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Australian Supermarket Coffee Adventure

Coffee beans naturally made the shopping list for our trip to Australia. While buying cherries and yogurt at Woolworths, I came across Rainforest Alliance certified organic Arabica beans at an incredibly cheap price. Woolworths is a chain supermarket, so these beans are easy to find.

As you can see - a chain supermarket.

These Rainforest Alliance certified 100% organic Arabica beans come in paper packaging and are priced at 37 Australian dollars for 1 kilogram. They are not originally from Australia; they are imported, blended, roasted and packaged in Australia. Since Australians typically prefer Flat White coffee, these beans are perfect for milk-based drinks such as cappuccinos or lattes. Being a fan of lattes and cappuccinos myself, I bought them without hesitation.

As shown - Victoria Coffee (Organic, Espresso).

The next variety is non-organic and even cheaper - 1 kilogram in plastic packaging at 31 Australian dollars. This time there was a special promotion and it cost only 22 Australian dollars. Since I only bought the organic beans above, I cannot say whether the two varieties taste the same when brewed, though I suspect they would be similar.

They make amazing lattes. These beans blend perfectly with milk and even carry a nutty aroma. I absolutely love them. Regrettably, I bought too little.

By the way, Australian coffee prices include tax, so the price on the shelf is the actual selling price.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

The Australian habit of drinking Flat White makes a bean's milk pairing the real test. For that, FrontStreet Coffee's Classic Blend is a natural match: its butter-and-cheese character, full body and low acidity, together with a rich, fine crema, give a dense, rounded cup once milk is added. If you prefer a floral and fruity profile, FrontStreet Coffee's Strawberry Candy espresso blend has very low bitterness and pulls with generous grape and blueberry notes; paired with fresh milk it drinks like a strawberry milkshake, a combination that is hard to forget.

To make a flat white the way the material describes it, pull only the front and middle of the shot as a Ristretto base - 20 g of coffee to 32 g of liquid in 22 to 25 seconds - then add 160 ml of fresh milk. Keep the milk foam thin, aiming for a consistent 0.3 cm layer: introduce air for only 1 to 2 seconds, sink the steam wand into the milk and build a vortex until the temperature reaches 50 to 55°C. Pour the hot milk gently into the espresso first, then raise the pitcher and keep a thin stream to swirl the crema evenly before dropping it to push out a clean white line. Done in one smooth motion, the flat white is silkier than a latte and highlights the coffee rather than drowning it.