Which brand of dried ginger water is the best to use for making American? Manner, what kind of dried ginger water does the American style use?

Recently, Qianjie discovered that a strange drink is becoming popular in coffee circles again. It is very interesting! It is called "dried ginger American" and it is made with dried ginger water (bubbly water). Dried ginger water (bubbly water) is a kind of bubbly water that has the flavor of dried ginger. It tastes both the unique spicy taste of dried ginger and the refreshing and stimulating feeling of bubbly water. It is also known as ginger soda. In the bartending industry, dried ginger water is one of the top three sodas that bartenders love most (maybe).

When the well-known coffee chain Manner launched the American-style dried ginger made from dried ginger water and concentrate, this unique drink immediately attracted widespread attention and attracted countless powder. Although it has been launched for some years, it is not difficult for you to find that there have been more posts sharing the American-style production of dried ginger recently, which makes Qianjie want to taste the American-style taste of dried ginger! As a result, Qianjie opened the search function to see which brand of dried ginger water was the best to make. It turned out that no matter which brand of dried ginger water it was, the American reviews made with them were in a polarized state. Some people say it tastes good, but others say it is difficult to accept. Therefore, in order to find out which brand of dried ginger water is best to make dried ginger American, Qianjie bought three popular dried ginger water that are currently easier to buy offline and tried one by one. They are Yiquan, Watsons, and Pentax, and the price of a single can is 2.1/2.8/14 (approximately) respectively. (Zuo Watsons, Zhongyiquan, You Bindebao)

Looking at the ingredient list, there is not much difference between them, just a few things. But just like coffee, different combinations of portions and different manufacturing techniques can produce completely different changes in taste and taste. Therefore, Qianjie will first drink dried ginger water alone to understand the differences in the taste, aroma and taste of the three, and then put it into coffee making to see which ginger water has the highest compatibility with coffee. The first thing to appear is Yiquan dried ginger water. As can be seen from the picture above, Yiquan dried ginger water (middle) is the cleanest among the three cups! Through tasting, it was found that in terms of aroma, its ginger flavor was the weakest among the three cups and was not so prominent. But it has a high sweetness and tastes a bit similar to Sprite? Then because the bubbles are more abundant, the taste is relatively refreshing and a little stimulating. Next up is Watsons 'dried ginger water (left). The color of Watsons' dried ginger water is yellow overall and the cleanliness is moderate! Through tasting, it was found that Watsons 'dried ginger water has the strongest aroma and the ginger flavor is very prominent. You can clearly feel the spicy feeling of dried ginger when you drink it. But its sweetness is the lowest among the three cups, and the amount of bubbles will be richer than Yiquan's. It tastes full of bubbles/stimulation ~

The last thing to appear is Pentax Dry Ginger Water (right). Although its liquid is the cleanest among the three cups, it has a very high balance. Its ginger flavor will be stronger than Yiquan dried ginger water and lighter than Watsons 'dried ginger water; its sweetness will be higher than Watsons' and lower than Yiquan. In terms of taste, its bubble feeling is not as strong as the previous two cups, so it tastes very smooth and mellow. It can be said to be a cup of dried ginger water that is very balanced in all aspects. It can be seen from the above that each of the three has its own advantages. Yiquan dried ginger water has the highest sweetness, Watsons 'dried ginger water has the heaviest ginger flavor, and Bindebao dried ginger water is the most balanced. So next, Qianjie will add concentration to see how the three perform in the American style of dried ginger water!

Dried ginger water ice American style In this comparison, Qianjie will conduct two sets of tests. One group is made using the warm sun combination of medium and deep baking currently used in stores, while the other group uses relatively lightly baked flowers. Then the ratio is all the same, which is 1:4 (concentrated 1, dried ginger water 4). So first, let's enter our first set of reviews. The flavor of the warm sun mixture is expressed as whiskey, butter cookies, and berries. The extraction parameters of Qianjie this time are 20g of powder, the powder-to-liquid ratio is 1:2, and the extraction time is 30 seconds. In order to prevent waste caused by not being able to finish drinking it, Qianjie only used 20ml of concentrate to make coffee this time. At a ratio of 1:4, the amount of dried ginger water to be added is 80ml.

Yiquan Dry Ginger Water American: Similarly, after drinking three cups, Yiquan's Dry Ginger Water American is the sweetest. After adding coffee, its ginger flavor becomes less obvious, and the coffee flavor is the same. Qianjie can only capture a little chocolate flavor. Then there is more sweetness and bubbly feeling of dried ginger water.

Watsons 'dried ginger American: The dried ginger water made with Watsons' brand dried ginger water has a strong American flavor, and it is the strongest among the three cups! The rich flavor here not only refers to the ginger flavor of dried ginger water, but also the flavor of coffee is very prominent, including chocolate, whiskey, and caramel. But its sweetness will be lower, and because the bubbles are richer, it will be a little stimulating and a little "bitter" to drink (for friends who don't drink bitterness).

Pentax Dried Ginger American: Pentax Dried Ginger Water American maintains a balanced state. It does not have too prominent sweetness. At the same time, its ginger and coffee flavors are also just right. It is neither bitter nor light. Very soft. The taste is also smooth and mellow. Therefore, Qianjie believes that its audience will be relatively wider, because everything is in just the right state.

The above is the American evaluation of dried ginger water made from medium and deep roasted coffee beans. If the beans used in Qianjie were roasted more deeply, I believe that the flavor and bitterness of the coffee should be more prominent. Of course, you can also adjust the proportion according to your own preferences. Qianjie here is just a simple comparison ~ Next, Qianjie will use the shallower roasted Huaqui to make it, and see what kind of delicious will the lightly roasted coffee and dried ginger water collide? Since the roasting degree of Huaqui will be shallower than that of warm sun, the extraction time will be slightly longer. The parameters are as follows: powder amount 20g, time 35s, and liquid weight 40ml. The ratio of coffee to dried ginger water is still 1:4.

The overall performance of the three cups is no different from the previous one, so I will just repeat it here. However, compared to the dried ginger American style made from medium and deep roasted coffee, lightly roasted coffee is not as bitter and has a less strong taste, so the taste of coffee will be weaker in the entire American style. The proportion of dried ginger water can be reduced appropriately. However, because there is more acid in lightly roasted coffee, the existence of this acid provides a better sense of hierarchy to the dried ginger American style. Compared with the dried ginger American style made from medium and deep roasted coffee, it will be much easier to accept. It will taste more like a cup of fruity dried ginger soda ~ In summary, since each brand of dried ginger water has different characteristics and is very distinctive, which is the most suitable for making dried ginger American style depends on our own taste preferences.

If you prefer dried ginger with higher sweetness and less strong coffee and ginger flavors, then it will be more suitable to use Yiquan dried ginger water to make it; if you prefer something with a more stimulating taste, with stronger ginger and coffee flavors, and not so sweet, then Watson's dried ginger water will be more suitable; If you prefer just the right thing, the taste will not be too strong or too light, the taste will not be very stimulating, and the sweetness is moderate, then Pentax will be more suitable, but its price... Let's measure it yourself ~

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