The term latte started to be used in English in the 1980s, but the concept of a coffee with warm milk has been around for much longer. So we know that the flat white is an espresso with steamed milk and little foam. Credit: Coffee and I Understanding The Cappuccino vs. Learn more in this article on the history of the flat white.īoth lattes and flat whites have enough foam to be creative. When Starbucks began to serve flat whites as a “bold” alternative to latte in the USA, it became clear that the drink had entered the mainstream. The actually drink has evolved to be ‘flatter’ than a cappuccino (which has also been scaled back to more delicious micro-foam).” “Consumers transitioning from instant coffee to espresso-based coffee were seeking something familiar rather than cappuccino, which at the time had mountainous sea-foam peaks, and so asked for it ‘flat’. He says, “Without digging deep into the history of Australia and New Zealand, I would say that it naturally evolved in both places.” In the years since, it has popped up on menus in the US, UK, and elsewhere and is now a specialty café standard.īen Bicknell is Strategic Projects Manager at Five Senses Coffee in Melbourne. Either way, it has been around down under since the 1980s. There is some debate about whether the flat white originated in Australia or New Zealand. Credit: Coffee and I The Origins of The Flat White Steamed milk is an essential part of the flat white.
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