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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nWhite Coffee Vs Blonde Roast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Some people asking this question, might be referring to \u201cblonde roast\u201d \u2013 which, of course, isn\u2019t the term given to coffee beans roasted by a coffee roaster with blonde hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blonde roast\u00a0refers to the roast level, and it\u2019s simply the phrase that Starbucks came up with to describe their lighter roast beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roast levels traditionally refer to the colour of the beans after roasting, and \u201cblonde\u201d is simply what Starbucks decided to use to refer to their lightest roast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Actually, the practice of labelling roast levels based on colors, is very limited. It kind of works for mainstream coffee, but it doesn\u2019t quite work for specialty coffee in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specialty coffee is roasted in much smaller batches, and the roast level is very specific to the bean in question \u2013 but not all beans will end up the same colour when roasted to the same degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other words, the beans aren\u2019t being roasted to a specific pantone reference, they\u2019re being roasted to a specific level of development \u2013 what colour they actually end up, will depend on the beans, the varietals, the processing method and the elevation they\u2019re grown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, I digress, the point is that \u201cblonde roast\u201d refers to the roast level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a Blonde Roast Coffee?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Different Types of White Coffee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m a Brit, and if you ask any other Brit what a white coffee is, they\u2019ll tell you it\u2019s simply coffee (any kind of coffee) with milk added, you\u2019ll get the same answer from Aussies & Kiwis, and from most Europeans, I\u2019d imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, by this definition, literally any type of coffee with milk, milk alternative, or cream added to it, would be referred to as \u201cwhite coffee\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many Americans tend to distinguish\u00a0espresso from coffee, with coffee being thought of as\u00a0drip coffee\u00a0or French press coffee, and espresso being thought of as completely different to \u201ccoffee\u201d \u2013 so if the idea of classing espresso based drinks as \u201cwhite coffees\u201d seems strange, it\u2019s just a language thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caf\u00e9 Au Lait<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I think a lot of Americans are probably thinking of Caf\u00e9 Au Lait when they say \u201cwhite coffee\u201d, as it\u2019s basically drip coffee or French press coffee & milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I used to make a version of Caf\u00e9 Au Lait\u201d as a kid, using something I\u2019d now consider to be a swear word\u2026 instant coffee ;-). I\u2019d heat milk in the microwave, add some hot water to instant coffee granules, and then add the hot milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Would I enjoy this kind of white coffee now, well, maybe not, but I certainly enjoyed it back then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flat White<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While most Americans probably wouldn\u2019t think of a flat white as a \u201cwhite coffee\u201d, technically speaking, any coffee (regardless of the brewing method) with milk added, is a white coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The name for flat white came from an abbreviation of \u201cCoffee, White, Flat\u201d \u2013 with the \u201cflat\u201d simply referring to the fact that there was no foam, as it was initially held back when pouring, or scraped off the top, in Australian coffee shops throughout the 1980\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coffee shops in Australia begin shortening the name on menus from the mid 1980s, and some point, the flat white became distinct from other white coffees made with microfoam textured milk, by being more intense in coffee flavour, and being made with a silkier microfoam than latte and cappuccino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caff\u00e8 Latte<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You could certainly be referring to\u00a0latte when you say \u201cwhite coffee\u201d, Caff\u00e8 Latte literally means \u201cmilk coffee\u201d in Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Again though, I\u2019d think many people would think of a latte as something different to a white coffee \u2013 but technically speaking, it\u2019s an espresso based white coffee, made with milk foam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OK, this is more than likely not what you\u2019re referring to when you say \u201cwhite coffee\u201d \u2013 but this is a great excuse for me to make (and taste\u2026) a white Russian in one of my future videos, because, you\u2019re now wondering what a white Russian is, and how to make one, aren\u2019t you? Thanks, I\u2019ll do that very soon :-).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In case you don\u2019t know what this is (which probably means you\u2019ve never watched the movie The Big Lebowski<\/a>) \u2013 this is a cocktail made with coffee liquor, vodka & light cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve actually started to do a segment at the end of Coffee Kev<\/a> videos called Coffee Kev\u2019s Coffee of The Week \u2013 in the first couple of videos that we\u2019ve done this, I subjected the crew to a Marmite latte<\/a>, and a Marmalade latte<\/a>, I think they\u2019ll be way happier tasting a white Russian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As soon as coffee landed in Europe, in the 1700s, Europeans added milk or cream to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m no historian by the way, so feel free to correct me in the comments if you are, and if you have a more accurate account of this history of white coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My understanding of the history of white coffee, is that it became popular in various parts of Europe at a similar time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Austria, whipped cream was initially added to coffee \u2013 while in France, adding milk to coffee became common at similar time, sometime in the 1700s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cappuccino, by the way, has Austrian origins, rather than Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The modern cappuccino is of course espresso based, and espresso is an Italian creation, but cappuccino is an espresso based descendent of the Kapuziner Kaffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I made my interpretation of the Kapuziner in the video below \u2013 how closely this resembled the original drink is hard to say, because each cafe in Vienna would closely guard their specific version of the recipe, mainly involving the mix of spices used \u2013 but the version I made tasted more like a modern spiced latte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coffee with milk also became a popular breakfast drink in other parts of Europe over the years, with the craze reaching Germany by the 18th Century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Italians weren\u2019t as quickly persuaded, from what I can gather it took a bit longer to catch on there \u2013 I mean, even these days if you\u2019re an adult and you ask for a cappuccino or latte later in the day, you might get a few confused glances ;-).<\/p>\n\n\n\n These days, of course, adding milk to coffee is pretty much a global phenomenon, and no doubt there will be some people reading this post, thinking \u201cwhat, of course I know what white coffee is, how the heck did I end up on this post, and why am I still reading?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, I can\u2019t say how you found your way here, but hopefully you stuck around because you\u2019re a fan of my waffling ;-).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not everyone wants to sit down and read more than a few sentences, and I get that \u2013 sometimes I\u2019m not in the mood to read, either. But, you can\u2019t argue that I didn\u2019t deliver a very straight answer to this very simple question, very early on in the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So if you\u2019re still reading at this point, that does mean something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What it probably means is that you like my style, so you should probably bookmark this blog, or just write \u201cCoffeeKev.com\u201d on a post it note and stick it to your desk, so you know where to go when you need a coffee related question answering quickly, but with some mildly entertaining and informative information thrown in, just in case you wanted to stick around a bit longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s that, you want to know even more about white coffee? OK then, here you go ;-).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a word, yes. This will of course depend on what you\u2019re adding to your coffee to make it white, skim milk for example is going to add a lot less calories than the same volume of half and half, or heavy cream, but of course when you start adding with calories, to coffee, you\u2019re increasing the calorie content of your coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coffee by itself has technically zero calories. If you have your coffee black without sugar, its technically guilt-free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White Russian?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen Did People Start Drinking White Coffee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
White Coffee FAQ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Does White Coffee Have More Calories Than Black Coffee?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Is White Coffee Less Acidic?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n