The Curious Barista's Guide to Coffee

Are you a coffee lover? Are you looking for the perfect sip? Tristan Stephenson explores the history of all the roasting, grinding, brewing involved in creating the world's favorite beverage. It discusses techniques, science, tasting guides and will be an obsession for the ultimate coffee lover. There is also advice on buying coffee, understanding the differences between espresso blends and single origin coffee, packing and storing. We then move into Espresso and get to grips with grinding and making espresso-based drinks including the latte, cappuccino, flat white and macchiato, as well as pouring latte art and introducing chocolate, sugar and syrups. From Mocha pot to french press this discusses everything. It also discusses the evolution of the drink and its journey around the world. This book speaks everything in a playful but scientific way in a rigorous manner. It also provides more than 25 recipes for coffee based drinks from iced to coffee beer and side treats. This book will be your guide to the perfect sip that you always craved for.