Now that the great Christmas snowstorm has passed us by here in the Northeast, I finally have a moment to write. The past few days have mainly been about shoveling, shoveling and then shoveling. Oh, and it's possible that I made a killer sled run for tiny roast and "others" to use.
All this flat white got me to thinking about a new coffee that appears to be all the rage in the United Kingdom right now. It's called the flat white. I first read about it on the
jimseven blog. In the comments on the blog, it was described as a strong small latte. It was originally created in New Zealand and involves pouring the steamed milk from the bottom of the container to create a
velvety smooth drink.
Even though I have yet to find this in the states, I believe that it is similar to the micro-steam systems used at shops like
Bourbon Coffee and other small independents. Here is another explanation I found for the differences in your standard mainline coffee drinks and the flat white.
latte 4:1 textured milk to espresso
cappuccino 3:1 frothed milk to espresso
flat white 2:1 (minimally) textured milk to espresso
macchiato 1:1 milk to espresso
Sounds like an intriguing drink and I would like to find out how to make it at home. So now I have flat white in my back yard and flat white on my mind. I am going to make me a
Nespresso as I ponder this.
5 comments:
Mmmm.... that does sound good. I'm a latte person but when I make it at home I use much less milk than the 'bucks. They make it too weak.
Interesting, although for some, when we had our busy-ness would go for the less is more, so they could taste the espresso.
Wherever we go, if we have any product added to espresso, it's always way less than they usually serve, which makes them crazy, although we've never asked for a reduced price, and they make even more $$$$ per cup not using so much milk.
Great photo there.
Cheery cold, Cheers!
I think true coffee drinkers really want to taste the espresso and not have it watered down my too much milk. I think others just really want a sugar delivery system.
Nothing like a good capuccino to keep you warm during the winter.
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