Italian Coffee Discovery Course
A journey thought for all coffee enthusiasts and home baristas. In the very homeland of espresso, a journey that starts from the ancient espresso coffee machines (have you ever tried a lever machine?) up to the most modern extraction concepts, where we can improve your home barista and latte art skills. All not forgetting what we love most: coffee: how to recognize the quality at the first glance, how to taste, how to prepare the 90+, the best coffees in the world!
At your disposal also the “Home barista corner” to try different machines and techniques and all within and visiting a real Italian roasting company!
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Where
Florence, Italy One of the most beautiful cities in the world!
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Program of the course
- The invention and development of the espresso coffee machine. How it influenced Italian culture
- How to recognize coffee in a glance: arabica, robusta, washed, natural, defects, commodity coffees and specialties
- Blending and roasting. Visiting the roasting company and the sensory laboratories.
- Perfect espresso technique: grinding and tamping.
- Coffee tasting: we assess together several coffees (going up to some of the best coffees in the world)
- The home barista corner: which is the best equipment for your coffee passion? try tools and measure the extraction with refractometers!
- A perfect milk foam with no bubbles and the Italian cappuccino.
- The Latte art: a glance about how to make hearts, leaves, dragons and lions in your cappuccino…
- Latte, flat white, shaked espresso and…
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Join us for a 3-hour immersive coffee experience, held either 10 AM-1 PM or 3 PM-6 PM. Our Espresso Academy is conveniently located in Florence, a short tram ride from Santa Maria Novella Station or a quick drive from the highway exit.
Address: Via delle Torri, 55 50142 Florence, Italy
