One of our favourite coffee shops honours the Olympics with an espresso tasting of three of their gold medal winners.  We’ll be in next week to taste this.  GLV

 Just in time for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver’s Milano Coffee is offering something for the aspiring gold medal winner in everyone.  The Gold Medal Espresso Tasting Trio, a flight of three gold medal winning espressos, is available for $6.50 forat all three Milano Coffee locations.  The Gold Medal selection, as awarded by the International Coffee Tasting association, includes La Futura, Lucky 13 and Nuovo – all three complex and masterfully blended espressos signature to Milano Coffee’s Master Roaster, Brian Turko.

First in line is La Futura, a luscious, aromatic and intricately complex blend of 10 premium Arabica varietals. With vanilla and floral notes, it’s a smooth combination which leaves a lingering toffee aftertaste.  Next up is Lucky 13, an extremely technical mix of, you guessed it, 13 coffee bean varietals expertly blended to create a dynamic and delicious espresso fusion.  Rounding out the gold medal line-up is Nuovo, a marriage of eight premium rain forest, small farm and shade grown varietals creating one to die for espresso blend.

This artfully crafted team of winners is among eight of the high quality espresso blends available on tap at any of the three Milano Coffee espresso lounge locations around Vancouver.  Come on in and get a taste for gold this Olympic season with Milano Coffee and the Gold Medal Espresso Tasting Trio.

About Milano Coffee

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 two 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 2012.  With three Espresso Lounges in Vancouver, guests can discover the artistry of Milano’s world-class espresso right at home.  For more information and café locations visit MilanoCoffee.ca.