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The Ultimate List Of Espresso Based Drinks

Coffee

A lot of people who love their lattes and cappuccinos don’t know that the drinks are brewed from an espresso base.

Any serious cafe or barista must absolutely have espressos on the menu as other than making them available to people who just got out of bed and need a quick boost to their consciousness, espressos are needed to make some of the most common types of coffee-based beverages.

While anyone can put one and one together (like orange juice and espresso) and claim it to be a new drink, there are some that have proven to have universal appeal across different countries and cultures. read more

Lemon Thyme

Tea

Thyme is an aromatic plant belonging to the mint family.

And all varieties of this plant are rich in healthy natural oils with antibacterial characteristics.

Lemon thyme, or thymus citriodorus has a strong lemon scent and flavor. read more

Maidenhair Fern

Tea

Maidenhair fern is a tea flavor which has been consumed for centuries that is both gentle and soothing.

So it’s no surprise that it is commonly used for relief from common ailments like:

  • Sore throats
  • Cough
  • Runny nose
  • Cold
  • etc

When making tea with maidenhair fern, remember to include the mature fronds for brewing as most of the goodness is contained here. read more

Raised Beds

Coffee

Raised beds describes a structure used to dry coffee beans when the cherries are still intact during the stages of processing that eventually end with end-consumers.

When coffee cherries are initially picked from the plant, the goal is to dry the coffee beans (seeds) after removing the cherry.

Depending on producer, a specified level of moisture must be removed from the coffee before they are ready to be moved to wholesalers or be exported. read more