How to make a better Cafe Mocha | Coffee Tips | Barista School

The Texas Coffee School Guide to Making a Better Tasting Cafe Mocha.

This mocha recipe is a must on any menu! We’ve experimented with a lot of different ways to make a great mocha, and this method is by far the best we’ve ever tasted using any brand or style of chocolate!

Zuma

HERE'S HOW TO DO IT

• Preheat a 12oz cup with hot water, dump water.

• Add 1/2 scoop (.75oz) of Zuma 100% Fairtrade Dark Hot Chocolate powder to the cup. (Zuma is made by Sweetbird)

• Add little hot water from the espresso machine’s hot water spout and stir to dissolve chocolate and make a slightly watery paste. Not too watery! This step is important because the water adds a savory note to the drink.

• Evenly coat the bottom and sides of cup with the chocolate paste.

• Pull a double shot of a high-quality, New-American style espresso (should have citrus and chocolaty notes)

• After adding espresso, quickly add a small amount of steamed milk poured from high above cup. Get the milk to break the surface and get under the espresso's crema without turning any of the crema white with milk.

• Gently swirl cup to ensure the espresso, chocolate and milk combine.

• Finish topping with with steamed/textured milk and pour latte art if desired. It will show up with nice contrast!

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Wow! This is what we always thought syrups, sauces, and smoothies should be about. Sweetbird has an extremely high quality line of flavored syrups for hot and cold drinks – 100% free from preservatives, gluten, artificial flavors, colors and GMOs!

Most importantly, these syrups actually taste like the real thing... Not chemicals. These syrups and sauces work like a balanced flavor pairing, not a cover-up!

VIVA VEGAN APPROVED

Sweetbird Syrup is the only range in the world that has been approved by the world’s oldest and most respected vegetarian group – The Vegetarian Society and by Europe’s largest vegan group Viva!

Viva Vegan Approved

WHY ISN'T IT MADE WITH CANE SUGAR?

We had someone bring up a concern about the sweetening ingredient in Sweetbird syrups yesterday and it was a valid point. He wanted to know why they weren't made with cane sugar and the bottle label says "glucose fructose syrup". We forwarded this concern on to Sweetbird and here is what we got back:

“We can appreciate your concern about the cane sugar, especially since there has been a lot of media spotlight on cane sugar vs high fructose corn syrup recently. We actually use beet sugar, which is how we are able to maintain the vegan/vegetarian approval."

The big factor between your current syrups and ours is that Sweetbird is a clean product, free from animal by-products. To refine cane sugar it needs to be clarified to remove any impurities that discolor the final product. The most common way to do this is by using "bone black" or animal charcoal which is a by-product of the animal glue and gelatin industries. As with any filtration process, it will leave behind small amounts of the filtrate (aka animal by-product) in the final solution. Beet sugar does not require this process and it is also gluten free in comparison to cane sugar and other sweetening processes. Also, Sweetbird isn't overpoweringly sweet or aromatic, so it won't overpower the taste or aroma of your espresso.

Sweetbird syrups are also free from Genetically Modified Organisms and completely natural. Sweetbird has gone through great lengths to be free from anything artificial including coloring, flavors and preservatives. This could be a big differentiating point between you and your competitors!”

Sweetbird Sauces

TRY THESE OTHER FUN SWEETBIRD RECIPIES

Orange and Cinnamon Spice Latte

• Double shot of espresso
• 1 pump Sweetbird Orange Syrup
• 1 pump Sweetbird Cinnamon Syrup
• Top with steamed milk and dust with cinnamon

Black Forest Cake Mocha

• Double shot of espresso
• 1/2 scoop Zuma 100% Fairtrade Dark Chocolate, make a paste in your cup with a little hot water
• 3 pumps Sweetbird Cherry Syrup
• Top with steamed milk, whipped cream and Sweetbird Chocolate Sauce drizzle

Secret Squirrel Latte
• Double shot of espresso
• 1 pump Amaretto Syrup (in the cup)
• Steam milk with 1 pump Hazelnut Syrup (in frothing pitcher)
• Top with steamed/textured milk and pour latte art if desired

Almond Chai Mocha
• 1.5 oz Chai Syrup
• 0.5 oz Almond syrup
• 0.5 oz Chocolate sauce
• Mix with hot steamed milk
• Dust top with cinnamon

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