Are you confused when you hear the word SOE for the first time?
In fact, SOE has appeared abroad ten years ago, and now it has developed very maturely. It has only gradually become popular in China in the past two years. If you still don’t know what SOE is, you should really learn about it. This word will appear more and more on the MENU of coffee shops in the future. The so-called "SOE" is actually the abbreviation of Single Origin Espresso. The Chinese meaning is: espresso coffee from a single origin.
Suddenly realized? In fact, it is not a high-end coffee. It just replaces the blended beans usually used to make Italian coffee, such as the chocolate-flavored Front Street Black Cocoa Basic Blend, with "single-origin coffee beans" - Front Street Oiran SOE, or a cup of espresso made through high-pressure extraction with an espresso machine. In the same way, Front Street Oiran SOE latte is a latte made by Front Street Oiran using single origin coffee beans; Front Street Oiran SOE Americano coffee is an Americano made by Front Street Oiran using single origin coffee beans...
Is SOE better than blended coffee?
There are many factors that determine whether a cup of coffee tastes good, such as coffee beans, roasting, coffee machine, production process, personal taste preferences, etc. SOE only refers to espresso made with single-origin coffee beans. The coffee beans used are not necessarily better than the coffee beans used in blended coffee. Several other factors also have a great impact on the quality of coffee, so we cannot generalize about what kind of coffee tastes good! Based on the above reasons, it is wrong to think that SOE must be of higher quality and more expensive than blended coffee.
However, in fact, as long as you choose the right coffee beans and ensure sufficient extraction conditions, it is not difficult at all to make delicious SOE.
Which SOE coffee beans are worth buying?
First of all, we need to understand that the Italian coffee machine is an extremely fine grinding, high-temperature and high-pressure extraction machine, so the taste of the coffee will be very rich. Once you choose beans that are roasted too darkly or too lightly, the taste is likely to be bitter or sour. Because of this, when buying SOE coffee beans, be sure to choose medium roasting or medium-dark roasting.
Recommended SOE coffee beans: If you like fresh floral aroma, buy medium roasted African coffee beans. Front Street Red Cherry Yirgacheffe SOE and Front Street Grana Gesha SOE are your first choices;
SOE coffee bean recommendations: If you prefer coffee that is highly sweet and not bitter, you can try medium-roasted American coffee beans. We recommend Front Street Blackberry-Costa Rica, Front Street Mozart-Costa Rica, and Front Street Strawberry Candy-Gesha blend;
SOE coffee bean recommendation: If you don’t accept sour coffee, choose medium-dark roasted South American coffee and coffee from Asian production areas. We recommend Front Street Queen’s Manor-Brazil, Front Street Colombian Washed, and Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling.
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
