

However, the trend for the “white coffee” has since skyrocketed since the 1980s, growing in popularity amongst the coffee community around the world.

There are many claims to the original creator of the flat white, and we may never really know who was the first to create it and how it was done. In addition, Bar Bodega in 1989 also claimed to create the flat white as a result of a failed attempt at making a cappuccino. This claim comes from Auckland, New Zealand, where Derek Townsend and Darrell Ahlers of Cafe DKD stated to have created the flat white while attempting to create an alternative to the Italian latte. However, the origin of the flat white is also claimed by the neighboring country of New Zealand. The owner of the shop, Alan Preston, claimed that he found the inspiration for the drink from his home in Queensland, where cafes in the 1960s and 70s offered a “white coffee–flat.” In fact, there was even one coffee shop called Moors Espresso Bar in Sydney who officially added the drink to their permanent menu in 1985.

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