Originally Posted by
chillinthemost
Not sure what necessitated yet another rant against Starbucks, I was simply asking if you could point me in the right direction of the recommended amount of espresso vs. milk.
If you have that, I would appreciate it.
It wasn't a rant. Starbucks has evolved quite a bit and the Starbucks of today little resembles the original.
I am somewhat certain that the ratio of espresso to milk varies by country, company, and location. There is a reason why a certain type of coffee beverage is called a café américain in much of the world, just as there is 'Turkish' coffee and many other types.
And I suspect that the Starbucks ratio varies from other coffee houses even in North America, as I find the ratio to be very different in some places than in Starbucks, even in the US.
Again, it is a matter of taste. Here for example is a NY Times blogpost showing a different viewpoint: (not suitable for Badger Boi viewing
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http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2...ref=t-magazine
Last year, I wrote a column that wondered why Paris doesn’t have better coffee. Or, to quote Duane Sorenson of Stumptown Coffee Roasters, “Why does the coffee in Paris suck so bad?”
The flurry of comments that followed was split between agreement and outrage. (“Is this article a bit of cultural imperialism?” asked one. “A better question is why America sucks so bad,” wrote another.)