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Coffee Shop Recipes: Rose Latte

This Rose Latte sings of spring and fresh flowers! Just a couple quick steps for this recipe:

  • Prepare your preheated 8 oz latte cup by adding 1/3 oz or ~1 pump of Holy Kakow Rose Syrup.
  • Prepare your double shot of espresso using one of our favorite espresso blends (Cuvee Coffee Karmadillo or Oak Cliff Coffee Hidden City) into your prepared cup.
  • As the espresso is pouring into the cup,
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Coffee Shop Recipes: Peppermint Rooibos Mocha

One of our favorite things to do is take typical coffee shop items and integrate them into other types of drinks. The peppermint flavor in this drink is real, essential peppermint oil, enhanced by the base of loose-leaf herbal rooibos tea. When the tea is made into a syrup and combined with a rich chocolate sauce, it creates a super satisfying peppermint rooibos mocha with flavors way beyond the typical store-bought artificially flavored creamers. 

How to Make Peppermint Rooibos Syrup and Mocha Sauce

Supply List:

  • Fine mesh sieve
  • Medium saucepan
  • Funnel
  • Glass bottles x2
  • Whisk

Ingredients for the Peppermint Rooibos Syrup:

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2.5 tbsp.
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Coffee Shop Recipes: Maple Bourbon Latte

This maple bourbon latte is a show-stopper to enjoy in the fall or winter! We recommend using a certain type of bourbon to prepare this recipe—and it doesn’t have to be an expensive bottle, either. Our favorite choice is Old Grand Dad 114 or (or regular Old Grand-Dad if the 114 is unavailable). We’ve found this to be best bourbon pairing for espresso & milk after extensive testing. (It matters!) Other bourbons tend to not make the final drink taste bourbon like,

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Coffee Shop Recipes: Sweet Potato Latte

We love offering something a little different than the typical “PSL” this time of year—try a sweet potato latte, instead. This sweet potato sauce recipe creates amazingly rich drinks. It’s almost like drinking a liquid sweet potato pie! While our recipe uses canned sweet potatoes for convenience, you can certainly use fresh. This recipe can easily be scaled up to a larger batch size.

How to Make Sweet Potato Sauce

Supply List:

  • Fine mesh sieve
  • Medium saucepan
  • Funnel
  • Glass bottle
  • Whisk

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 cups canned sweet potato puree (15 oz can)
  • 1.5 cups water
  • 1.5 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp.
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Why Are We One of the Best Coffee and Barista Schools?

You know what’s the only thing worse than stale coffee? A stale coffee business class. Don’t settle for less than one of the best coffee schools.

There are a growing number of options that offer coffee business training. How do you know which one is right for you? If you’re making an investment in your coffee business education, you want to look for the best curriculum available. We can help you narrow it down. 

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