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Will That Be A Latte Or A Flat White?

Posted in Asia Pacific, Beverage Banter, Oceania, Tasting, Cupping & Other, tagged latte, new zealand, wellington, flat white, auckland, cafe latte, clark's cafe, wellington city library, australia, auckland international airport, fuel espressp, fuel on December 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »

There is one item you will find on every espresso menu here in New Zealand that you will not find anywhere else except Australia (at least as far as I know). This is the espresso drink known as a Flat White… which is the drink that I have been ordering since I came to the [...]

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New Zealand Coffee Culture, My First Impressions…

Posted in Asia Pacific, Beverage Banter, Coffee Business, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, Coffeehouses & Shops, Oceania, tagged new zealand, wellington, flat white, auckland, enigma, havana coffee works, ernesto, cuba st, cuba district, cafe latte, havana, skillet on December 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This post has been a long time coming. For a while now, I have been looking forward to checking out the coffee culture in New Zealand. Part of the reason for this is because word on the street is that espresso is huge deal here. But little did I know what I was in for! [...]

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