Hi everyone, would like to ask generally what brand of Milk do you use for latte or any other milk based coffee drinks?

Lately, I've been thinking of switching from normal milk to barista milk. Normally I would just buy lotus or Dutch lady brand full cream milk and use it for my latte. I've been wondering all these time is there any differences between the two? Saw online people comparing barista milk will taste more balanced and normal milk will overpower the coffee and thus made the coffee more sour. Other than that I can't really find any more info. Have anyone can taste the difference?

Cause from time to time I saw cafes or coffee chain store they will also only use normal milk like farm fresh brand to make latte/cappuccino etc.





This post has been edited by HumanExtinction: Oct 17 2025, 10:34 PM

I can't say that I've seen much difference using "barista" milk from normal milk like farmhouse.

However I can tell you that there is a texture difference using farm fresh vs farm house.

I can't taste much difference when using different milk but I only avoid using HL milk as that gives my coffee some weird taste

Used to be a barista for 4 years.

Really makes a lot of difference if you plan to do latte art if you use full cream milk/fresh milk vs low fat milk

Taste wise depend on how you heat up the milk, if you heat up the milk above 70c then the milk taste start to disappear already.

The milk I like the best is this UHT milk (picture below), but expensive, each at RM18+. I think now it's RM20+ already. The store I worked on before don't buy these barista milks as the store only buy this and also Magnolia fresh milk

My WiFi use either Dutch lady or Farm fresh milk only

Just marketing. If you want best health benefits, goat milk, DIY almond and soya milk..Do not buy ready make soya or almond milk.

Uht is about rm8-9. 7.5 on good days
Fresh is about rm12.7. Approx 11 on good days

Yeah milk can change the tastes of coffee

I have tried many different brands of milk available on the market, from Australian brands to local brands.

Being in Sabah, I am fortunate to have access to sabah’s own brand of milk, desa fresh milk and eco-yap farm fresh milk.

Eco-yap bulldozed all those other brands by huge difference.

Didn’t surprise me when I saw a couple of coffee houses in KL bought few boxes of eco-yaps to try. It is really good.

havent seen the nutrient list.
i think the difference would be the protein and fat content
higher protein makes better foam
higher fat make it creamy

I presume it will depend on personal preference on which milk tastes best with your coffee. It's the same with which brand of coffee you like best, whether it's Nescafe Gold, Alta Rica, Moccona or something else.

Based on my experience and preference, Dutch Lady Full Cream milk tastes best when mixed with any coffee. The aroma of the milk is the strongest when compared to Farm Fresh milk and Lotus full cream milk. Farm Fresh milk comes in 2nd with its pure taste, the strength of the milk with Farm Fresh is less when mixed with coffee in other words the milk doesn't overpower the coffee too much. Coming in last is Lotus full cream milk as the impact it has to the coffee is the least. To exaggerate, adding milk to the coffee is like adding water to the coffee.

So in summary, if adding milk to coffee, for me it's Dutch Lady Full Cream > Farm Fresh > Lotus Fresh milk. Usually I consume Farm Fresh milk directly without adding the milk to any type of beverages whether it's coffee, Milo or tea. It's the same with Lotus full cream milk as I prefer to consume it directly. Unless I don't have Dutch Lady in the fridge, then I'll use whatever milk I have to coffee, tea or other beverages.

For pure milk taste, Farm Fresh is best so I consume it directly pure just like it is. Lotus full cream milk and Dutch Lady full cream milk are not as pure as Farm fresh milk as the taste is slightly different, not too sure what they add to the milk. Also, if you are sensitive, you will notice that Dutch Lady and Lotus milk is slightly thicker than the more diluted Farm Fresh milk. Likely some preservative is added to the milk as the expiry date is longer. Farm fresh milk I usually buy the chilled ones where the expiry is usually about 2 weeks. With Dutch Lady and Lotus full cream milk 1 litre packed, the expiry is 6 months to 1 year.

RM20+ for 1 litre of milk is surely premium price. Farm Fresh milk 2L is only RM13+ while Lotus full cream milk 1L is RM4.99

Can you differentiate the taste of various milk if you consume it directly rather than adding to the tea? In my experience the taste of milk varies and I can easily tell them apart. I've forgotten the brand of milk I've "banned" due to the weird or poor taste. The 1L milk packed in boxes, among them are Fernleaf, Goodday and Marigold, I stopped buying after trying them many years ago, likely more than 15 years ago. Nowadays I only buy 3 brands which are Farm Fresh fresh milk (chilled in the fridge with expiry 2 to 3 weeks), Dutch Lady Full Cream milk 1L and Lotus full cream milk. These milk taste best to me without any weird taste. Farm Fresh milk tastes most pure and is best consumed directly, followed by Dutch Lady which is the best milk to be added to beverages such as coffee, tea or Milo (there is some flavouring added I guess), and lastly Lotus full cream milk which is the cheapest milk without any weird taste.

Barista milk got added some oil in it to stabilize microfoam. I dont like the taste at all. If you dont care about microfoam, these are UHT that I found taste best for latte:
1. Yarra UHT
2. Goodday UHT
3. Dutch Lady Full Cream UHT

These taste absolute shit but microfoam like a champ for latte art:
1. Milklab
2. Yarra Barista
3. Dutch Lady Professional

If you want fresh pasteurized and homogenized milk, go for these:
1. ECO YAP (I think this is East Malaysian thing)
2. Farm Fresh fresh milk

Desa Milk from Sabah doesnt taste good for latte.

Which one taste better between ff and fh?

1L or 2L? If 1L, unlikely so expensive. Jaya selling around rm13-14 for 1L.

Avaiable in KL?

Yes, promotion it's RM13 to 14+. There is usually promotion in Lotus and other supermarkets, occasionally or frequently and I'll buy 1 or 2 bottles of 2L if there's promotion depending on the expiry date. If there is no promotion the price is RM15+ I normally won't buy and stick to Dutch Lady and Lotus. I cannot recall the price being RM16.20 as the highest it's usually RM15+.

I tried the Dutch Lady "Professional" milk before several years ago and it actually tastes worse than the common Dutch Lady full cream milk sold in supermarkets.

Eco yap? Not sure. Never seen one in KL.

agreed, maybe HL is a low lactose milk hence the very different taste