Views and thoughts: Coffee Experience @ MONKEYCUP cafe in Penang

I couldn't remember since when Penang suddenly filled with plethora of cafe, especially in town area. This MONKEYCUP cafe stand out among all not because of the grandness or the cushy sofas, but because of the excellent coffee they serve!

Caffe Cappuccino
P/S: Cappuccino is the best coffee to compare with, why?
Taste the natural sweetness of lactose from the milk froth
and the unique roast flavour of the coffee beans...
Then you'll know which type of beans suit your taste best :-)

The moment they pull the doppio ristretto (they serve only doppio, ie double shot - good news isn't it?) you can smell the strong coffee aroma from the collecting counter! When you get hold of your serving tray with your coffee (recommended cuppucino for taste testing) and a complementary cup of plain water, you will definitely be tempted to sip your coffee immediately when you see how the foamy milk wobble between your hands XD

Caffe Mocha

The coffee texture is so solid that it can support the teaspoon if you place it on top of the foam (a barista from heritage cafe told me that's the basic test to see if the coffee texture is good).

Before I take the first sip, I used to place the cup right under my nose to smell the coffee aroma. True enough that the aroma is so rich and tasty, that when you take the first sip, the milk is so smooth that it will lay a silky path for the perfect shot of espresso to spark all your senses (no joke! you'll know the difference when you actually tasting it!). Personally I'm a big fan of dark roast coffee, so the thick smoky flavour suit me just right :-) That coffee taste will hover for hours (that is if you didn't drink anything else after the last sip of the coffee) and you'll surely feel each breath is filled with the full & rich coffee taste <3 p="">

The coffee taste is really rich and unlike any coffee you can get from anywhere else... So I asked the type of beans they used for my new cup of poison, and the secret is revealed --- PEABERRY beans. The friendly barista took a few beans to show and explain to me that it is a rare coffee bean whereby it is in a round pea shape instead of the half bean we normally see. I'm no expert of coffee beans, so I believe Mr.Google will explain it better than I can on this peaberry...Google up! :-p

They also serve smaller volume of coffee like macchiato and piccolo latte, that way you'll get to taste more coffee

(I've split my visit to experience all available beverage)

I've forgotten what coffee is this... @_@ too much coffee~ "Crunk"

(instead of drunk by alcohol, drunk by coffee... so therefore - crunk)

This coffee art is not available actually...
I begged the barista to draw one for me to take picture :-P

Normally I wouldn't recommend iced coffee,
because you wouldn't be able to actually taste the coffee. But this signature of theirs is a MUST TRY!

<~ ICED DOICETTO
P/S: Doi is mountain in Thai language
So together it means: something sweet from the mountain
So ya, this is a cup of sweet and roasty coffee for those sweet tooth

NON-COFFEE BEVERAGE

For those wants to stay away from caffeine, I would recommend their signature Milkyway!
It will melt you away ;-)

Or you can try their
SEXY GREEN LATTE
(hot) XD

Or you may try

The fruit juice is unlike what you'll get from average coffee shop cause it is not just the liquid, but also the goodness (fibre of course) of fruits!

Currently only the following is available:

OJ - Orange Juice
AJ - Apple Juice
CJ - Carrot Juice

(personally I think it's really cool to order the fruit juice by just saying "give me OJ/AJ" and the barista knows exactly what juice to serve XD)

Best thing about their fruit juice is:
~ Pure fruit! NO artificial flavouring, NO sugar & NO ice

CAUTION!!! This is REAL POISON XP

ICED GREEN LATTE
P/S: It will be your new poison

Once you take a sip
(instead of a bite) of it,
you won't faint immediately
like in the tale of
Snow White
But you are guaranteed to feel the urge to take another sip of it!

HOW THEY MADE IT

Lucky me, I get to taste the

freshly roasted peaberry beans

FUN FACT:
Do you know that not necessarily the finest grind beans will bring the best taste out of a coffee bean?

Do you know tamping with the right amount of force is the fundamental step
in order to pull a perfect shot of espresso?

It is important to make sure the micro-grind coffee beans is levelled to ensure the balanced taste of it

Learn about coffee while enjoying them is simply awesome :-)

See how the essence of coffee was pushed into the honey flowing form...

simply art

The next BIG step is the Milk Chemistry...

Frothing the milk at right temperature is utmost important to bring the sweetness out of the fresh milk and also to create foam milk which will finish the coffee in a solid texture

then...

The final step is for the skilled barista to pour the coffee art

tadaa... a beautiful Rosetta

Tulip art

I was so tempted to try it out...
I mean to experience how it's like
to be able to draw a coffee art with
milk

I'm not a qualified barista... so what I can do is to give you a virtual tour of the cafe...

The coffee space...

The open-counter concept is creative whereby you can observe how your drinks is made...

Do you know by looking at the preparation process of a food/beverage
It actually affects your mind as to the taste of it?