Coffee Blog

Recently we’ve noticed that Flat White’s have been appearing on the menus at independent cafes we visit. Most are surprisingly good although on occasion they could be considered more like a cappuccino than a true Flat White.

In New Zealand and Australia the Flat White is the norm and outsells both Cappuccino’s and Lattes.

How to prepare a Flat White

1/3 espresso | 2/3 steamed milk - folded into the espresso base, creating an evenly textured milk/espresso drink

Do you serve Flat White’s at your cafe? If so, get in touch, we’d love to review it.

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We’re about to embark on a trip ‘home’* and will be sampling numerous coffee offerings in New Zealand.

New Zealand Cafe’s have an ambiance that is very hard to replicate. Kiwi’s (the name for the locals) have a penchant for coffee and use the cafe as a meeting place, an office, for family time together and as a place to be seen.

New Zealand Cafe’s serve Flat Whites, a drink not often found in other parts of the world, but cleverly replicated in London by Cam and his team at Flat White.

There is an amazing range of local coffee roasters, with coffee sourced from all over the world. Each roaster operates to a different taste profile and green beans given to 2 or more roasters can be sent back with wildly varying characteristics.

Locally produced food features highly and almost all cafe’s serve a range of hot and cold food to accompany their beverages.

Having trained as a barista in New Zealand in 2001 I am keen to see how the coffee industry has evolved over the past few years and I am sure to pick up new techniques to apply here in the UK as well.

* home for the first 25 and a bit years of my life - but now the UK is home

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