A barista’s best friend
EXCELLENT COFFEE IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE GRIND. THE RIGHT MILK CAN TAKE YOUR MORNING LATTE TO ANOTHER LEVEL
Coffee is a subject dear to many hearts; in the UK we drink about 55 million cups of coffee a day. There are now fantastic artisan coffee shops dotted around our towns but our demand for a wonderful cuppa doesn’t stop there – searching out great beans, and the best way to drink them is a serious business for many of us.
However, did you ever stop to think about the other two thirds of your coffee? Milk, just plain old white stuff, is so much more than meets the eye. Milk gives your coffee a new texture, adds sweetness and body, and of course changes the nutritional value, too.
MILK’S TRUE VALUE
The team at Yeo Valley aren’t coffee experts, but with more than 50 years in the dairy business they know a thing or two about what makes great milk. Yeo Valley milk comes from their farms in Somerset, as well as from their partners the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCo). OMSCo helps farmers to sell their milk, and ensure that they get a fair price for it by working together. Tim and Mary from Yeo helped to set up OMSCo more than 20 years ago, and have been working with the South-West based cooperative of farmers ever since, as they think these family farms produce the best milk around. Find out more at yeovalley.co.uk. Yeo Valley’s milk is proudly British and organic. The cows eat a forage based diet, which means they mostly eat grass or clover, just as nature intended. Yeo believe that this makes their milk even tastier. There are no GMOs fed to the cows and they are able to roam outside for most of the year (they like to come in out of the cold and rain in winter, too).
So next time you’re picking up some milk to go with your coffee, remember to show your milk the same love you show your beans.