With the help of Geisha Lin, it was almost no surprise that Sakurako passed the first stage of the competition with ease, and was lucky enough to get a ticket to the semi-finals, and when the first day of competition ended, Whether it is the contestants who came to participate in the World Barista Competition, or the businessmen who rely on the coffee business to make a profit, almost all of them know that Sakura no Sato has a magical new variety of coffee beans in his hands. An amazing coffee that has yet to make a name for itself at the Esmeralda Special.

If you talk about the bean species Geisha, it was first discovered in the jungles of Ethiopia. Its English spelling is Geisha, which is the same as the English spelling of Japanese geisha. When the coffee was sent from the Ethiopian jungle to Kenya's coffee research institute, it didn't attract the attention of the specialty coffee industry at first. From Ethiopia, to Kenya, to Tanzania, Uganda and Costa Rica, the humble coffee variety never had a chance to show its talents until it was introduced to Panama in the 1960s after nearly half a century of exile Geisha finally got the opportunity to prove his strength, defeating the ever-winning Bourbon, Caturra, Cadoai, Dibica and other varieties, and won the first prize in the Panama National Treasure Bean Cup Test Competition for three consecutive years, setting a record per pound Highest auction price in the industry of up to $130. Today, Geisha has become a well-deserved king in the international specialty coffee industry.

And now, Sakura no Sato seems to be replicating that legend, holding an unprecedented new type of coffee. Although it is said that in today's international specialty coffee industry, the coffee plantations of Central and South American countries seem to be in the limelight, but if we trace the origin, almost all the coffee in the world was born in the jungles of Ethiopia, so the more senior... The more the industry insiders dare not underestimate the forest Geisha in the hands of Yingzi, everyone is curious, what kind of taste is the coffee that makes the judges linger?

But at this time, Sakurako has no time to care about the disturbance outside the competition, because... she is now thinking about how to deal with the more difficult competition in the future. The reason why Sakurako has this concern is mainly because there have been major changes in the rules of the game this year. Competitors can instruct the judges how to drink their own coffee, and the changes brought about by this rule change are too great. After all... Before the competition a few years ago, almost all the contestants didn't spend their minds on the change in the taste of the coffee one second before and one second after the competition.

"I'm so sorry to bother you all to try coffee for me so late!"

"Don't mind, Sister Yingzi, as long as I can help you win the game, I'm willing to sit here and drink the coffee you made tonight..."

"No...that would seriously damage the health of the body, so...you don't need to drink all the coffee, just taste it and tell me how you feel."

"clear!"

When everyone figured out how to help Sakurako, everyone began to sit around the table, waiting to try Sakurako's coffee.

When Sakurako hesitated for a moment, he first took out the frozen coffee powder from the refrigerator, and then started his own experiment. I saw that Sakurako was skillfully operating the espresso machine on the console, and then used The steam handle on the side mixes the milk into the milk froth. Until the final latte work was completed, several cups of milk coffee were presented in front of everyone.

Now every ten seconds, please taste the coffee in your hand and tell me what is the difference?

The coffee that I started is filled with milk of about 50 degrees, so it is not a problem to drink it directly. Lin Xiuyi took a big sip first, and then slowly realized the silky smooth taste of the milk coffee. The sweetness of the milk neutralizes the bitterness and acidity of the coffee, so that the floral and fruity aromas hidden behind the bitterness can be expressed more abundantly.

"It's really delicious. Although most of the time after entering it, I feel the mellow and sweet taste of milk, but... it's a bit like drinking flower and fruit tea again."

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After hearing Mingmei's compliment, Sakurako did not show a satisfied expression. On the contrary, she kept asking about the shortcomings and deficiencies of her coffee.

"I think the milk tastes too strong, so the coffee tastes less prominent!"

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After Lin Xiuyi thought for a while, he immediately gave his opinion.

"Eh? But...isn't low-concentration espresso and high-proportion milk the mainstream of milk coffee this year? Today, even the emcee said that the reason why most people like milk coffee is because of the natural sweetness of milk. It has an addictive taste. If the strength or proportions of the coffee are too high, wouldn’t it be too bitter to drink?”

Yu Zi, who was beside him, retorted to Lin Xiuyi a little puzzled. Although her knowledge of coffee is not as good as Lin Xiuyi's, she just watched a world-class coffee competition, and Yu Zi still knows a lot about some of the trends that are popular this year. .

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After listening to Lin Xiuyi's opinion, Sakurako couldn't help but hesitate. As Yuko said, a small amount of low-extracted Espresso is definitely the preference of the contestants to make milk coffee this year. Using a lot of high-extracted Espresso to make milk coffee runs the risk of losing the natural sweetness of milk. And this... is exactly the difficult choice that players face when making milk coffee~lightnovelpub.net~ Mr. Lin, do you think using Espresso with high extraction rate and reducing the amount of milk used will really work? "

After thinking about it for a long time, Sakurako couldn't help asking Lin Xiuyi's opinion a little melancholy.

"I just think that even if you choose milk coffee, you still want to drink the taste of coffee in the end. Although many people in today's competition limit the ratio of coffee to milk to 1:4 or even less, but I I don’t think there may be such concerns about Geisha in the forest. Undoubtedly, your coffee, Sakurako, has a richer taste experience than other coffees. Whether it is dry or wet, I have never seen that kind of coffee with such richness. The ability to express the sense of taste!"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's encouragement, Sakurako picked up the handle of the coffee machine again, and then got busy. And Lin Xiuyi sat there silently, continuing to taste the cup of coffee that had not been finished just now.

"Actually... I'm a little curious, what kind of taste would I use to make iced milk coffee with Geisha in the forest?"

"Iced milk coffee, don't you mean...you mean a drink like Hong Kong-style iced milk tea?"