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Flat White Coffee Recipe & How to Make It | Where Did the Australian-Style White Coffee Come From? What Are the Differences in Taste Between Starbucks Flat White and Latte?
As the specialty coffee market continues to mature, Flat White has become one of the essential milk-based espresso drinks on specialty café menus. Many people ask Front Street Coffee: isn't it all just milk plus coffee? What's the difference between a Flat White and a Latte? So what exactly is a Flat White? [more…]
Espresso Extraction Ratios | How Many Milliliters Is a Single Shot of Espresso? What's the Difference Between a Single Shot and a Double Shot?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: FrontStreet Coffee. Coffee lovers who often drink Italian milk coffee know that making a milk coffee requires pairing espresso with milk, such as FrontStreet [more…]
Spanish Latte Recipe | Can You Add Condensed Milk to Black Coffee? What's the Difference Between a Spanish Latte and a Regular Latte? What's the Milk-to-Coffee Ratio in a Spanish Latte?
Today, the menus in coffee shops are rich and diverse, and in order to cater to more people's tastes, adding various dairy products and flavored syrups to coffee is also very common. So have you ever heard of coffee with condensed milk? Adding condensed milk is to mask the strong bitterness in coffee. In Vietnam, the aroma of coffee drifts through the streets and alleys. [more…]
Latte Milk Foam Steaming Tutorial with Illustrations | What Are the Requirements for Milk When Making Latte Art? What Techniques Should Coffee Beginners Pay Attention to When Steaming Milk Foam for Latte Art?
To make latte art look good, choosing the right milk is very important! Front Street Coffee's daily in-store milk coffee offerings all use full-fat fresh milk, because it is rich in protein, lactose, and milk fat. The protein in milk is what makes the milk foam stable. [more…]
Coffee Basics | What is the standard way to make a Coffee Latte? What is the espresso-to-milk ratio and the thickness of the milk foam for a latte? What are the key points for making latte art?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). To make beautiful latte art, choosing the right milk is very important! Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) uses this for its daily milk coffee offerings: [more…]
A Guide to Choosing Beans for Milk Coffee
Milk coffee, commonly known as milk-based coffee, includes lattes, cappuccinos, Flat Whites, Dirty, and so on. The common feature of these drinks is that espresso and milk are blended together. When choosing beans, you need to consider both the flavor of the espresso itself and how it performs when blended with milk. [more…]
Latte Caffeine Content | What Is the Difference Between a Cappuccino and a Latte? How Can Coffee Beginners Make Latte and Cappuccino Coffee?
Front Street Coffee currently offers several types of espresso drinks, including latte, cappuccino, and mocha, with latte and cappuccino being the most frequently ordered. So what are the differences in taste and flavor characteristics between the two? How much caffeine does a cup of latte contain? Next [more…]
Espresso Italian-style coffee bean making tutorial | How many milliliters is a standard espresso? Is there a big difference between single and double shots? What is the coffee-to-milk ratio for a hot latte?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Espresso is now commonly used as the base for espresso-based drinks, such as the familiar latte, cappuccino, and mocha. Their difference lies in the varying ratios of espresso to milk, which creates different flavors. [more…]
Espresso Cup Specifications | What Are the Standard Sizes for Espresso, Milk, and Latte Coffee Cups? Which Coffee Cups Should Be Used for Americano, Cappuccino, and Latte?
At FrontStreet Coffee, you'll see ceramic cups of all sizes lined up on the espresso machine, and these cups have specific meanings—different types of coffee are served in different cup sizes. In this article, Front Street tells you the secrets behind these coffee cups. [more…]
Grasp the peak flavor window and degassing state to make latte beans' aroma last longer
The aromatic depth and smooth texture presented by a cup of latte are closely related to the current freshness and gas state of the coffee beans. After being heated during roasting, coffee beans continuously release carbon dioxide, and the flavor compounds inside are also constantly undergoing oxidation and transformation. Freshly roasted coffee beans, due to the high concentration of carbon dioxide within them, produce during extraction [more…]
The Origin Story of Latte | Which Tastes Better: Iced Latte or Hot Latte? What Is the Proper Way to Drink a Latte? Which Coffee Beans Are Suitable for Making an Espresso Latte?
