Analysis of the ABC champion work "Cuckoo" (part two)

The origin of the name "cuckoo"

The drink is named "cuckoo" with three main meanings:

1. The colors from yellow to red are as gorgeous as azaleas.

The cuckoo is the city flower of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, and the rhododendron all over the mountains symbolizes the beauty of Taiwan.

3. The tea juice of Luoshen flower is added to the drink as an important raw material.

In order to let the international judges of the ABC contest know what azaleas are, Mr. Zhuang specially made several photos of azaleas to be presented with drinks during the competition, so as to enhance the impression of the judges. These details are worth learning.

The formula and cup carrying of "rhododendron"

Raw material formula of rhododendron:

1. Coffee beans 7 g

2. 1.25 oz of peach paste

Leonardo da Vinci peach syrup 10 ml

4. Luoshen scented tea 1 oz

Cuckoo's carrying cup: 4 OZ champagne cup

The steps of making cuckoo:

1. Make 1 part of Espresso (1 oz) and cool it by external cooling

2. Stir the prefabricated peach paste and Leonardo da Vinci syrup well, pour into the bottom of the cup to 4 minutes full, and add 3 to 4 pieces of ice.

3. Stir the prefabricated Luoshen scented tea a little in a blender to produce a large pink foam, and slowly pour into the cup until it is 7 minutes full.

4. Slowly inject the prepared Espresso into the cup from the middle to form layering.

5. Insert the stirring rod to produce

The cuckoo unexpectedly combines peach, Luoshenhua and coffee together, which is a masterstroke. No wonder it can beat all kinds of masters to win the cup. Peach and Luoshenhua are both slightly sour flowers and fruits. After merging with coffee, they not only do not make the coffee produce strange sour taste, but also perfectly link up with the original sour taste of coffee, making the salted fish turn around, which is the most taboo taste in iced coffee. It has become the biggest highlight of the whole cup of coffee. This magical collocation of turning decay into decay is really worth our in-depth exploration.

Because of the special competition system of ABC, I believe Mr. Zhuang has a lot of hidden words when making this drink. I have little talent and knowledge, so I can only give readers a little advice on some details. I hope it can be helpful for you to create your own "cuckoo".

1. Remember ice cups when making similar ice drinks. Put the cups in the refrigerator or put ice cubes in advance.

2. From the point of view of blending, the champagne cup is a short drink glass, strictly speaking, the short drink glass can not add ice cubes, of course, the B of ABC is Barista, not Bartender, so it will not be so high, but the ice cubes added must be hard ice cubes, similar to those used for whisky, and the water quality of the ice cubes is also very important to avoid melting ice cubes to affect the taste. The best condition is that if you want to make a peach-flavored short drink with ice, you might as well use the peach juice to make ice.

3. There is a saying in the ancients: it is one-third of the poison of medicine. Coffee has been used as a medicinal material since ancient times, and then it has gradually become a drink, as do many flowers and plants. Therefore, when we use fresh flowers and plants as raw materials, we must bear in mind the importance of food safety. Since there are more than a thousand kinds of chemicals in coffee, and more than 200 of them are still unknown, it is likely to produce some unexpected chemical reactions. As a professional barista, we must be aware of the possibility of this situation.

As Mr. Zhuang said, the secret to making a good cup of coffee is to give guests the taste they want. As an excellent barista, understanding coffee and mastering skills is only the basic. the most important thing is to make a cup of coffee that makes guests satisfied and loved through their own understanding and control of coffee.

Let us hope that more Chinese can win more international awards and bring us more masterpieces.