Latte vs. Flat White - What is the Difference? - Barista ...

Caffé latte and flat white are definitely the most ordered espresso based drinks in cafés around the world but what are they really? Skiptomaincontent Facebook Instagram Subscribe Facebook Linkedin News-letter BLOG// JoriKorhonen // Helsinki // 22.4.2021 Lattevs.FlatWhite-WhatistheDifference? Caffélatteandflatwhitearedefinitelythemostorderedespressobaseddrinksincafésaroundtheworldbutwhataretheyreally?Haveyoueverwonderedthedifferencebetweencaffélattevs.flatwhite?Let'sseewhatmakescaffélatteandflatwhitedifferentfromeachother! Fromtheleft;cappuccino,flatwhite,caffélatte. CaffeLatte CafféLatteorjustlatteisanespressobaseddrinkthatconsistsof1-2espressosandlightlysteamedmilk.Traditionallyithasbeencustomarytoserveitfromatallglassbutnowadaysit'smoreandmorecommontoserveitfromabiggercup.Alsotheamountofespressoshasdevelopedduringtheyears;thetraditionallattehasonlyoneespressoand~250mlglassbutasduringpastyearsdrinksizeshavebecomeabitbiggerit'scommontofindyouryourlatteservedina350mlcupandwithtwoespressos. Onethingthatissimilarbetweenlatteandflatwhitebutdifferentincappuccinoistheamountoffoam-latteandflatwhiteshouldhavelessandcappuccinomore.Whatisthenless?Itdependsalotwhatkindofcup/mug/glassthedrinkisserved(glassesusuallymakefoamamountappearbiggerthanincups)buttheseamountswouldbemy"standards"; caffelatte1-2cmoffoam flatwhite1-2cmoffoam  cappuccino2-4cmoffoam Asthenamestates,caffelatteiscoffeewithmilk(caffé=coffee,latte=milk)anddrinkisprettymilkyandmildincoffeeflavour.It'sperfectforsomeonewhoismaybestartingtheircoffeedrinkingorsomeonewholikesbiggerandwantslesscoffeeflavourintheirdrink.Latteisalsoreallyoftenthebaseforsomeflavouredespressodrinkssuchascaramellatte,cafemochaorvanillalatte. FlatWhite FlatwhiteoriginatestoAustraliaasalmostallotherespressobaseddrinksareoriginallyfromItaly.Flatwhitesareoftenservedfromaglassbutit'salsocommontoserveitinasmallmug.Thesizeofflatwhiteshouldbearound200mlandit'salwaysservedwithtwoespressosmakingitabitstrongerincoffeeflavourcomparedtolatteandcappuccino.Asit'snamestatestheamountoffoamshouldbeflat-soaslittleaspossible(~1cm).Littlefoamandmoreespressomakesflatwhitetheperfectdrinkforlatteartandoneisabletocreateagreatcontrastfromthedoubleespressoandlightlysteamedmilk. Flatwhitesaregreatforlatteart! Wanttoknowhowtopourlatteart-checkoutourvideosondifferentpatterns! Iwouldrecommendflatwhiteforsomeonewhoismoreusedtotheflavourofcoffeeandislookingforsomethingabitstronger.IpersonallypreferflatwhitesifIhappentoordersomethingwithmilkinacafé.Giveflatwhiteatry! Cappuccino CappuccinogetsitsnamefromCapuchinmonks,referringtothecoloroftheircapesremindingthecolorofcappuccinossurface.Cappuccinosarealmostalwaysservedfroma150-200mlandwithoneespresso.Whatmakescappuccinodifferentfromlatteandflatwhiteistheamountoffoam-itshoulddoubletheamount2-4cmlayerontopofthedrink.Therehasalsobeena1-1-1standardforcappuccino:1partespresso,1partwarmmilk,1partfoam.ButIthinkthatstandardhasbeenoutdated. Cappuccinoshouldalwayscomewithasingleespresso! Thereisafunny"rule"aboutcappuccinosinItaly-oneshouldn'torderacappuccinoafter11amascappuccinosareconsideredasbreakfastdrinksastheyconsistsofalotofmilkandit'sconsideredheavy. Doyouwanttoknowmore?MakesuretocheckoutourBrewGuidestofindouthowtomakecaffélatte,cappuccinoandflatwhite! CreatingthePerfectEspressoRecipeJoriKorhonen //Helsinki LatteArtTutorial-HowtoPouraSwanJoriKorhonen //Helsinki JoriKorhonen CoffeeTrainingExpert Helsinki [email protected] pauliginstituutti.fi ThereasonI’mabaristaisbecausethere’ssomuchtolearnaboutcoffeeanditkeepsmeinspiredeveryday. Keywords caffelatte latte cappuccino flatwhite espressobaseddrinks Blog// JoriKorhonen // Helsinki MilkSteaming101-BasicsofCreatingMicrofoam Blog// JoriKorhonen // Helsinki CreatingthePerfectEspressoRecipe Blog// OksanaShaposhnikova // Moscow NizhnyNovgorodCaféGuide Blog// CoffeeLovers'FavoriteCoffeeQuotes Facebook Youtube Instagram Subscribe Getyourmonthlydoseofcoffeeinspiration,recipesandstories!Getallourblogsdirectlytoyourmailboxandstayinthelooponwhat’sbrewinginthecoffeescene.Anddon’tworry,wearenotgoingtospam.  Yesplease!IwanttobecomeBaristaInstitute’snewslettercustomerwithmye-mailaddress: E-mail Privacyinformationrelatedtonewslettercustomerrelationshipcanbefoundhere. Leavethisfieldblank