What is in caramel macchiato and what espresso drinks fill the menu?

Most Starbucks coffee drinks start with espresso, then add water, milk, milk foam, or syrup. Americano is espresso plus water, Latte adds milk, Cappuccino adds milk and thick foam, Flat White uses a double rich espresso with milk, Mocha adds chocolate sauce and whipped cream, and Caramel Macchiato combines espresso, milk, foam, and caramel.

Sizes run Tall at 354ml, Grande at 473ml, and Venti at 591ml. Beans are roasted dark, which keeps the coffee aroma noticeable after milk or water is added. What is in caramel macchiato comes down to that espresso base plus caramel; cold brew, popular in recent years, is a separate method brewed without heat.

Starbucks coffee is the starting point for many people's daily encounter with specialty coffee, but do you really understand the product logic behind it? Front Street Coffee is here to systematically walk you through the types and flavor characteristics of Starbucks coffee. Most Starbucks products are based on espresso, and by pairing it with different ingredients like water, milk, milk foam, and syrup, they create classic drinks such as Americano, Latte, Cappuccino, Flat White, Mocha, and Caramel Macchiato. In addition, the cold brew coffee that has become hugely popular in the past two years is also worth paying attention to. This article will introduce the recipe composition and taste differences of these coffees one by one, and include the specific brewing parameters for Front Street Iced Americano, to help you find the cup that best suits your taste.

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With the rapid development of modern society, people are paying more and more attention to quality of life, and beginning to enjoy life and enjoy food. Today Front Street will introduce Starbucks coffee to everyone, telling you about the types of Starbucks coffee and Starbucks coffee culture. Friends who are interested, let's take a look together.

Front Street has learned that Starbucks coffee products are mainly based on espresso, and by adding different proportions of ingredients, a variety of espresso-based coffee products are made. There are three drink size options: Tall is 354ml, Grande is 473ml, and Venti is 591ml.

The production of espresso uses coffee beans roasted to a dark roast level or darker. The darker the roast, the richer and more aromatic the coffee will taste. Espresso is usually very high in concentration, so even after adding ingredients such as milk, water, and syrup, the aroma of coffee can still be tasted.

Starbucks espresso coffee products mainly include: Americano ( espresso + water), Latte (espresso + milk/plant-based milk), Cappuccino (espresso + milk + dense thick milk foam), Flat White (double rich espresso + milk), Mocha (espresso + chocolate sauce + milk + whipped cream), Caramel Macchiato (espresso + milk + milk foam + caramel).

The biggest difference between Americano and Latte is: Americano is espresso diluted with an appropriate amount of water. The coffee itself has no sugar and no milk, 0 calories and 0 fat, and is rich and full-bodied, making it very suitable for friends who work out, maintain their figure, or are trying to lose weight.

Front Street Iced Americano uses 90g of ice + 180g of water, then uses 20g of Front Street Sunflower Warm Sun blend coffee grounds to extract 40g of coffee liquid, and pours it into the ice water. The iced Americano made this way tastes with obvious notes of vanilla, cream, seeds, berries, and whiskey aroma. Not only is the aroma rich, but the mouthfeel is also very refreshing.

Latte is espresso with an appropriate amount of milk added. The sweetness and milk fat of the milk itself can reduce the bitterness of the espresso while enhancing the overall body of the coffee. Friends who are worried that Americano is too bitter can try a Latte~ You can also choose plant-based milk or skim milk~

Besides espresso-based coffee products, the most popular Starbucks coffee product in the past two years is none other than the cold brew coffee series! Compared with espresso, which is quickly extracted by machine under high temperature and pressure, cold brew coffee is a coffee liquid that needs more than 12 hours of low-temperature extraction with cold water over a long period.

Because the unpleasant substances in coffee need the drive of heat molecules to be effectively released, cold brew coffee liquid extracted at low temperature often lacks the bitter taste. At the same time, because of the long soaking, some of the sweet-and-sour, pleasant substances in the coffee are extracted more fully, so cold brew coffee has a fuller and smoother mouthfeel~

The coffee beans generally used to make cold brew coffee are specialty coffee beans sold on Starbucks shelves that have regional flavor characteristics. If you want to experience the unique regional flavor characteristics of the coffee beans themselves, everyone can try cold brew coffee~

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.