Coffee Obsession (Hardback)

Perfect your barista technique with over 100 global coffee recipes from chai coffee to ristretto.

Take a journey from bean to cup with Coffee Obsession, which shows you how to make iconic coffees through step-by-step barista training. From the techniques of roasting, grinding, tamping and brewing to how to make a cappuccino, via the history of coffee, you'll learn everything you need to know to make the perfect coffee and about the beauty of latte art.

Over 100 coffee recipes include brews to suit every taste. Master classic favourites like the flat white and the espresso, and learn how to make iced coffee and the perfect chai coffee. From French presses to cloth brewers you'll explore all the different equipment you need to create fantastically flavoured coffee, along with a guide through the flavour wheel and "cupping" tasting notes.

After you've brewed yourself the perfect cup, go on a voyage through the life of a coffee bean and learn the ideal harvest seasons and roasts of different types of coffee beans, all combined with mouth-watering flavour profiles. Coffee Obsession is perfect for coffee lovers who want to make the best cup of coffee in the world in their own home.

The Author:

Anette Moldvaer is the co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters, a multiaward winning coffee roasting company based in London, England. Square Mile source, buy, import, and roast coffees to sell to consumers and businesses. Anette began her career as a barista in her native Norway in 1999, and now visits coffee producers all year round, sourcing the best coffees from around the world. Anette judges international industry competitions, such as the World Barista Championships, the Cup of Excellence, and the Good Food Awards, and has led coffee workshops all over Europe, the United States, Latin America, and Africa. She roasted the winning espresso at the World Barista Championship in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and won the World Cup Tasters Championship in 2007.

• 224 pages