What is a flat white & how is it different from a latte ...

Is a flat white stronger than a latte? A flat white is a more concentrated drink that will have a stronger taste of coffee than milk. It can ... Subscribe English PDGEspañol PDGBrasil VisitCacao PDGCocoa PDGCacao PDGCacau Skiptocontent PerfectDailyGrind>Barista>Whatisaflatwhite&howisitdifferentfromalatte? Share: Flatwhiteshavebeenonspecialtycoffeeshopmenusaroundtheworldforawhile.Butdoyoureallyknowwhatoneis?Andwhatisthedifferencebetweenaflatwhiteandalatte? Let’stakealookatthehistoryofthedrink,howtomakeone,andwhatsetsitapartfromalatteorcappuccino. YoumayalsolikeShouldYouGrindFinerForBetterFrenchPressCoffee? Aflatwhitewithtuliplatteart.Credit:NateDumlao WhatIsAFlatWhite? Aflatwhiteisanespresso-baseddrinkthatcontainssteamedmilk.Thatmuchisprobablyalreadyobvious. Itisano-nonsenseoptionforthoselookingforadairybeveragewithastrongtasteofcoffeeandismadewithasmallamountofsteamedmilkandathinlayerofmicrofoam. Ifyouwantacoffeethatallowsyoutostronglytastetheespressobutwiththecreamymouthfeelofsteamedmilk,it’sagreatchoice.Butwherediditcomefromandwhatsetsitapartfromalatte? Learnmoreaboutthirdwavecoffeeculturehere. Steamedmilkisanessentialpartoftheflatwhite.Credit:CoffeeandI TheOriginsofTheFlatWhite ThereissomedebateaboutwhethertheflatwhiteoriginatedinAustraliaorNewZealand.Eitherway,ithasbeenarounddownundersincethe1980s.Intheyearssince,ithaspoppeduponmenusintheUS,UK,andelsewhereandisnowaspecialtycaféstandard. BenBicknellisStrategicProjectsManageratFiveSensesCoffeeinMelbourne.Hesays,“WithoutdiggingdeepintothehistoryofAustraliaandNewZealand,Iwouldsaythatitnaturallyevolvedinbothplaces.” “Consumerstransitioningfrominstantcoffeetoespresso-basedcoffeewereseekingsomethingfamiliarratherthancappuccino,whichatthetimehadmountainoussea-foampeaks,andsoaskedforit‘flat’.Theactuallydrinkhasevolvedtobe‘flatter’thanacappuccino(whichhasalsobeenscaledbacktomoredeliciousmicro-foam).” WhenStarbucksbegantoserveflatwhitesasa“bold”alternativetolatteintheUSA,itbecameclearthatthedrinkhadenteredthemainstream. LearnmoreinTheFlatWhite&theFakeWhite:CanYouTellThemApart? Bothlattesandflatwhiteshaveenoughfoamtobecreative.Credit:CoffeeandI UnderstandingTheCappuccinovs.TheLatte Soweknowthattheflatwhiteisanespressowithsteamedmilkandlittlefoam.Isn’tthatalatte?Oracappuccino? ThetermlattestartedtobeusedinEnglishinthe1980s,buttheconceptofacoffeewithwarmmilkhasbeenaroundformuchlonger.InItaly,acaffèlatteisusuallyaverymilkybreakfastdrinkmadewithashotofcoffeefromastovetopespressomaker. Elsewhere,thenamenowgenerallymeansashotofespressotoppedwithsteamedmilkandalayeroffoamedmilkontop. Andtoclearupanyconfusionwithacappuccino,thegeneralruleisthatacappuccinoisasmaller,strongerdrink.Acappuccinoismadewithoneshotofespressoandservedwithathicklayerofmilkfoam.Traditionally,alatteislargerandhasamildercoffeetomilkratio.Itisservedwithjustalittlefoam. YoumayalsolikeDefiningCoffee:The5FacesofOurFavouriteDrink Aflatwhitewiththinlayerofmicrofoam.Credit:TimWright What’sTheDifferenceBetweenAFlatWhite&ALatte? Bentellsmethat“inAustralia,generallythelatteisservedina200mlglass.A180mlceramiccupisusedforaflatwhite,soit’salittlelessdilute.Historically,thelattewouldhaveslightlymorefoam(~1cm)thantheflatwhite(~0.5cm). “However,overthepastfiveorsoyears,thisdifferenceinfoamhasalmostbeendiscardedandthey’redeliveredthesameway.” Watchthesethreevideostolearnmoreaboutlatteart. Variousdesignsinlatteart.Credit:NateDumlao