Espresso and cappuccino course and tour

The ESPRESSO AND CAPPUCCINO COURSE AND TOUR is your way in the Italian world of espresso and cappuccino.
The course lasts only three hours and an half and it is structured in order to offer both the gourmet and the coffee lover a closer approach to the world of coffee, and to allow all those visiting Florence to get easily acquainted with such an important aspect of the Italian way of living. The course will deal briefly but clearly with the main types of coffee, the processing, the ways to recognize, to make and to taste a good espresso and the secrets of a true cappuccino!

program

• Why coffee is an Italian metter?
• History and geography of the coffee
• The coffee plant: arabica, robusta and other species.
• Picking, stripping, mild and dry method.
• Blending and roasting
• Perfect espresso technique: grinding and tamping
• Coffee tasting: from the sweet taste of Mexican arabicas to the body of the Indonesian and the spicy taste of the Ethiopian Sidamo
• The latte macchiato, caffè macchiato, caffè latte and other Italian preparations
• A perfect foam with no bubbles and the Italian cappuccino
• The Latte art: how to make heart and leaves on your cappuccino