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Flat White

cortadoflat white is a beveragecoffee drink consisting of espresso mixed with amicrofoam.

Microfoam roughlyis equal amount of warmsteamed milk towith reducesmall, thefine acidity.bubbles The milk inand a cortadoglossy isor steamed,velvety we are looking for micro foam but not frothy.consistency.

For our coffee at Lake Safari Lodge, we use a 1:22.5 ratio, so ristretto (30mls) or espresso (40mls) to 80mls100mls of milk.

To make a cortadoflat white on Espresso machine:


Make an Espresso - to see, click link


Add 80mls100mls of milk

  1. Add 80mls100mls of milk to Jug
  2. Steam milk to 65°C - no hotter!
  3. Pour milk into ristretto or espresso


Here is an example of a cortadoFlat White

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