ButBen’sexperienceisnotthedefinitiverule.Everycoffeeshopservesthedrinkslightlydifferently,soit’seasytoseewheretheconfusionhasemerged. Cappuccinosandlattescanbemadewithoneortwoshotsofespresso,butaflatwhitetraditionallyfeaturestwo.However,eventhishasbecomeoptional.Tocomplicatethingsfurther,somebaristasuseadoubleristrettotocreateastrongercoffeeflavour. Therearedifferentopinionsonwhataflatwhiteis.Credit:NateDumlao DifferentUnderstandingsofTheDrink Whatmakesaflatwhitecandependonwhereyouareandtheindividualbarista.JonathanPrestidgeistheManagingDirectoratRepackEspressoinBath,UK.Hetellsmethatthedifferencebetweenalatteandaflatwhiteisthemilktocoffeeratio. “Thetextureofthemilkisverysimilarinbothdrinks:enoughaerationtopourlatteart,butnotsomuchthatit’sfrothy.Intermsofratio,Iservedflatwhitesin5ozcupsinmyoldshopandlattesin8ozcups.Bothweremadewithdoubleshots.Idon’tthinkyoucancallaflatwhiteaflatwhiteifit’slargerthan6oz–it’salattethen.” Flatwhiteswithtulipart.Credit:NateDumlao FelipeCisnerosistheownerofTraviesaCoffeeinQuito,Ecuador.Hesuggeststhatcontextisafactorasmuchaspersonalbaristapreference. “Latte:best-sellingespressodrinkatsecondwavecoffeeshops.Flatwhite:best-sellingespressodrinkatthirdwavecoffeeshops.Bothareverymarketableandhavetheirveryownrecipesaccordingtothebarista’smoodandskills,”hesays. CeiranTriggisthedirectorofAncestorsCoffee,inNorwich,UK.Hesays,“[Aflatwhiteis]5–6ozwithadoubleshotofespresso.Verythinlytexturedmilk…flat,flatmilk.Alatteis7–9oz,pushingitto10,andhasmilktexturebetweenthatofaflatwhiteandcappuccino.” Abaristamakeslatteart.Credit:FernandoPocasangre WhichIsBetter?FlatWhitevs.Latte Sothespecificsizeofcupandratioofcoffeetomilkmayvary,butthegeneralconsensusisthataflatwhiteissmallerthanalatteandusuallycontainsmoreespresso. Ifyouenjoythenuancedflavoursofspecialtycoffeebutwantsomethingdairy-based,aflatwhitecouldbeabetteroptionthanalatte.Becauseithaslessmilk,aflatwhitewillallowyoutomorefullyexperiencethesensorialprofileofthebeans.Butisitobjectivelybetter?No.Therearemanywaystoexperiencespecialtycoffeeandweeachhaveapersonalpreference. Isaflatwhitestrongerthanalatte?Aflatwhiteisamoreconcentrateddrinkthatwillhaveastrongertasteofcoffeethanmilk.Itcanalsobestrongerthanalatteintermsofcaffeinebecauseoftheuseoftwoshots. Aflatwhitecombinestheflavourandintensityofanespressowiththerichmouthfeelofadairy-baseddrink.Notintodairy?Plant-basedalternativestendtofoamlesseasilythandairy,sotheycanworkwellwithflatwhites. Howdoesthecappuccinofitintothepicture?Readthisarticletolearntheanswer! Lattesareusuallylargerandcontainlesscoffeethanflatwhites.Credit:RobertNelson Finalthoughts Understandingwhataflatwhiteiscanhelpwhenweplaceanorder,butifyou’reparticularaboutthedetailsandunfamiliarwiththecafe,itmightbeworthaskingabaristahowtheymaketheirflatwhite. ButBensaysthatwhataflatwhiteisislessimportantthanotherquestions.“Themoreimportantquestionis‘docoffeedrinkersappreciate80+specialtycoffeeintheirlattesandflatwhites?Andaretheywillingtopayasustainablepriceforit?”hesays. Enjoyedthis?CheckoutUnderstandingCoffeeExtraction&OtherKeyBrewingConcepts,andourarticleonconicalvsflatburrgrinders. PerfectDailyGrind Wanttoreadmorearticleslikethis?Signupforournewsletter Share: HazelBoydellHazelisawriterbasedinLisbon,Portugal. 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