Make Flat White Coffee Yourself – That’s How It Works

Current coffee trend: the flat white

The Flat White originated in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s. Since then it has enjoyed increasing popularity around the world.

• The Flat White is visually reminiscent of a cappuccino but has a more intense coffee taste.
• The Flat White gets its strong coffee aroma from being prepared with a double espresso.
• The milk froth of the Flat White coffee is prepared with just a little air and therefore has a very soft, almost liquid consistency.
• The “Flat White” (in German: “Flacher Weißer”) is so called because the milk foam ends with the rim of the cup.
• Nowadays, the flat white can be found in almost every café, where it often inspires with its artistic latte art decorations.

Flat White – how it works

To prepare the Flat White coffee you will need: 50 ml of espresso, 130 ml of milk (milk with a high-fat content works best), and a cappuccino cup

1. Preheat the cappuccino cup: To preheat the cup, you can simply rinse the cup with hot water. The heat then allows the aroma of the coffee to develop better.
2. Prepare a double espresso: A portafilter machine is best suited for this, as it prepares a crema that later combines better with the milk froth. Unfortunately, this crema is lost with a normal espresso maker. However, this does not change the taste of the flat white.
3. Prepare milk froth: Pour 130 ml of milk into a frothing pot and froth. The milk foam is prepared with very little air so that it is creamier and more liquid. When foaming, you should therefore make sure that not much volume builds up.
4. Pour the milk froth over the espresso: hold the jug as close as possible to the edge of the cup when pouring. The approximately 5mm thick milk froth layer should end with the rim of the cup. With a little practice, you can even create real works of art, so-called latte art, on the coffee.