Special blend is the third type of coffee mainly sold in coffee shops besides Italian style and single product. The so-called special coffee can be understood as a "cocktail" in the coffee world. It is a type of creative drink that is different from traditional coffee by combining coffee with various traditional or non-traditional ingredients.Front Street has recently shared a lot of special coffee creations, such as Lychee Bubble American, Jasmine Lemon Cold Brew, White Toast, Grape Oolong Dirty, etc. Then, the problem comes!Many friends have reproduced it at home, but theyBut foundNot only was the special blend not as delicious as described in the previous article, but the flavors of different ingredients also conflicted, making the drink very abrupt. So they came to the Front Street store to ask why.After some questioning, Front Street discovered that it wasn't that the recipe wasn't given correctly, but that the coffee beans they used didn't taste good enough to match the other ingredients.Although Front Street does not provide a detailed explanation of the use of coffee beans in each special article, but only briefly summarizes it, this does not mean that the choice of coffee beans is not important. Because most specialty coffees pay attention to the balance between flavors, it is not that the taste of one ingredient overpowers the taste of another ingredient. Therefore, this tests whether the taste of coffee can be matched with other materials. At the same time, this is also the fundamental reason why the development of special coffee tests the ability of baristas.To give a simple example, Front Street recently shared the production of two special dirty dishes, namely"White Toast Dirty"and"Grape Oolong Dirty". Although both are dirty, the coffee beans chosen by Front Street for the former are medium-dark roasted Front Street Blend 100% Arabica, while for the latter they are medium-roasted Front Street Gesha Blend Strawberry Candy.Different roasted and processed coffee beans will have completely different tastes and flavor expressions. If we want the final special coffee to have rich layers and high consistency, then choosing the right coffee beans is really important! So today Front Street will share with you what kind of coffee beans are suitable for different types of special coffee in the production of special coffee~Specially blended coffee that tastes fresherThe first thing Front Street introduces is some special coffees that taste fresher, such as lychee bubble American, jasmine tea cold brew, apple juice coffee, etc.(Or some other specialty coffee with similar performance)The flavor is not strong, but the aromatic special blend can be considered a relatively fresh type.Although this kind of special coffee can also be made with dark roasted coffee, the use of dark roasted coffee has a disadvantage, that is, it is easy to cover up the taste of other ingredients due to the excessive taste.Dark roasted coffee will have a stronger burnt aroma because it has been roasted for a longer time. The fresh type of special blend uses materials that do not have a strong flavor, so it is easy for the burnt aroma of dark roasted coffee to cover up some of the delicate flavors and increase the bitterness of the coffee.Therefore, it is generally recommended to pair this type of special Front Street with some coffee that does not have a strong taste. For example, medium-light and light-roasted sun-dried and washed coffee beans are very suitable. Because they are not roasted too darkly, there is not too much roasting and bitterness, but more of the floral and fruity notes of the coffee itself. The taste is mainly sweet and sour, which is very suitable for these fresh types of special coffee!For example, the coffee made with the Front Street Esai Oiran in the Front Street bean menu has the sweet and sour flavor of citrus and berries, rich in layers, and light in taste; or the Front Street Washed Yerga Fruit Dingding in the Front Street bean menu, the coffee made with it has the fresh aroma of jasmine, lemon, and oolong tea, and tastes very clean.Specially blended fruit coffee with a strong flavorThen there are some fruity special coffees with strong flavors, such as orange C, tangerine, yellow peel American, lemon, berry, grape oolong and Dirty.(Or some other specialty coffee with similar performance), these special coffees with strong flavor and aroma that are not easily masked by coffee can be made using slightly darker roasted coffee beans.Because the ingredients themselves have a strong flavor, we only need to control the proportions so we don’t have to worry about their flavors being masked by the coffee. Therefore, this type of coffee in Front Street is more recommended.Medium light, medium, medium deepMade from roasted coffee beans. The coffee with these three roasting degrees tastes neither too sour nor too bitter. It has just the right amount of sweetness and can be combined with other ingredients to produce a very good performance.For example, the Geisha Blend·Strawberry Candy on the Front Street Bean List is medium roasted and has the flavor expression of strawberry fudge, white flowers, and berries. It is rich in taste and very sweet at the same time; or the Front Street Divide Manor·Hipaw on the Front Street Bean List is a delicious drink. Oxygen-dried Colombian beans have rare but rich coffee flavors such as grapes, passion fruit, apricots, etc., and a faint red wine aroma at the end. Many coffee shops use this coffee bean for their special blends and Italian dishes, or the big navel of the same manor.Special coffee with a relatively low and thick tasteIn addition to the above-mentioned types of special coffee that taste more "lively", there are also some types that taste heavier and have a darker taste. For example, the white toast Dirty, or Pistachio Dirty, as mentioned above in the front street, or some special coffees with a rich taste that are mainly based on nuts, chocolate, wood and other low-flavors.The best way to make these types of coffee is with medium, medium, or dark roasted coffee beans! Because these roasted coffees will have sufficient caramel and Menard reactions, they will have abundant caramel, chocolate, and nutty aromas, which can complement these special flavors and better highlight their characteristics.Although dark roasted coffee has a higher consistency in taste, coffee beans from different origins still have certain differences in flavor. For example, the Front Street Brazilian Queen's Manor in the Front Street Bean List has a medium-dark roasted flavor mainly composed of nuts, butter, toast, and chocolate, with a mellow taste and a soft aroma; while the Front Street Indonesian Golden Mandheling in the Front Street Bean List has a dark roasted flavor of chocolate, pine wood, spices, and caramel. Compared with Queen's Manor, the Golden Mandheling has a stronger aroma and a stronger aftertaste.
No matter what kind of coffee beans are chosen, the final ratio to other materials still needs to be adjusted according to the type of coffee and the concentration of the coffee. It is not like the parameters shared by Front Street, which can be applied directly. After all, even if the coffee is the same, the taste of the ingredients will be different. For example, for the same lemons, some lemons have higher acidity, while others have lower acidity...Therefore, Front Street recommends that the ratio and formula you use should be adjusted according to the taste of the special coffee. It is very simple. If the coffee taste is too strong, use less coffee or more other ingredients. If the coffee tastes too strong, you can choose to replace the coffee beans with unbrewed taste or change the type of coffee, such as replacing 40ml of espresso with 40ml of cold brew coffee.(example), the concentration is lower and the taste is not too concentrated...All in all, there are many ways to "solve the problem". How to solve the problem depends on your own understanding. Also,The Front Street store does not produce any special coffee~~~
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
