The spring menu has arrived at Pachamama cafes in Sacramento, Placerville, and Davis, CA. This fresh seasonal collection features our classic espresso favorites, including the comforting Lavender Latte, Cardamom Rose Latte, and Olive Oil Latte. Our café drinks were built to taste as good in your kitchen as they do at our cafés. So we're giving you an easy at-home recipe for each, along with the organic Pachamama coffee beans we recommend to complement each flavor profile.
Making café-quality espresso drinks at home is easier than you think, and it all starts with the right beans and a little practice. No espresso machine? No problem. A Moka pot, AeroPress, or Nespresso will get you there. The foundation of any great latte is a well-crafted shot, and Pachamama Coffee's guide to mastering espresso shots at home walks you through everything you need — grind size, tamping pressure, extraction time — so every cup you pull tastes just as good as the one at your favorite café.
Recipe 01
Lavender Latte
Floral, gentle, and everything spring should taste like.
Ingredients you'll need:
- ½ oz lavender syrup (¾ oz for large)
- 1–2 shots of espresso
- Steamed milk of your choice
How to make a Lavender Latte at home:
- Add lavender syrup to the bottom of your cup.
- Pull your espresso shot directly over the syrup.
- Steam your milk and pour it to the top. Serve hot or over ice.
Pachamama Coffee Bean Pairing: La Flor — Light Roast
La Flor's delicate notes of lemon and vanilla are a natural match for lavender's soft floral character — bright and gentle without ever overpowering the syrup.
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Recipe 02
Cardamom Rose Latte
Romantic, radiant, and a little unexpected.
Ingredients you'll need:
- ½ oz rose syrup (¾ oz for large)
- A pinch of ground cardamom
- 1–2 shots of espresso
- Steamed milk of your choice
How to make a Cardamom Rose Latte at home:
- Add rose syrup to the bottom of your cup.
- Pull your espresso shot over the syrup.
- Add a pinch of cardamom directly into the cup.
- Steam your milk and pour it to the top. Serve hot or iced.
Organic Pachamama Coffee Pairing: Five Sisters — Medium Roast
Five Sisters brings floral, citrus, and caramel notes from five farmer cooperatives across Perú, Nicaragua, Guatemala, México, and Ethiopia — a perfectly balanced base that lets the rose and cardamom shine without clashing.
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Recipe 03
Olive Oil Latte
Smooth, nutty, indulgent. Trust us on this one.
Ingredients you'll need
- ¼ oz extra-virgin olive oil (½ oz for large)
- 1–2 shots of espresso
- Steamed milk of your choice
- ¼ oz honey (optional, to sweeten)
How to make an Olive Oil Latte at home:
- Add olive oil to the bottom of your cup.
- Pull your espresso shot directly over the oil.
- Steam your milk and pour it to the top. Serve hot. Add honey if you'd like it sweet.
Organic Pachamama Coffee Pairing: Classic Espresso — Full Roast
Bold plum and chocolate notes from this Ethiopia, Perú, and México blend stand up beautifully to the richness of olive oil — giving you that velvety, full-bodied mouthfeel the drink is known for.
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