Alpro Barista Foamable Coconut Plant-Based Drink, 1L

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It works incredibly well with espresso, creating the perfect balance between the flavours of the coffee and milk. Sproud Barista tastes like dairy-based coffee drinks in a good, wonderful way. 5/5 Read our take on how blending Sproud with milkadamia makes the best plant-based milk for tea and coffee. Cold brew That is until now, with M!lk offering our customers an unrivalled and uncompromising plant-based milk alternative that we can’t wait for them to try.” The flavour of the milk masks the coffee’s ever so slightly. But it is still a good, milky drink that doesn’t taste watery. There’s also a hint of saltiness that is delightful.

The coconut milk froths well, but not as much as you’d expect — this is essentially a blend of soy and coconut milk, and the protein in the soybeans help with the frothing. But the thing this milk does really well is blunt out any bitterness in the cold brew, whilst making for a completely homogenous drink. 4.5/5 Oatly Barista It doesn’t taste beany at all, instead exhibiting dairy-like notes that elevate the flavour of the espresso. And that’s exactly what you look for in a good barista milk. 5/5 Upgrade your vegan pantry and treat yourself with luxury products like Happy Happy Soy Boy. Minor Figures

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I’ve worked with Happy Happy Soy Boy in my days as a barista. I personally wasn’t always a fan, because it sometimes split in the coffee and latte art was usually a no-go. And this is why I was surprised when I conducted this test, because Happy Happy Soy Boy works wonderfully for home baristas. Crucially, it doesn’t taste like pea protein at all and, like Minor Figures, it undercuts most of the coffee’s bitter notes. The end result is a balanced, delicious drink.

These tests were filmed for four-and-a-half minutes to determine how well the milk foams up, how long the froth takes to settle, how it mixes with the coffee and whether it splits. Almond Breeze Barista Trial and error with the amount needed is your best friend. How Do You Froth Coconut Milk Without A Frother? Rude Health’s barista almond milk has an intriguing and impressive ingredients list. Even though it is marketed as an almond milk, its oat content is way higher than the almonds.When I started as a barista in 2011, the only plant based milk available was soy milk. Today the situation is totally different. Oat, almond and coconut milks (and many more) have entered the market and have brought options for our non-dairy coffee enthusiasts. I’m not a big fan of any sorts of milk in my coffee but that’s even more reason to test these vegan bad boys and see which one of the plant based milk is the king for a barista. I know nothing (insert Game of Thrones joke here) about chemistry so I took our New Product Development Manager Mari with me who is expert with chemical compounds. I tested the plant based “milks” as a barista and Mari explained me why and how something was happening. But as I found in my oat milk test, Califia Farms’s barista edition has a chemical aftertaste that just doesn’t go away. The promising early signs are all steamrolled by this late hit of off-tasting notes. 3/5 Good Hemp Barista Regardless of the milk alternative you are using, we would always recommend warming it slightly to avoid any chance of curdling - (with the exception of oat milk). Good Hemp Barista is slightly sweet as well, and, frankly, adds a completely new dimension to the coffee. Whether that’s a plus or not is up to personal preference, but it does take focus away from the coffee and its notes, neither of which you can taste much. The best results are achieved when you use ice-cold equipment. Your French Press Can Make Frothy Milk

Pea milk has less of a propensity to curdle in your coffee but we would advise warming it to completely remove any chance of you seeing those nasty lumps.Just as the foam and liquid were separate entities in the espresso-based test, Almond Breeze takes a while to properly blend with the cold brew, but it never really mixes in fully.