{"id":4508,"date":"2015-01-09T17:19:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T22:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/?p=4508"},"modified":"2015-01-09T22:31:46","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T03:31:46","slug":"starbucks-new-flat-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/2015\/01\/09\/starbucks-new-flat-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks New Flat White"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you think of the Flat White?<\/h1>\n

\"Starbucks<\/a>As we slowly watched our favorite holiday drinks disappear, Starbucks introduced a new espresso drink to its menu – The Flat White. According to the press release, “The Starbucks\u00ae Flat White is an espresso beverage made with two ristretto shots, combined with a thin layer of velvety steamed whole milk and finished with a latte art dot.”<\/p>\n

Originally an Australian espresso drink, the Flat White contains more caffeine and, unfortunately, more calories because of the whole milk.\u00a0Ristretto shots are\u00a0smaller and more concentrated than a regular shot of espresso. While the milk is steamed\u00a0just like a latte, the bubbly frothy part of the milk is not added to the coffee – only the creamy milk from the bottom of the jug is used. The key to enjoying a true Flat White is that it should never be ordered larger than a Tall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I tried a Flat White at my ‘local’ (20 miles away) Starbucks yesterday before I had really even read about it. I had become quite accustomed to the sugary sweet drinks of the holidays and was a bit taken aback when I tasted it to discover that it was not sweet at all and had I known that, I definitely would have added at least one sugar. The overall flavor was slightly less bitter than ‘regular’ espresso drinks from Starbucks. Because I like stronger coffee drinks, I quite enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

My opinion:<\/strong> \u00a0If you are going to indulge in a Flat White, I think it would be one of those drinks best\u00a0enjoyed in a proper ceramic coffee cup while sitting in Starbucks. I think it loses a bit of its character when drunk from a paper cup.<\/p>\n

Have you tried Starbucks\u00a0new Flat White? \u00a0What did you think?<\/h3>\n
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You can watch Australian Paul Asquity discuss\u00a0Australia’s most popular styles of coffee here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(via news.com.au<\/a>)<\/p>\n

And if you would like to make your own Flat White at home, this video will show you how.<\/p>\n