Need To Know Popular International Instagram Coffee Trends

Whether you are a social media lover or hater, the most popular types of coffee on Instagram bring inspiration from around the globe to your everyday lattes and espressos. Discover coffee sensations from around the world, from the blue Butterfly Pea Flower Latte of Indonesia to the Japanese Galaxy Coffee. Scroll through for unique and exciting recipes to trial with your work team and colleagues.

1. Dalgona Coffee (South Korea)

Meet the viral whipped coffee sensation that’s made from just 4 ingredients: instant coffee, sugar, hot water and milk. It’s a coffee easily made, and resembles a nostalgic childhood treat.

The 3-step recipe:

1. Add coffee, sugar and hot water into a bowl
2. Whisk until it reaches a texture of velvety stiff peaks
3. Dollop the whipped coffee onto cold or warm milk

2. Rainbow Lattes (Australia & USA)

The top latte art trends 2025 has to artistic flair to offer the mundane reality of your coffee routine. Latte art has been a hit for many years, with baristas excelling, and many of us experimenting, to create excitement to our cups.

For some added fun, why not add food colouring to your milk?

Here’s one for you to try. Isn’t this a great team building activity?

3. Galaxy Coffee (Japan & Taiwan)

Resembling colourful coffee with a mesmerising swirl of deep blue hues and soft purples, the Japanese Galaxy coffee is often flavoured with lavender or raspberry. To try this for yourself, use flavoured syrups and natural or artificial colouring in your frothed milk and swirl into coffee for a dreamy galaxy effect.

4. Butterfly Pea Flower Latte (Thailand & Indonesia)

Here is a natural, colour-changing latte that packs a multitude of health benefits. This coffee holds an electric and intriguing draw that’s usually only found in artificial drinks. This latte enthrals with delicate floral notes that tingle the tastebuds. The butterfly pea flower has a rich history that’s seeded in Thai folklore and Puja rituals. It is said to be planted by a half-women, half-bird creature, and that is has remarkable healing properties.

Potential health benefits of butterfly pea flower tea:

• Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
• Cognitive benefits
• Improve eyesight, digestion, respiratory health
• Help reproductive health, blood sugar levels, the skin, hair
• Fights diseases with evidence of being toxic to cancers and other harmful diseases

A recipe that packs health and flavour:

1. Bring a cup of water to boil.
2. Add butterfly pea flowers, either with or without an infuser, and steep for 3-5 minutes.
3. Remove the infuser or stain out the flowers. Add vanilla extract, honey, or other sweetener options if you desire.
4. Use milk frother or add ½ a cup of milk to a small saucepan and heat on low for 2 minutes or until warm. Whisk or use an electric hand-held milk frother.
5. Pick a warm latte version (pour frothed milk over warm butterfly flower tea) or an iced coffee latte option (put ice cubes into a glass and pour frothed milk over butterfly flower tea).

5. Charcoal Latte (London & New York)

This mysterious black coffee trend is more than just an Americano. Infused with activated charcoal, this beverage is smoky-black and appearance and is touted as a detoxifier, aiding with digestion, teeth and skin. If this sounds intriguing, try adding activated charcoal powder to your cappuccinos or macchiatos.

1. 3D Latte Art

The familiar latte art served to us by baristas is now in 3D! Boost creativity and positivity:

1. Slowly pour steaming milk into espresso, making a foam layer.
2. Spoon the additional foam onto the latte and build up the shape of your art of choice.
3. Sculpt – use a spoon or spatula – quickly before it sets.

To add details, use latte art pens, toothpicks or food colouring pens.

2. Gold-Leaf Cappuccino

For a touch of luxury, add edible gold leaf flakes to your latte art. This trick is perfect for bougie espresso-martinis or a brunch-time flat white with the ladies. If you have the means to make a Frappuccino, top it with whipped cream and gold flakes for a touch of summer sparkle. You’re worth it!

3. Coffee in Edible Cups

You’ve dunked a cookie in your coffee, but have you ever dunked your coffee in a cookie?

We’d argue that this one is sustainable and instagrammable. Coffee can now be served in delicious cookie or waffle cups! What a great way to add sustainability, and a tasty, sweet treat, to your office, business or company. Reduce wastage and disposable cup usage for an eco-friendly workplace, cafe or public space.

Get in contact with our wholesale department to see what options are available, so you finally live out your Willy Wonka dreams and have your Mocha and biscuit pairing in one (edible) cup – dunking culture innovated!

With marketing being vital to every business or company and socials now taking a pivotal role, snapping these top coffee drinks for Instagram photos is the perfect way to show off your catered and cared for office. Don’t forget to include your commercial coffee machine! If you are a hospitality provider, hotel caterer, public or private business that offers café treats, take notice! Here are our top tips for the best pics…                                                                                                                                                                     -Lighting: Natural light is key.
-Angles: Top-down to share foam art and side angles for colour layers.
-Props & Backgrounds: Aesthetic café settings, books, flowers are perfect.
-Editing Apps: Edit to enhance coffee photos from lighting, background adjustments and to make colours pop.

To gain viewers use some of the best coffee hashtags on Instagram and socials, such as #CoffeeLover, #InstaCoffee, and #LatteArt.

So, whether you want to add some fun into your workplace, have a coffee-themed team building workshop, or want a stand-out coffee menu for your hospitality business, Instagram coffee trends are worth trying.