Latte Art: A Beginner's Guide

09/14/21 • 31 min

Prepare to make milk magic in your kitchen ... we're taking you on a journey towards becoming a latte art pro at home!
The best bit? You won't need loads of fancy equipment to achieve this - the tools you have in your kitchen right now will get you there... even a bottle of dishwashing detergent is your friend on this one!
First, Jools hops on the line with ‘friendly internet barista’ and coffee social media megastar Morgan Eckroth (aka @Morgandrinkscoffee) to get the lowdown on how to froth your milk to microfoam perfection.
Then, Scott calls up Heidi Philip-Smith, a four-time UK Latte Art Finalist, to find out how to pour your now perfectly frothed milk into simple yet stunning patterns.
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And our lovely guests:
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Heidi Philip-Smith on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CdnqZn

Previous Episode

The Secret to Tasting Coffee

Coffee tastes like coffee.
...or does it?
Scott, our resident “flavour-naut”, takes us on a journey into the world of coffee flavours and where they come from.
How can we actually 'taste' coffee? And what does it mean if you’re not getting the flavour of strawberry that is written on your coffee bag?
Scott starts off by calling up his very own dad - Ian “coffee-tastes-like-coffee” Bentley - and tries to convince him that coffee doesn’t just taste like coffee using a special trick.
We then hop on the line with Freda Yuan - Head of coffee at Origin Coffee Roasters and UK Cup Tasters Champion to give us a framework for identifying flavours.
And we finish with Diana Johnston Ledezma, Head of Quality Control at DRWakefield and UK Roasting Champion, who explains where coffee flavours actually come from and how they make their way into our coffee beans.
We're giving you a toolkit for your tastebuds and helping you crank up your confidence in coffee tasting... so prepare yourself for a tasty trip!
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Discover how much CO2 is produced in each litre of Oatly compared to cow's milk: http://bit.ly/3aidSA3
Help other people find the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/39iTRdk
Pick up a copy of Freda Yuan’s book to learn more about coffee tasting: https://bit.ly/3sYq0Pj
Use the SCA’s Flavour Wheel next time you’re enjoying a coffee: https://bit.ly/2Wuyd2b
What are the craziest coffee flavours you ever tasted? Tell us on Instagram!
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Jools Walker / Lady Velo: http://bit.ly/39VRGew
James Harper / Filter Stories: https://bit.ly/2Mlkk0O
Diana Johnston Ledezma on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3mPa9Sa
Freda Yuan on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3ytzfbE

Next Episode

Single Origin - Coffee's fairytale debunked

You’ve definitely bought “single origin” coffee before, and probably spent extra for it too. But what if you’ve been wasting your money this whole time?
We’re going to take you on a fun and bewildering journey back in time and through philosophical loop-the-loops to understand where on earth our obsession with the term “single origin” comes from.
This episode has more layers than a tiramisu! We start off unwrapping the story of coffee blends, but, the deeper we go, we realise that it’s actually a story about language and the very specific yet highly questionable principles that hold a community together.
Strap in!
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Discover how much CO2 is produced in each liter of Oatly compared to cow's milk: http://bit.ly/3aidSA3
Help other people find the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/39iTRdk
Follow us on Instagram!
Scott Bentley / Caffeine Magazine: https://bit.ly/3oijQ91
Jools Walker / Lady Velo: http://bit.ly/39VRGew
James Harper / Filter Stories: https://bit.ly/2Mlkk0O
And our wonderful guests:
François Knopes: https://bit.ly/2YpWdV0
Victor Robelo: https://bit.ly/3Be69z9
Laura Meunier: https://bit.ly/3mtNbOP
Akshay Dashrath: https://bit.ly/3A5Qctq