The correct way to drink Dirty Coffee the difference in taste and flavor between Dirty dirty coffee and iced latte coffee

Guide reading

Dirty Coffee was born a few years ago, which turned many lattes into Dirty. Unlike iced lattes, watching espresso and milk have a gradual effect, from full-bodied coffee to sweet milk, Dirty is a milk coffee with both visual and taste buds.

What is Dirty coffee?

Dirty coffee appeared to satisfy people who like to drink iced lattes but want to have full-bodied coffee to stimulate their mouths. Iced lattes are made by adding ice to the milk and then mixing the espresso well before tasting it in order to neutralize the full-bodied and smooth taste of the espresso, so the weight is usually about 300ml.

Dirty coffee emphasizes the preservation of espresso oil and the effect of layering and gradual change. Since ice is not added to the Dirty, the milk needs to be placed close to the outlet of the espresso to allow the espresso to flow slowly into the cup.

Milk is rich in milk fat and protein, which will hold the fat part of espresso on the surface, while the coffee liquid part will slowly sink, forming a layered gradient effect. The soul of drinking Dirty lies in "one mouthful stuffy" and full-bodied taste, so the weight generally does not exceed 200ml.

What do you need to pay attention to in a good cup of Dirty coffee?

Tip 1: the selection of espresso beans

The key to the taste of a cup of Dirty is espresso. As the first drink Dirty is espresso, so the choice of coffee beans should not be too strong or particularly sour.

Qianjie suggests that Dirty espresso can be made with mixed beans / single beans with soft and balanced flavor and rich oil, while smoky / herbaceous or lightly roasted beans are not recommended.

Tip 2: choose milk with high content of milk fat, protein and lactose

The rich degree of milk determines the stratification effect of Dirty. The higher the content of protein and milk fat in milk, the better the stratification effect of Dirty.

In addition to vision, another soul of drinking Dirty lies in the gradual taste, from full-bodied coffee to milk and coffee blend and then to milk. The sweetness of the last sip of milk can be the finishing touch for a whole cup of Dirty, so Qianjie suggests using frozen or purified milk when making Dirty (ice blog).

Tip 3: use frozen milk and frozen glasses

Since no extra ice is added to the Dirty, the glass itself needs to be kept cold in addition to the milk itself, so that the temperature will not be taken away by the glass when the milk is poured into the glass.

Warm Tip: when buying a glass, be sure to see whether the cup is heat-resistant or not, in case it bursts during the freezing process / when the espresso is poured.