Which brand of milk does coffee shops use to make iced lattes? What kind of milk is the best for homemade coffee?

Many people know that whether a latte tastes good or not has a lot to do with the milk we choose. The milk brands on the market are everywhere, with prices ranging from a few yuan to tens of yuan. Lattes will have different taste performances. For friends who occasionally make a cup and enjoy themselves, they rarely have the opportunity to go. Yiyi Try it all over again, let alone buy it all in one go and make coffee for comparison.

For this kind of home-based players, Qianjie today used several full-fat fresh milk brands on the market that are often in the same box as coffee and are relatively easy to buy to conduct a first-batch milk selection evaluation. Considering that everyone has different needs and tastes and preferences, this article has no final conclusion and aims to provide everyone with purchasing ideas. The whole journey is not wide, please eat with confidence ~

As for why we only choose whole milk for comparison, you can review Qianjie's article published last year. Since this round of evaluation is mainly aimed at family-style practices, some products such as "Coffee Milk","Super Milk","Ice Blog" are not in the scope of our discussion today due to differences in store store needs and positioning.

In this test, in addition to Bright Fresh Ranch, which is produced daily by the store, Qianjie also bought Weiquan (only small bottles), Weiji, Unuo 4.0, Meiji Chunyi Milk, Asahi Vipshop, and Yuexian A total of 7 low-temperature fresh milk products. In order to be as objective as possible, Qianjie will record the taste of each milk at low temperatures, the taste after heating, as well as the flavor, balance, and foam texture of iced latte and hot milk coffee in this round of evaluation. Comprehensive performance.

PS: Considering the need to coordinate the production of stores, all dairy coffees in Qianjie today are still made with medium-deep baked sunflower and warm sun Italian combinations. The flavors of dairy coffees are mostly expressed in vanilla, cream, milk chocolate, and slightly fermented aroma.

Iced latte will use a formula of 90g ice cubes +180g fresh milk + double concentrate. The extraction parameters will be consistent with those debugged in the morning. Use 19.8g powder, and extract 38g liquid weight in 31 to 32 seconds; Hot milk coffee is presented in a small cup of Australian white (latte is too big, it is easy to drink too full), 180g fresh milk + double essence concentration, and 0.3cm milk foam is sent, and 19.8g powder is used in 26 seconds to extract 30g liquid weight.

Guangming·Fresh Ranch

Purchase unit price: 8.57 yuan/950ml, cheap and easy to buy

Low-temperature tasting: The aroma is average, the taste is slightly thin, but the sweetness is high, and there is no milky smell

Heating tasting: The sweetness is amplified, the milk aroma becomes stronger, and the taste is still thin

Asahi Vipin Milk

Purchase unit price: 29.9 yuan/950ml unit price is expensive and difficult to buy

Low-temperature tasting: Strong milk aroma, moderate sweetness, and a hint of milk smell

Heated tasting: Outstanding milk aroma and high sweetness

Meiji Chunyi Milk

Purchase unit price: 29.9 yuan/950ml, the price is too expensive, you need to buy it in a supermarket

Low-temperature tasting: The milk taste is the most fragrant at the entrance, with clear and sweet taste, mellow taste and high sweetness

Heating and tasting: stronger milk aroma, high sweetness, and no milky smell

Unuo 4.0

Purchase unit price: 17.9 yuan/950ml, medium price, convenient purchase

Low-temperature tasting: The sweetness is the highest, with strong milk aroma and taste

Heating and tasting: The aroma of milk becomes stronger, but you can get tired of drinking too much

weiji

Purchase unit price: 16.9 yuan/946ml, convenient to purchase, but the price is high

Low-temperature tasting: The milk aroma is not obvious, the taste is moderate, and the sweetness is average

Heated tasting: The milk taste and taste are still reasonable, but the sweetness is weak

Yuexiang

Purchase unit price: 18.7 yuan/950ml, moderate price, convenient purchase

Low-temperature tasting: Light taste, medium sweetness, slight milk powder flavor

Heated tasting: clear and sweet milk aroma, soft taste

Flavor whole milk

Purchase unit price: 9.9 yuan/240ml, which is slightly expensive, and most convenience stores only have small bottles

Low-temperature tasting: The milk taste is light, the sweetness is okay, and the taste is moderate

Heated tasting: The milk aroma is average, the sweetness is higher, and the taste is moderate when drinking directly

What is the difference between iced lattes made from different milk?

Because under the action of ice cubes, latte will have an obvious stimulating taste when drinking, and coffee is mainly affected by the extraction and proportion of concentrated concentration. Therefore, when the parameters remain the same, if it is not directly compared, the flavor gap between coffee and milk will not be particularly obvious, but will be more reflected in the details of balance, aftertaste, and the fusion of the two.

In this evaluation, all 7 cups of lattes showed the basic flavor of warm sun pairing. They had the aroma of vanilla, cream, and milk chocolate at the entrance. However, under the influence of different milks, their tastes were different. The iced lattes made by Meiji, Yunuo and Yuexian have the most full taste, with strong milk aroma but not concealing the coffee flavor, and have an aftertaste; the two groups of coffees of Weiji and Weiquan have the thinnest taste and slightly watery feeling; Although Guangming and Weipin are obviously sweet, the overall taste is moderate and not excellent.

What is the difference between different milks making Australian white?

Compared with iced lattes, making Australian white requires more details. In order to highlight the flavor of coffee, first of all, the tail section will be cut off when extracting and concentrating, that is, only the Ristretto in the front and middle section will be taken, and the amount of milk will be reduced; secondly, the milk foam must be used not only to be light and delicate, but also not to be too hot, and it must be even when blending, so that you can feel the flavor of coffee and taste the role of milk. Through direct comparison, we found that hot milk coffee did show obvious differences under the action of different fresh milk.

Australian white made from Guangming, Meiji, Yunuo and Yue fresh milk has a good performance in terms of coffee flavor, taste and aftertaste. In addition to the obvious flavors of vanilla biscuits, cream chocolate, fried nuts and toffee, you can still feel a higher sweetness under the action of hot milk.

Among them, Qianjie feels that Meiji has the most mellow taste and has a high compatibility with coffee. At the same time, the stability of the flower is also the strongest group; Yuno has the strongest milk aroma and the texture is also very silky, even a little overshadowed by coffee. Flavor, suitable for players who like sweet milk-flavored coffee; its lively and bright performance is slightly inferior. The taste is moderate and moderate, with a short aftertaste, but there are no obvious shortcomings in the taste.

The aroma of Vipshop with coffee performs well, but because it has a slight milky smell after heating and the mellow degree is not high enough, it tastes smooth to drink, and the stability of milk foam is average, and the defoaming speed is too fast.

After the taste is fully heated, the sweetness is obvious. When paired with the warm sun, it also presents an aroma of oats. The stability of the milk foam is moderate, but the shortcoming is that the mellow degree is weak, so the taste is not strong enough.

The last Weiji fresh milk did not show much advantage in this cup of Australian white. Not only did it taste the thinnest among the 7 cups of coffee, but the flower was also the group that dissipated the fastest. Due to the lack of milk flavor, the coffee tasted slightly bitter and the degree of fusion was average.

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