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In Honor of spooky season, I thought I would show you a couple different pictures of Halloween coffee art! And talk a little bit about coffee art.
Different Styles of Art
Coffee art is made of milk coffee and microfoam. You create the art by either using the free pour method or the etching method, or a combination of both. The free pour method is exactly what it sounds like free pouring. You simply pour your frothy foamy milk into a shot of espresso and use your hands to manipulate the way the foam is poured. Etching is when you use an etching stick to pull the foam around to create a picture within the coffee. Then there is 3D coffee art. Which is a mix between etching and pouring. You use milk foam, chocolate, and food coloring to create the art. All of the styles require patients and practice.
A Little Bit of History
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Coffee Art In America, began in Seattle sometime between the ’80s and ’90s. By a man named David Shummor. He introduced the Us to the idea, by creating the rosette pattern and the signature heart pattern.
The Patterns
The heart, the rosetta, and the tulip are the three most basic forms of latte art. It is said that once you master those three you can start to create more advanced latte art. But it is not something you can learn overnight. You have to practice your pour.
Where to Find Coffee Art!?
I oftentimes see it at local coffee shops. I have never seen it at a Starbucks. So if you want to see truly amazing coffee art I recommend going to your local shop. You can also find coffee art at your local stone creek coffee. I almost always get coffee from there with some type of coffee art in my cup! So go support your local coffee shops, my coffee lovers! That’s all for now!
November 2, 2020 at 11:23 pm
Hello Kelsey,
I found this blog post to go really well with the theme of Halloween. While the two aren’t necessarily hand-in-hand, I still find the warmth factor of coffee to compliment the holiday well. I find myself stumbling across various coffee art videos on Facebook for the most part, but never seek them out. That isn’t to say that I’m not mesmerized by the sheer skill of those who can pull this artistic style off. I enjoyed the visual stimuli that your page offered and thought that the video was a nice touch. My only critique would be that some of the grammar flaws within the post make for a somewhat clunky read. Nonetheless, I found your post to be really fun to read. I look forward to seeing what else you will bring to the page.
November 3, 2020 at 4:07 am
Hi Kelsey!
I am a huge coffee lover! I am so glad someone is blogging about it. I love your halloween post. I have always thought coffee art was so cool! I want to try it out myself.
November 3, 2020 at 11:06 pm
This is so cool!
November 4, 2020 at 3:26 am
Ahh these look so cute and funny! I loved the halloween themed ones!
November 5, 2020 at 6:00 pm
That coffee looks amazing, especially the skeleton coffee! Super informative post, now I am going to have to get me a latte !