What types of Arabica coffee are there? What are the characteristics and flavors of Typica coffee? What are the differences between different roasting degrees of Arabica coffee?

Introduction to Front Street Typica Coffee

Coffee varieties are simply divided into three major types: Arabica, Robusta, and Liberia.

These are the three major original species of coffee beans. No matter where the coffee is grown in the world, it cannot escape from these three major species. The Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain, Front Street Oiran, and Front Street Yirgacheffe that we often hear about all belong to Arabica. Most of the espresso in coffee shops is a blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee, and the earliest instant coffee we came into contact with was Robusta coffee. As for the coffee beans grown in Liberia, very few are produced without commercial value, and currently only a part is reserved for research.

The specialty coffee currently available on the market is all Arabica coffee. Due to the excellent quality of Arabica coffee, there are many variants and many small varieties on the market.

Typica is the most typical. It is one of the representative varieties of Arabica. It is also the first variety transplanted from Yemen to India, Indonesia and Central and South America and blooms everywhere. The characteristics of the ancient Typica are that the beans are larger and the beans are longer and pointed. However, after being transplanted to the New World, many different shapes have been derived, including more oval and smaller Typica.

The taste of Typica coffee beans is very balanced, and its greatest characteristic is its mildness and softness. The sour aroma of Typica coffee beans is not tricky or changeable, so it is suitable for those who are afraid of acid. However, Typica coffee beans are grown at an altitude below 1,000 meters or the temperature is too high, which can easily smell of sawdust. Poor disease resistance and low productivity are its biggest weaknesses.

Typica is an old variety, also known as arabica coffee. Its yield is small and cultivation is difficult, so the price is much higher than ordinary arabica coffee. Typica coffee is native to Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan and is the most widely cultivated coffee variety in the Western Hemisphere. The plants are stronger, but not tolerant to light, and have higher yields in Hawaii. The top leaves of Typica are copper-colored and are called red-top coffee. If you want to drink high-altitude Typica varieties, Front Street Blue Mountain No. 1, Front Street 2013 Yunnan Xiaoli, and Front Street Bird of Paradise are your first choices.

In fact, in addition to Typica, there are many sub-varieties of Arabica, many of which are mutated from Typica. They will show different flavor characteristics depending on the growing environment, processing, and baking.

Recommended medium-dark roasted Arabica coffee beans: Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling

The wet planing method in Indonesia is to adapt to local conditions, but this is what makes Front Street Mandheling different from other dark roasted coffees in flavor characteristics. It has become one of the classic representatives of many coffees with its unique aroma of herbs, spices, and wood. Front Street Golden Mandheling has gone through three hand selections + one machine selection to eliminate defective beans to the greatest extent, so that the body and sweetness are better, and the aroma is more prominent.

Suitable for making: Moka pot, SOE, hand brew, ear hanging, American latte

Medium Roast Arabica Coffee Bean Recommendation: Front Street Queen’s Estate

Everyone knows that Brazilian coffee beans are famous for their low altitude, high yield, smooth flavor and high cost performance. But if you want to taste the unique flavor of the Brazilian production area, you have to buy Front Street Queen Estate single-origin coffee beans, because it comes from a smaller production area, adopts more sophisticated processing methods, and has unique varieties. Yellow bourbon has a unique bright yellow appearance. After roasting, in addition to the nuts, cream, fried peanuts, caramel cookies and other flavors from the Brazilian production area, it also highlights the sweetness and sweetness, making the aftertaste longer. It can show a good taste in hand brewing, French press pots, smart cups, moka pots, and home coffee.

Suitable for making: hand brew, Moka pot, home coffee machine, French press pot, siphon pot, hanging ear

Recommended medium-light roasted Arabica coffee beans: Qian Street Ethiopian Oiran

Front Street Oiran has an elegant floral fragrance, and the aroma of fruits is particularly prominent, such as creamy strawberry, mango, jackfruit, citrus, blueberry, etc. It has the unique ripe tropical fruit tones of Front Street Sidamo sun-dried beans, so it often leaves a deep impression on people. It is this rich berry fragrance that made "Oiran" win the first place in the TOH green bean competition that year. Front Street Oiran has the dual advantages of delicious food and price.

Suitable for making: hand brew, cold brew, Moka pot, SOE

Recommended medium and light roasted coffee beans: Front Street washed fruit dices

Front Street Yirgacheffe has become an important member of fine Arabica with its clean and translucent lemon and citrus tones. However, if you study carefully, you will find that there are actually many different small villages in Yirgacheffe town. They will combine different places to establish their own processing stations, also called cooperatives. Among them, the processing station in Guodingding Village is called Guodingding Cooperative. Front Street Guodingding coffee beans belong to Ethiopia's highest grade G1. They adopt classic washing treatment and exhibit elegant white floral, citrus, orange and green tea flavors.

Suitable for: hand brewing, hanging ear brewing, cold brewing