Look at any real estate material promoting an area to live
in and they will invariably use phrases like "enjoy the
cosmopolitan cafe lifestyle just outside your front door".
A cafe culture in your area is seen as a good thing
invoking images of the bygone bohemian coffee houses of
Europe. This has led to large increases in coffee shops,
from large multi-nationals like Starbucks, to individual
organic cafes selling Fairtrade coffee blends from around
the world.
Such coffee houses will offer enticingly named libations
such as Dark Caramel Latte or Vanilla Gingerbread
Cappucino. These coffees are flavored using coffee syrups.
Syrups are available in many different flavors from vanilla
to caramel, amaretto to raspberry. To me, nothing beats a
strong espresso, but if I am going to be sitting for a
while watching the world go by, a longer coffee, flavored
with a premium syrup is a regular choice.
Coffee syrups are made from differing quality ingredients
which obviously affects the flavor. The best brands are
made from the finest nuts and fruits and distilled down
into the syrup used in coffee. Top brands to look out for
in your local coffee shop include Da Vinci, Monin and
Dolce. You should look for syrups with a higher
concentration of the ingredient compared to the syrup
itself. If you intend to use the syrups at home, it is
worth spending the extra for the best quality brands
because they will be cheaper in the long run and you will
have a much better taste experience per cup.
Another thing to keep in mind when selecting a coffee syrup
is that some makes will curdle your hot milk. Cheaper
brands may also separate if heated too highly. Again, as
with most things in life, you get what you pay for.
You may imagine that adding syrup to your coffee would be a
problem for the weight-conscious, however most of the top
brands are fat an cholesterol-free. In addition, sugar-free
coffee syrups are readily available without compromising on
flavor. They are great for people on low-carbohydrate diets
too.
Coffee syrups have lots of other uses apart from being used
to flavor coffee. They can be used in other drinks, both
alcoholic and non-alcoholic. For example you can make
delicious iced frappes. They are also great simply added to
soda water. They are great for making kid's drinks because
many exciting flavor combinations can be created that
appeal to kid's picky tastes. The added benefit of course
is that these drinks will be far lower in sugar than normal
soft drinks.
This has hopefully provided an interesting overview of what
coffee syrups are, what they can be used for and what the
differences are between different price points.
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Patrick Attlee is a self-confessed coffee addict who blogs
extensively about his beloved Java. Learn more about the
wonderful world of coffee syrups at http://coffee-syrups.net
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