RAF Coffee
RAF Coffee
From Russia with love.
Navigate your way to make an outstanding RAF Coffee, a vanilla syrup infused latte beverage that’s bursting with sweetness and fragrant aromatics.
The story goes, a regular at a coffeehouse in Moscow asked the barista to make something different and with a little experimenting the RAF Coffee was conceived and has steadily grown an international following amongst coffee lovers.
To construct a RAF Coffee isn’t particularly difficult to make, it’s actually a very floral sweet interpretation of an espresso drink.
The mixture of the vanilla syrup clashing with your espresso and heavily frothed milk makes for a fabulous sweet treat, Na Zdorovie!
Equipment Recommended
Espresso Machine
Nespresso Machine
Best Cup For The Win
Although technically speaking you can use any cup, it’s best to keep it authentic and pour your brew into a nicely shaped glass gibraltar cup. However it will look just as appealing in any 4-6 ounce double walled glass coffee cup. The important thing is to keep it classy and glassy.
The RAF coffee needs the following considerations, you need space for the espresso and latte milk.
Machine Espresso
Equipment & Things Needed
step by step Guide
Step 1
For this demonstration, we will be using our Delonghi EC260.
Ensure there’s enough water in the water tank. Switch on your espresso machine and wait for confirmation your espresso machine is ready.
Grab your coffee portafilter (handle with coffee basket), place the double espresso basket instead of the single espresso basket and unseal your deliciously fresh coffee bag of La Bella Figura, and slowly place 24g of coffee into the coffee basket.
Using either the shaft of your coffee scoop or the shaft of a spoon. Slide it across the top of the coffee heap (start at the rim of your portafilter, to ensure that your coffee is aligned and uniform.
Then tamp down the coffee grinds held in the portafilter with minimal down-force pressure.
Lastly, place your portafilter into the locking chamber of your espresso machine, tighten it by turning the handle counter clockwise until it locks fully.
Add vanilla syrup to your milk jug
Step 2
Position your espresso cup directly underneath the spout of your locked portafilter.
Sometimes depending on how cold it is, we like to warm up our cups with some warm water or steam before commencing with the espresso pour.
Press the double espresso button or turn the dial to a double-shot depending on your espresso machine.
Once your espresso machine has finished extraction, remove your espresso cup.
Drop your double-shot into the milk jug which has the vanilla syrup.
Add any milk to your milk jug and stir gently before purging your wand.
Froth the entire mix to a latte consistency.
Start pouring your steamed brew slowly and close to the Gibraltar cup and aim for the centre and garnish with the remaining foam.
