Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Barista Blend Drink

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This is the hardest milk to find. You can’t find Happy Happy Soy Boy in any supermarket or health store in the UK. That’s because, as the brand explained to The Vegan Review, it’s primarily marketed as a foodservice product and is only available in coffee shops that use it as their house soy milk. The unique formula in Almond Breeze Barista Blend comes from Blue Diamond Growers, The Almond People, who have over 100 years’ experience in growing and harvesting the world’s finest almonds. Development:

Good Hemp Barista is slightly sweet as well, and, frankly, adds a completely new dimension to the coffee. Whether that’s a plus or not is up to personal preference, but it does take focus away from the coffee and its notes, neither of which you can taste much.In fact, it uses more oats than any other oat milk on this list, even Oaty Bruce, with a 14% oat base. The almonds, given their strong flavour, make up for only 3% of the milk, which is also higher than most almond milks. Sunflower lecithin and sea salt are the other two additions. It’s a quite remarkable and minimal blend for a barista milk.

This mixes really well with the coffee and it doesn’t separate at all, making it a texturally brilliant drink. While it makes for a nice drink, it is highly watery in texture, even with the double amount of oats in the milk. 3/5 Provamel Barista Oat Sure, it acts like it with the consistency and foaming. But disappointingly, Rebel Kitchen’s barista milk has that artificial, synthetic undertone that I tasted in Califia Farms’s oat milk.Barista Blend was developed in close partnership with some of the country’s leading baristas, from a range of cafés. We tested and trialled the product over the course of a year, developing the perfect formulation which complements coffee beans. Functionality: Holy crap, this is good. This is really, really good. Happy Happy Soy Boy is quite possibly the best soy milk I’ve ever had.

Provamel, like Alpro, is owned by Danone. Its barista oat milk, like Alpro’s, uses pea protein, which the brand says is added “to help it foam”. Califia Farms is primarily known for its almond milk range, but its oat milk has become increasingly popular as well. Apart from some minute traces of bitterness, this is a fabulous pairing with cold brew. 4.5/5 Rude Health Barista Almond The coconut milk froths well, but not as much as you’d expect — this is essentially a blend of soy and coconut milk, and the protein in the soybeans help with the frothing.

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These tests were filmed for four-and-a-half minutes to determine how well the milk foams up, how long the froth takes to settle, how it mixes with the coffee and whether it splits. Almond Breeze Barista The flavour of the milk masks the coffee’s ever so slightly. But it is still a good, milky drink that doesn’t taste watery. There’s also a hint of saltiness that is delightful. As is the case with our other ultimate showdown tests, I wanted to look at the ingredients, price and availability of all these plant-based barista milks. Accessibility, affordability and composition are key to the success of any product. It is slightly bitter, though, and as you drink it, the watery consistency is a bit more noticeable. 3.5/5 Happy Happy Soy Boy

Good Hemp is the UK’s most well-known hemp milk brand. While it does a pretty great oat and hemp blend, it’s not really made for coffee. Classic Lattes and Cappuccinos : Elevate your morning routine by substituting dairy milk with Almond Breeze Barista Blend Unsweetened Almond Milk in your lattes and cappuccinos. Its creamy texture and balanced flavor perfectly complement the rich espresso, creating a harmonious and satisfying coffee experience. With Blue Diamond’s Almond Breeze Barista, a strong, roasted almond flavour comes through the drink. I’m not sure if the nuts are actually roasted. With no added cane sugar and only 60 calories per 250ml serving, a coffee made with Barista Blend contains 30 per cent less calories than a coffee made with trim milk or regular soy milk.Coffee is an important part of New Zealand culture and quality really matters. Recognising and understanding this culture, we knew it was critically important to develop a product that performs just like milk and complements fine coffee in terms of taste. It tastes almondy, but not overly so, and leaves a hint of a bitter aftertaste. This is because it isn’t as milky or smooth as it should be. You essentially need quite a bit more of the milk to make the drink taste better, but that would then overtake the coffee. This tastes very interesting. It’s fruity and citrusy, with very prominent notes of grapefruit zest. Initially, it’s very acidic, but it gets better as you drink it.