Starbucks has announced that they'll have a new drink called the "flat white" starting on January 6 [via Eater.
The problem is, there's a bit of dissent as to what a flat white actually is.
Apparently, Australian and British Starbucks stores have been selling flat whites for years, but they're just now coming to America. Australians have two common drinks: the long black, which is espresso with a little hot water, and the flat white, which they consider to be what Americans call a latte (espresso with steamed milk).
But since we already have lattes, an American Starbucks representative redefined the flat white as, "Two ristretto espresso shots — which are smaller and more concentrated — topped off with whole milk steamed to a 'micro foam.'"
Microfoam, coffee roaster Allie Caran told Bon Appetit, is "a denser, richer layer between the light, airy foam above and the steamed milk below."
So it's a latte, then! Or a cappuccino? Who knows, but it sounds delicious.
This article originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com.
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