The GOODS from Milano Coffee

Vancouver, BC | Milano Coffee’s Cognac espresso was awarded a Gold Medal for Best Espresso by 26 international coffee judges at the seventh annual International Coffee Tasting Competition in Iiac, Taiwan. No stranger to this competition, Milano Coffee has now accumulated seven Best Espresso gold medals since 2012 for Master Roaster, Brian Turko’s complex and high bean count espressos: Butter and Velvet (2014) La Futura, Lucky 13 and Nuovo (2013), La Futura (2012). Espresso fans in Vancouver have the opportunity to savour this liquid gold at all three Milano locations in Vancouver. Cognac espresso is available as a single espresso serving for $7 or take home a 340 gram bag for $47.

To create Cognac, Turko fused coffee tradition with futuristic creative innovation. It’s a complex blend of nine rare exotic micro lot single origin 100% Arabica coffees. The blend contains washed and natural beans.

“Think chocolate hazelnut gelato and fine cognac,” said Turko. “A warm, round ultra-creamy mouthfeel, leads into a luxurious full bouquet of aromas resonating with complex fruits, florals, soft coco, and vanilla. This cup is beautifully balanced with amazing rich flavours. A cup that starts and finishes with balanced consistent flavours silky smooth and a royal yet subtle aftertaste.”

About the International Institute of Coffee Tasters | Founded in 1993, the International Institute of Coffee Tasters (IICT) is a non-profit association which aims to compile and spread scientific methods for sensory evaluation of coffee, focusing on espresso. At the IICT’s International Coffee Tasting Competition, international coffee experts blind taste as many as 115 coffees from 13 different countries. These awards are recognized as a benchmark for coffee excellence the world over.

DETAILS

Milano Café & Roasting Facility | 156 West 8th Avenue
Telephone: 604-879-4468 | Hours: M–F: 7am – 6pm | Sat: 9am – 6pm | Sun: 9am – 5pm

Milano Espresso Lounge Gastown | 36 Powell Street
Telephone: 604-558-0999 | Hours: M–F: 7am – 9pm | Sat – Sun: 8am – 9pm

Milano Espresso Bar & Gelato | 849 Denman Street
Telephone: 604-681-1500 | Hours: M – Sun: 6:30 – 8pm

Milano Espresso Bar Toronto | 266 Adelaide Street W. Unit 2 | Toronto ON, M4K 3E6
Telephone: 647-344-6566 | Hours: M-F: 7am – 7pm | Sat – Sun: 9am – 5pm

Web: www.milanocoffee.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Foursquare

GALLERY

THE TEAM

Master Roaster/Blender: Brian Turko
Owner/President: Linda Turko
General Manager, Gastown: Alexis Oak
General Manager, Denman St.: Greg Barnaby

ABOUT MILANO COFFEE

The Milano taste was developed from a century of artisanship in the Italian coffee tradition. This distinguished taste comes from the skill of the torrefazzioni – a secret method roasting and blending, closely guarded, personally taught, and handed down generation to generation.

With west coast roots and Italian soul, Brian and Linda Turko, the founders of Milano Coffee, have been making days a little better by sharing their passion for artisan coffee and espresso in Vancouver for over three decades. A master roaster, trained in the Torrefazzioni method, Brian’s La Futura espresso won international recognition with a gold medal at Italy’s fourth annual International Coffee Tasting Competition in 2013.

Brian and Linda, also innovated when they introduced Vancouver’s first espresso tasting bar at their West 8thcafé in 2008. At Milano’s stylish espresso lounge in Gastown (which opened in 2011), guests may sample eight different espresso blends – on tap, everyday. The finest espresso machines in the world help make it happen: The M39 La Cimbali Thermo Drive and Victoria Arduino’s ‘Adonis’. This technology combined with Milano’s barista talent, and distinctive espresso taste creates an espresso experience 100 years in the making.

With three espresso lounges in Vancouver, guests can discover the artistry of Milano’s world-class espresso right at home.