The 'Basics'

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Let’s start at the beginning. Coffee only grows between the tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of Cancer, and the best beans (Arabica) only grow above 3000 feet. Now, although we wouldn’t use anything but Arabica beans, it’s hard to narrow down your favourite coffee beans to one country, or even one region! Taste differs vastly from one place to another, everything from soil type, humidity and rainfall, plays a big part in shaping a beans taste. 

 Now I know what you thinking – is there really that much to it? Well, there is. When you make milk based coffees like Lattes and Cappuccinos, you want to ensure they are perfect. Our milk is delivered daily from a local farm in Dobcross, so what goes in your drink pretty much comes straight from cow, to cup! Our lovely fresh milk from John Lancashire not only foams much easier for those lovely fluffy Cappuccinos, but also tastes great. We wouldn’t have it any other way. 

That’s the person making your coffee! As easy as we make it look, a lot more goes into it than you might think. We won't bore you with the techniques and science behind it but all our Baristas are intensively trained one on one by our head trainer, before they’re allowed to make a drink for you. We believe that the care and attention put into our drinks by our Baristas really makes a difference to the end product - I’m sure you’ll agree too. 

This thick, black liquid, almost caramel in appearance, comes as a single (30ml) or double (60ml). It’s short and intense. A real journey of pure taste, not overshadowed by milk. More for the connoisseurs of coffee. Fresh espresso should have a lovely thick, golden cream, and should be served, and drank whilst still hot to preserve every last drop of flavour. 

 Tempted by an Espresso but scared that it might be a bit too much for your taste buds? Ease yourself into the dark side with a beautiful macchiato. Comes again as a single or double, but with a few dollops of the lightest, fluffiest milk spooned on top, creating a milk cap. You still get most of that lovely pure espresso flavour, but the milk takes that pure black edge off. 

The drink became popular in the Sydney coffee scene about ten years ago among the coffee roasting fraternity and soon spread it's wings around the country. Piccolo is basically a baby latte, as the Italian pronunciation suggests. There are other names for this drink such as the Spanish version, Cataldo or a Mezzo-Mezzo.

In Spanish, as in Portuguese, the word cortado translates to 'cut'. In the case of the coffee, cortado is simply a serving of espresso cut with hot milk. Typically a cortado is served in a small glass with very little, if any, froth. The cortado is popular in Spain, Portugal & many Latin American countries.

 There really is a coffee for everybody! This is the most modern drink, and originates from New Zealand. It’s a double espresso served in a 8oz cup with completely flat (no foam) steamed milk poured over. The perfect drink for anyone that finds a latte just slightly too strong, get a Flat White today! 

This is our signature drink, hence the name. Served in a small black cup, etched with our logo in gold leaf and served on a black saucer this coffee creates the perfect balance of espresso and microfoamed milk. You could say similar in texture to a flat white, but even more superior in taste.