As midsummer arrives, iced drinks become the top choice for beating the heat, and a homemade iced latte is even better at awakening the taste buds. This article uses Front Street Black Cocoa Espresso Blend, recommended by many baristas, as an example to break down in detail the five steps for making an iced latte at home, and takes a deeper look at the flavor characteristics of this coffee blend made from Yunnan and Brazil beans in a 3:7 ratio. Because of natural conditions such as high altitude and large temperature differences, the Yunnan growing region has a flavor similar to Colombia, with moderate acidity, full body, and fruity notes, while Brazil Cerrado beans are sweet-bitter and smooth. Together they bring soft fruit acidity, caramel sweetness, and nutty dark chocolate notes. This coffee is highly cost-effective and suitable for beginners and small coffee shops. Follow the tutorial and easily make a cup of iced coffee with a real sense of accomplishment.
For more specialty coffee knowledge, welcome to follow our WeChat public account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). The intense heat has arrived once again, and chilled drinks instantly take center stage—coffee is certainly no exception. A cup of iced coffee often does even more to spark customers' interest in flavor. If you don't want to go out but still want to enjoy iced coffee at home, then do it yourself. Next, we'll use an espresso bean recommended by many baristas—Front Street Black Cocoa Espresso Blend—to make an iced latte and see how its flavor performs. Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) espresso bean recommended by many baristas - Front Street Black Cocoa Blend Flavor: soft fruit acidity, caramel sweetness, nutty and dark chocolate flavors, smooth and syrupy, but the taste is on the lighter side. Recipe: Yunnan : Brazil = 3:7
This blend is made by Front Street using a mix of Brazilian and Yunnan coffee beans. Front Street believes it presents soft fruit acidity, caramel-like sweetness, and nutty and dark chocolate flavors, with a smooth, syrupy mouthfeel, though the overall taste is on the lighter side. The reason is that Yunnan's natural conditions are very close to those of Colombia, with high altitude and a marked day-night temperature difference. Its flavor is of the aromatic, full-bodied type, with moderate acidity, rich and mellow aroma, uniform beans, high oil content, and fruity notes; its quality and taste are similar to Colombian coffee. But compared with Colombia, Yunnan beans still taste a little lighter. Meanwhile, coffee beans from Brazil's Cerrado region have a pleasant sweet-bitter taste and are extremely smooth on the palate. Therefore, blending these two kinds of coffee beans also gives a quite good flavor performance. In addition, this espresso bean recommended by many baristas—Front Street Black Cocoa Blend—is very cost-effective, suitable for espresso beginners and small coffee shops, and also suitable for shops and home users who prioritize cost and have average flavor requirements.
How to make an iced latte
Step 1: Take out a cup with a capacity of about 300 ml. Step 2: Add 80 g of ice and pour in 170 ml of milk.
Step 3: Grind 20 g of coffee powder and extract a 40 ml espresso. (Adjust the data according to your current equipment and the condition of the coffee beans that day~)
Step 4: Pour the espresso into the cup with the ice and milk.
Step 5: Stir evenly and it's ready to drink!! Once you've made a cup of iced coffee yourself, enjoy it along with that sense of accomplishment!
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
