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8oz,12oz,16oz etc.
Just an interesting thought. Just about everywhere that i've worked has the following ratio's for their t/a coffee:
8oz: one shot of espresso, filled with milk (ie/ ratio of 7 to 1)
12oz: two shot's of espresso, filled with milk (5 to 1)
16oz: three shot's of espresso, filled with milk (4.3 to 1)
and some places i've worked do a 20oz with 4 shots (ratio= 4to1)
Now the WBC states that a cappuccino is a beverage of total volume between 150-180mls, and containing one full shot of espresso. Now obviousely we're not going to change the world in terms of t/a coffee cup standards. But clearly something is a miss when the wbc suggests a ratio of between 2 and 3 parts milk to 1 part espresso, and not only do we ignore that. But can even seem to decide on our own view of how strong (flavourful) our t/a coffee should be.
In fact, in a world where we're trying to argue that less is more, the cup size which has the closest flavour profile to that which the WBC suggests, is also the biggest cup size we serve.
Now i'm not saying that all coffee's should be at the same standard as what the WBC suggest for a cap, especially when the vast majority of milk based orders tend to be lattes anyway (which should be nature have a predominantly milky flavour). But shouldn't a small or 8oz latte taste the same, not weaker than a large, 16oz one??
any thoughts??
8oz: one shot of espresso, filled with milk (ie/ ratio of 7 to 1)
12oz: two shot's of espresso, filled with milk (5 to 1)
16oz: three shot's of espresso, filled with milk (4.3 to 1)
and some places i've worked do a 20oz with 4 shots (ratio= 4to1)
Now the WBC states that a cappuccino is a beverage of total volume between 150-180mls, and containing one full shot of espresso. Now obviousely we're not going to change the world in terms of t/a coffee cup standards. But clearly something is a miss when the wbc suggests a ratio of between 2 and 3 parts milk to 1 part espresso, and not only do we ignore that. But can even seem to decide on our own view of how strong (flavourful) our t/a coffee should be.
In fact, in a world where we're trying to argue that less is more, the cup size which has the closest flavour profile to that which the WBC suggests, is also the biggest cup size we serve.
Now i'm not saying that all coffee's should be at the same standard as what the WBC suggest for a cap, especially when the vast majority of milk based orders tend to be lattes anyway (which should be nature have a predominantly milky flavour). But shouldn't a small or 8oz latte taste the same, not weaker than a large, 16oz one??
any thoughts??
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