Among the many espresso coffee choices, if someone asks which espresso coffee has the highest milk content, Front Street Coffee will definitely answer that it is a latte, and latte is further divided into iced latte and hot latte; their methods are slightly different, but the recipe is the same [more…]
Origin of the Dirty Coffee | Must you use ice bock to make a dirty coffee? How do the taste and mouthfeel of a dirty differ from an iced latte?
Dirty coffee has always existed as a hidden menu item at Front Street Coffee, because in Front Street's view, Dirty is simply a "special" way of drinking a latte. Until one day, I happened to overhear a customer explaining it to his friend, which boiled down to "Dirty is made with ice bock milk [冰博克奶] as the base, then pouring espresso over it." [more…]
Americano Black Coffee | Is adding milk to an Americano the same as a latte? Why add milk to an Americano? How much milk makes an Americano taste best?
As is well known, an Americano refers to a cup of black coffee with nothing added except espresso and water. Its flavor is relatively mild, yet it retains the taste of the coffee itself. On the palate, it is bittersweet and fragrant. The first sip may be somewhat hard to accept, but as you gradually get used to it, you begin to experience its rich and aromatic flavor. For those who cannot quite [more…]
The Standard Method for Making a Flat White and the Coffee-to-Milk Ratio | What Is the Difference Between a Flat White and a Latte? Does the Texture of the Milk Foam Affect the Taste of Coffee?
Whether we go to Luckin Coffee or Starbucks, or an independent café, we always see coffee with the word "white" on the espresso menu. Everyone calls this coffee differently: Luckin calls it Aoruibai, Starbucks calls it Furuibai, and independent cafés call it Australian White Coffee. These are actually all the same espresso- [more…]
Espresso Preparation | Do Americano and Latte Require Different Parameters for Extracting Espresso? How Can Coffee Beginners Determine Espresso Extraction Parameters?
For friends who enjoy espresso, the purpose of adjusting parameters after startup is often not for the espresso itself, but to see whether the fancy coffee drinks made with it as a base actually taste good—for example, whether the Americano with added water is fragrant enough and whether it will be bitter, whether the latte paired with milk is strong enough, whether it is mellow, and so on. Therefore, espresso [more…]
Espresso Extraction Standards | How Can Coffee Beginners Determine Espresso Grind Size, Extraction Time, and Coffee-to-Water Ratio? Which Coffee Beans Can Be Used for Espresso Blends?
Front Street has noticed that many coffee novices or baristas believe the key skills in making espresso-based coffee are milk frothing and latte art, but Front Street believes the most important thing in espresso-based coffee is the extraction of the espresso shot. If the espresso doesn't taste good, no matter how smooth and velvety the milk foam is or how beautiful the latte art looks, the milk coffee won't taste good either. [more…]
Latte art tutorial | Why does milk foam? How can coffee beginners make latte art? What are the techniques for steaming milk for a latte?
Guide to Getting the Best Milk Foam, Why Does Milk Foam? Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) - it can be said that steaming milk is a fundamental and core skill for every barista; whether one can steam perfect milk is a factor in judging whether the barista's skill level is up to standard. [more…]
Flat White | Which coffee beans are suitable for making a Flat White? Is there a difference in the coffee-to-milk ratio between a Flat White, a Latte, and a Cappuccino?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat public account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). When it comes to espresso, everyone will definitely think of lattes, cappuccinos, mochas, and so on, but very few people mention the Flat White. So what kind of drink is this? [more…]
Milk Frothing Tutorial for Beginners | Why Does Milk Foam? How to Froth Milk for a Latte? What Are the Steps and Techniques for Latte Art Pouring and Integration?
At FrontStreet Coffee, steaming milk can be said to be a basic and core skill for every barista. Whether one can steam perfect milk is one of the factors used to judge whether a barista's level is up to standard. For example, the milk foam in a latte is on the thinner side, making it smooth and delicate to drink. The [more…]
Blended Coffee Beans Drinking Guide | Which Coffee Beans Are Compatible with Espresso Machines and Moka Pots? Recommendations for Rich-Crema Espresso Beans for Milk-Based Espresso Drinks
Front Street Classic Espresso Blend is not only affordable, but also boasts a rich, sweet flavor with a smooth, warm finish. On the palate, it opens with intense dark chocolate, warm roasted nut aromas, and sweet caramel notes, with low acidity. Brewed as an Americano, it is smooth with a sweet aftertaste; made into a latte, it highlights even more the aromas of cocoa, cream, and toasted bread. [more…]