Have You Tried Many Specialty Coffees? Do You Know How They're Made?

Coffee enriches our lives. This aromatic liquid, carrying notes of creaminess, sweetness, and bitterness, provides people leading busy work lives with a perfect excuse to release their stress and find warmth. Drinking coffee is becoming an increasingly popular leisure activity for white-collar professionals pursuing freedom and refined taste. The abundance of chain coffee shops and unique cafés on our streets demonstrates that more and more people are viewing coffee as an integral part of their lives. However, instant coffee no longer satisfies people's demands, and specialty coffees filled with rich sentiment have quickly filled this gap, becoming wonderful companions during leisure time. For coffee lovers, specialty coffee represents a higher level of sensory and visual enjoyment—it's a distinctive coffee art form.

Specialty coffee is essentially coffee made by mixing ground coffee with frothed milk. It's often associated with romance and warmth, bringing joy to the heart and delight to the palate. So, would you like to learn how to make specialty coffee? It's actually quite simple, and I'll explain the process in detail.

Step 1: Grinding Coffee Beans

Use a coffee grinder to grind coffee beans into powder. When grinding coffee beans, it's important to minimize friction heat as much as possible. Don't grind too many beans at once—just enough for one use. The longer a grinder runs, the more heat it generates, which can cause the coffee beans to heat up during grinding and release their aroma prematurely, affecting the flavor of the brewed coffee. If you're using a manual coffee grinder, rotate the handle gently and try to avoid generating friction heat.

Step 2: Brewing Coffee

Coffee brewing pots mainly fall into two categories: those that require heating, such as siphon pots and Royal Belgian coffee pots, and those that don't require heating, like French press pots and manual pour-over brewers. Regardless of which type of coffee pot you use, always remember not to wait too long after brewing before drinking, as the coffee's temperature will drop and its flavor will deteriorate.

Step 3: Milk Frothing

Pour milk into a milk frother, filling it no more than halfway, otherwise the milk might overflow when frothing due to expansion. Put on the lid and filter, then pump the filter rapidly to press air into the milk. You don't need to press all the way down, and about thirty gentle pumps will suffice—start with rapid movements then slow down. Remove the lid and filter, and you'll be left with dense milk foam. Let it rest for about a minute and a half, then shake it up and down two or three times to burst larger bubbles, creating the perfect milk foam for latte art.

Step 4: Mixing and Latte Art

This step involves mixing the brewed coffee with frothed milk, also known as latte art. First, pour the brewed coffee into a coffee cup. Second, while the frothed milk hasn't yet separated into milk and foam, quickly pour it directly into the coffee cup. Once the milk, foam, and coffee have reached a certain saturation, use hand movement techniques to create various patterns.

And there you have it—a fragrant, delicious specialty coffee, perfect for enjoying at home or serving to guests with both style and sophistication.

Featured Products

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Coffee Equipment

This hand-cranked coffee grinder features an enhanced handle design that makes grinding easier and more effortless. The stainless steel grinding mechanism includes a bean feeder, greatly increasing grinding speed while reducing heat generation, giving you an unexpected manual coffee experience. The wooden parts are crafted from NanYang pine, featuring a rustic color and hard, durable wood that creates a unique texture.

Say goodbye to the instant coffee era—coffee tastes best when you grind it yourself, and a convenient, fast electric grinder is essential. This magical bean grinder offers 8 settings to adjust coffee powder fineness, and the cup is washable for easy cleaning. With its sleek, streamlined design, high-precision grinding motor, and large collection cup, listening to the sound of coffee beans colliding during grinding, your enjoyment begins from this moment.

This coffee press pot features thickened, high-transparency glass body with added heat-resistant high-borosilicate material, greatly improving heat retention and durability, so you don't have to worry about coffee getting cold quickly. The ultra-fine stainless steel mesh filter effortlessly filters fine coffee grounds. Moreover, its versatility extends to tea brewing—one pot for multiple uses, offering excellent value.

As a coffee enthusiast pursuing the perfect taste, you need a good coffee machine. With its simple and elegant metal exterior, it creates a beautiful focal point whether placed in the kitchen, office, or living room. The fully sealed warming plate provides efficient, energy-saving heating with automatic temperature control, allowing you to enjoy coffee anytime while chatting endlessly. Made from high-temperature resistant borosilicate glass, it's safe and reliable.

This siphon pot features a phenolic handle that's more refined and comfortable than solid wood, and warmer and more elegant than metal. The enhanced buffer clip design protects the lower pot from damage while effectively preventing drops. The siphon pot's manual brewing process allows the crystal-clear, high-temperature resistant glass container to release aroma, letting you experience convenience and elegance during operation.

The double-layer stainless steel milk frother features thickened polishing craftsmanship with exquisite workmanship. It's non-stick and allows for smoother flow. The solid stainless steel sphere is made from premium materials, offering heat and wear resistance. Combined with an eco-friendly plastic lever, its simple construction and comfortable grip make it easy to create dense milk foam.

If you find manual milk frothers too slow, try this electric milk frother. This electric frother is designed for light food mixing—it can not only create milk foam but also stir eggs, hot chocolate, sauces, protein drinks, and more. Simply press the top switch to start—it's convenient and fast.

Coffee Cups

This European-style coffee cup perfectly integrates external elegance with inner charm. Its vibrant colors and glossy finish beautifully showcase fashionable taste. Elegant and luxurious, it fully demonstrates royal style with exquisite craftsmanship, creating a noble lifestyle. Especially suitable for refined individuals pursuing a sophisticated lifestyle, it's also the perfect choice for entertaining guests.

Black and white striped ceramic mug—no messy colors, no strange shapes, just lightweight elegance itself, bringing you a simple yet practical product. The textured material provides a comfortable grip and large capacity, easily handling coffee, tea, or water.

Featuring the simplest white base that's clean yet maintains European elegance, with lifelike butterfly cutouts and exquisite craftsmanship that fully showcase the owner's distinctive taste in life, making it irresistible. Whether for afternoon tea at home, entertaining guests, or business activities, it's perfectly suitable.

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