Cappuccino, or coffee with milk in Italian

One of its most popular incarnations is cappuccino. As in the case of espresso, Italy is considered the birthplace of this type of coffee, where it is customary to drink cappuccino during breakfast.

What kind of coffee will please the lover Before you start choosing coffee as a gift, you need to find out what your friend uses to make a drink: a coffee machine, a cezve, or, for example, brews coffee in a cup. This information will help you navigate our online store: For alternative brewing methods, choose beans marked "for filter". In our store there is a tab "bright filter" - this is a grain with medium and higher acidity - and a "balanced filter" - suitable for those who prefer low acidity. For an automatic coffee machine, carob and geyser coffee makers, “espresso” lots are suitable. Now on our website there are more than 20 such varieties, divided into groups "bright espresso" and "balanced espresso" depending on the level of acidity. If the recipient of the gift brews Turkish coffee, then you can choose grain from any category. Our Milk Coffee line is also ideal for making milk drinks. Here are some recommendations for those who are not yet familiar with our range: For a first taste of freshly roasted coffee, you can try beans from Brazil, such as Brazil Cerrado with a nutty, chocolate and caramel flavor profile, or Brazil Mojiana with notes of hazelnuts, cocoa and dried fruit. They will appeal to those who prefer a dense drink with low acidity. For lovers of a bright taste, coffee with a fruity or berry profile is suitable. For example, for espresso, you can try the Ethiopia Guji variety with notes of grapefruit, dark berries and milk chocolate, and for the filter, Kenya Mount with notes of red currant, cocoa and black tea. For recipes with milk, we recommend medium and dark roasted grains: Candy with notes of dark chocolate and burnt sugar, Nutty with a taste of hazelnut cookies and nougat, or Barry with notes of hazelnut butter, dark berries and cookies. There is less acidity in these mixtures, more sweetness. Local roasters ship coffee immediately after roasting. This solves the issue of the freshness of the grain - it is important for coffee, as this product quickly loses its taste and aroma during storage. However, if your friend is a true coffee connoisseur and has been familiar with the world of specialty coffee for a long time, then general recommendations for choosing coffee will not be enough. What coffee will please the connoisseur Only the highest quality Arabica - and this is less than 10% of the total level of production - can receive the specialty class. How the grain is assigned this level, we described in a separate article. For our assortment, we select only those lots that score above 80 points. And in the case of micro lots - above 85 points. When first introduced to specialty coffee, its taste may seem unusual: too acidic, not rich enough, or even strange. But if your friend has been interested in coffee for a long time or even participates in cuppings, then he will be able to appreciate the new taste experience. What to look for when choosing specialty coffee: Taste profile. Taste and aroma notes of foods are called descriptors. There are more than a hundred of them in coffee. Among the varieties of specialty coffee, you can find unusual ones, for example, coffee with a berry, floral, tropical, spicy and even alcohol profile. Treatment. This is the process of extracting beans from coffee berries. The processing method affects the taste characteristics of the grain. There are classical methods and experimental ones. The latter help not only to reveal the descriptors more clearly, but also to create flavors and aromas unusual for coffee. growing region. The taste and aroma of the bean depends on the terroir - the conditions in which the coffee grows. To show the characteristic features and variety of grains from a particular country, you can, for example, donate several lots of coffee from there. Such a gift will serve as an occasion to arrange a home tasting for all guests.