Coffee prepared by adding steamed hot milk (microfoam) to espresso so that the flavour is brought out and the texture is unusually velvety. It has less milk than a latte but both are varieties of coffee to which the milk can be added in such a way as to create a decorative surface pattern. Such effects are known as latte art. Coffee can also be incorporated with alcohol to produce a variety of beverages: it is combined with whiskey in Irish coffee, and it forms the base of alcoholic coffee liqueurs such as Kahlúa and Tia Maria. Darker beers such as
Mellower Coffee factory was established with QS certification to engage in the retail sale of roasted coffee beans. In 2014, The most influential coffee champions of China and South Korea and champions from the Latte Art Championship joined Mellower Coffee. In October of that year, Mellower Coffee welcomed the opening of the flagship stores in Xintiandi (Shanghai) and Kunming. Meanwhile, the phase I SCAE courses were given at the Mellower Coffee Academy. In February 2015, the creative drink "Sweet Little Rain" was an immediate upon its launch. In March, retail coffee products—including roasted coffee beans, drip coffee and bag coffee—became available in