the most important condition, so Front Street Coffee Beans are all freshly roasted within 5 days and support 24-hour delivery. When the coffee is received from the logistics department, it is still in a fresh state. In this way, we hope that every customer can drink good coffee with the most complete flavor.
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
