The subtleties of the various milky coffee drinks is fairly lost on me (and I think most people). The Wikipedia article goes to pains to point out that latte macciato is very different to caffè latte but doesn't go on to explain that it is similar to flat white, and is not hugely different to a cappuccino. What they all are is espresso and milk. If I drink a coffee made with Brazilian beans that will taste very different to one made with African beans, yet they are both coffee. And adding milk or cream or sugar, and how much, is individual choice and preference, but not a completely fucking different style of coffee. It's the coffee beans and how they are treated that defines your coffee, not the layers of milk and coffee or the pretty patterns of foam on top. Get real people!
Of course when it comes to instant coffees, none of this nonsense applies anyway. It's all the same fucking thing. It's instant coffee powder and instant milk powder in a sachet.
This Tesco Latte Macchiato is quite dry with a powdery coffee/chocolate flavour. It's not hugely different to the Cappuccino, and neither are much fun. If we're to have these instant creamy coffees, let them be fun - let them be creamy and reasonably sweet. After all, if we wanted a proper coffee we'd make one.
Date: Nov 2018 Score: 3
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