Front Street Coffee – Are dark roasted coffee beans necessarily burnt and bitter? What does burnt black coffee beans taste like?
The overall flavor of a normally roasted coffee bean should be pleasant and should not have objectionable bad taste, such as burnt taste or astringency that lingers on the tongue for a long time. Sometimes, the flavor of over-developed coffee beans, which we often refer to as medium-dark/dark roasted coffee beans, is more towards the dark food aroma brought by the caramelization reaction, such as cocoa, dark chocolate, smoke, toast, nuts, etc. The taste is characterized by low acidity and mellowness, accompanied by a moderate sweet and bitter taste.
The caramelization reaction is actually easy to understand. After the first crack of the coffee beans begins, you can end the roasting at any time and let the beans come out of the oven! The earlier the beans are out of the oven, the lighter the roast, and the lighter the roast, the less caramelization! Without the aroma masking caused by the caramelization reaction, the sourness will be more obvious;
The later the coffee beans are released from the oven, the darker the roasting degree and the heavier the caramelization reaction! The heavier the reaction, the more nutty, chocolate, caramel and other flavors it will bring. At the same time, the acidity will be very low, and the body will be higher. It will also make the coffee taste more mellow due to the presence of a large amount of oil. Because of this, whenever someone asks about coffee that has a mellow taste and is not sour, Front Street will recommend medium to dark roasted beans, and classify them according to the needs of different brewing methods:
●Tender and fragrant caramel cream: medium-dark roast coffee (Full City Roast)
Recommended coffee: Front Street Queen Estate Coffee Beans
◎Flavour - Caramel cream is gentle and fragrant
◎Taste - smooth and fragrant, a good friend of milk
Between medium and dark roasts, medium-dark roasts have a much smoother personality in comparison. They have a warm caramel butter flavor, neither sour nor bitter, and are smooth and fragrant. Whether you are tasting the rich layering of the single product, or pairing it with milk to enhance the flavor and bring out the milky and silky aroma, it is a unique way to taste it. To taste medium-dark roasted coffee, of course you have to buy Front Street Queen's Manor. This is a Brazilian coffee bean with a rich nutty aroma. Because it is medium-dark roasted, it can not only be brewed by hand, French press, and smart cup, but can also be extracted and concentrated with a Moka pot and a home coffee machine. It is a perfect "universal single product."
●Intense and rich individual style: Dark Roast coffee beans
Recommended coffee: Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling coffee beans
◎Flavour-rich burnt bitter chocolate
◎Taste - rich and mellow
The burnt bitterness of dark roasted coffee is significantly stronger than the sourness, showing a strong personality that is impressive. If you like a rich and thick coffee flavor, you can start with dark roasted coffee. The bitter and sweet aftertaste is a multi-layered taste that fans are fascinated by. The biggest characteristics of dark roasted coffee beans are low acidity, mellowness and strong taste. You can buy Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling. 3 hand selections + 1 machine selection greatly reduce the defect rate of this coffee, reducing the influence of earthy taste, and naturally highlighting the solid and clean herbal spice flavor and mellow taste.
●Strong oil Italian pie: medium-dark roast coffee beans (Dark Roast)
Recommended coffee: Front Street Classic Italian Coffee Bean Blend
◎Flavour-rich burnt bitter chocolate
◎Taste - Rich in alcohol, rich in oil, and paired with milk and coffee
Most coffee lovers have only heard of Mamba coffee, but they don't know the formula and origin of "Mamba". In fact, Mamba is a combination of Indonesian Mandheling beans and Brazilian coffee beans. The taste can play a complementary and harmonious role. Mamba blending was very popular in Taiwanese cafes in the early years, and it can be regarded as an ancient coffee flavor. Front Street's classic Italian blend is based on the Mamba recipe and adds Robusta, which fully improves the oiliness of the coffee and makes the Italian coffee body stronger. It is suitable for home production and used for latte art.
●Rich nut pie: dark roasted coffee beans (Dark Roast)
Recommended coffee: Front Street Boutique Italian coffee beans
◎Flavour——Caramel, Complex Nut, Dark Chocolate
◎Taste - rich and mellow, long-lasting aftertaste
As the world's top coffee-producing countries, Brazilian coffee and Colombian coffee have long been famous. Front Street combines coffee beans from the two production areas. The nutty aroma and balanced taste of Brazilian coffee and the chocolate tonality of Colombian coffee perfectly achieve the effect of one plus one greater than two. The extracted espresso has the flavor of butter cookies, cocoa, and roasted nuts.
●Versatile and practical combination: Dark Roast coffee beans
Recommended coffee: Front Street Commercial Blend Italian Coffee Beans
◎Flavour-rich, burnt and bitter
◎Taste - rich in fat, mellow and sticky
If you want to replicate the same American style and latte from the coffee shop, you can buy the Front Street commercial blended coffee beans. It is made from three major production areas: Brazil, Colombia, and Vietnam. After medium-dark roasting, it has rich coffee oil and roasting aroma. The American style has a sweet taste and is very easy to drink. The latte is rich and smooth, leaving a fragrance on your lips and teeth after drinking. It is also affordable and can become a daily ration bean for families.
●Balanced ration pie: medium-dark roasted coffee beans (Dark Roast)
Recommended coffee: Front Street Black Cocoa Basic Blend Coffee Beans
◎Flavour-Chocolate Cream Roasted Nuts
◎Taste - moderate sweetness and bitterness, slight acidity
For those who are just getting started, of course we first consider cost-effectiveness, and this coffee can meet the needs of most home users. It has soft fruit acidity, caramel sweetness, nutty and dark chocolate flavors, smooth and viscous, and has a favorable price. It is suitable for shop owners and home users who prioritize cost and have average taste requirements.
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
