#aerocano

Orange Mocha, Aerocano, & Kix Cereal Cappuccino. I kinda gave up doing latte art, but I find myself using the steam wand everyday just to make hot chocolate and other drinks that need a mixing. It takes a while but it’s quite efficient. My steam wand gets pretty dirty but a cup of water and Cafiza makes it brand new. If anyone got any steaming tips let me know, I’m stumped.

It was a sad day when my first espresso machine stopped working. It was a second hand 1st generation Baby Gaggia Espresso Machine and it worked wonderful for the year I had it. I’ve been meaning to fix it but this Tuni E2 is a wonderful replacement! If curious I’ll put down a separate review since I’ve had it a couple of months now but on today’s menu, I pulled a double shot of espresso and made 4 drinks from it, a latte, Aerocano (to cleanse the palate), Pistachio Latte, and a Ube Cappuccino. When I first started out I pulled multiple double shots a day, and I would drink it all in multiple lattes and cortados but now I just split the double shot of espresso up to as needed for my drinks, since typically only ~100 ML of milk plus espresso fits into my cups. I use Equator Coffees Tiger Espresso, since it’s the only one at the store with the closest roasted by date I could find in the store and it is one of my favorites.

Aerocano…. 10/10 would make it again. Typically I would steam a good shot of espresso, water, and ice together, but today I didn’t have any coffee beans, only pre ground coffee. I instead brewed the coffee using a Vietnamese phin filter which is able to give a similar strength to coffee like espresso except without a pressurized machine. Usually my Aerocanos are pretty refreshing since the beans are light roast and have a fruity profile to it, but using a darker roast and the fact that it was brewed differently than an espresso machine, more chocolatey & caramel flavors came out, which is better for colder days like today.