A flat white with three, four, or five layers… The tulip makes baristas feel more competitive. Rob Clarijs, a finalist in the Coffee Masters and the Dutch Latte Art Championship, demonstrates how to make this traditional drink.
Step 1
Fill your jug with milk foam using Lattiz, and stir it thoroughly. Pour some foam into the trash to leave a nice, smooth structure. Tilt the cup just a bit. Pour the milk into the espresso in a circular motion from a height of around ten centimeters. Pour over any white spots to remove them if they appear.
Step 2
Lower the jug until the milk jug’s nozzle almost touches the espresso. To get foam out of the jug, pour a little harder or perhaps shake the jug lightly. Pour up till a half-moon appears, then halt.
Step 4
To “stack” the petals of the tulip one on top of the other, repeat the procedure from step 3 numerous times. The tulip’s leaves will fold more tightly around one another as you push harder.
Step 5
Lift the jug after the final half-moon to form a thin beam and pour the liquid through the various half-moons. This guarantees that the moons will shape the tulip’s recognizable leaves.
Do latte art techniques depend on the cup?
Any skilled commercial barista can show that latte art can be created despite the rigid walls of a paper cup. But cup bottoms with rounded edges do offer more effective sub-surface whirling. It ultimately boils down to what you are accustomed to or comfortable with. In my years working behind professional equipment, I discovered that 8 oz. porcelain (rounded-bottom) latte mugs were perfect for me, yet 90% of my pours went into paper. Even then, I performed better with smaller sizes, but I was never able to offer any multi-phase designs, such as swans or other complex structures; I was simply a regular rosetta man.
The purpose of baristas’ latte art.
Latte art is a technique that involves adding pre-foamed milk to an espresso shot to produce a pattern or design on the surface of the coffee. In recent years, it has also been popular to “etch” into a latte’s top layer of froth, a practice that many inexperienced baristas utilize due to its ease of usage.
The best thing about a barista is their talent for making beautiful latte art. The only restrictions on creativity with latté art are those of the imagination and skill set.
In fact, barista milk pouring inventiveness is so fiercely competitive that there are even national competitions devoted to awarding baristas for it!
Latte art can boost your business
You could be thinking that anything so straightforward wouldn’t affect sales. This is not the case, though. It is well known that many people “shop with their eyes,” meaning that the way they initially interact with a product is through its appearance. Consider this: Would you prefer a creamy latte with a graphic on top or a plain, unadorned flat white? In this article, we go through the value of investing in staff barista training as well as the necessity of latte art for your business, whether it be a hotel, café, or restaurant.
Most importantly, the caliber and experience of your baristas are clearly seen in the latte art. Producing sophisticated coffees with eye-catching latte art on top reflects the caliber of the beverage itself and can show customers that the beverage has been made with care. When recommending coffee shops to friends and family or choosing where to buy their next morning brew, they will keep this level of customer service in mind.
Generate profit from latte art
People go to particular cafes to have an experience, therefore it’s no longer acceptable to simply grind some beans, make a shot of coffee, and pour some hot milk into a cup. Instead, successful coffee shops focus on superb latte art as a key component of the customer experience.
When you master the art of latte art, coffee looks fantastic, which immediately raises your consumers’ perceptions of the drink’s quality and value. You may charge more per drink than you would for a typical cup of coffee because people are willing to pay more and value their drinks more when they look great and taste great.
In one experiment, participants were given images of coffee beverages with and without milk-based art and asked to score the drinks’ likeability and anticipated cost. The study’s featured cappuccinos and lattes with artwork received higher ratings than those without, and it was predicted that they would cost at least 11% more money.
When it comes to your product, paying a little more attention and care can really pay off.
Free online exposure with latte art
You might generate an endless supply of free advertising just by learning latte painting. How? by the influence of social media!
Social media usage among your coffee customers is more than ever! This statistic should be used by your company to its advantage. By providing visually appealing coffees, it enhances the possibility that their friends and family would post them on social media. Any social media network where you type in “latte art” will be flooded with people sharing their coffee experiences. You ought to wish to participate in this online community.