Although Front Street usually shares many types of espresso in articles, friends who have been to the store know that there are only four types of espresso on the Front Street blackboard menu. Popular Italian coffees such as espresso, dirty, and Australian white are not included. If you want to drink it, Front Street suggests that it will be more delicious if you make it yourself.
When making dirty, it is best to use medium-dark roasted blended beans or SOE single-origin beans, because they have a richer caramel-like aroma and a rich flavor, which can form a clear contrast with the sweet milk and have a long aftertaste. If you are looking for stability and cost-effectiveness, buy Front Street Classic Blend and Front Street Dark Cocoa Basic Blend. They are not only rich in oil, but also have rich aromas of butter and roasted chestnuts;
If you like the unique aroma of single-origin beans, we recommend Front Street Queen’s Estate SOE and Front Street Sumatra·Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling SOE. They will have rich caramel and chocolate aromas when extracted, which can form a more vivid contrast with purified milk;
The properties of these coffees are somewhat special. For knowledgeable people, they will basically order them without looking at the menu. And for some friends who don’t know much about coffee, the existence of these special categories will make their choice more difficult. At the same time, it is easy to cause some special requirements, such as ice Australian white and hot dirty.
When customers make such requests, they often get a negative answer. So many friends are curious: "I understand that Dirty can't be made hot, but why doesn't Aobai make iced ones?"
The answer is actually very simple. We only need to know what the characteristics of Aobai are and how it is different from other coffees. Then we can know why Aobai does not make iced coffee.
Why doesn’t Australia White make ice?
Australian white "flat white", it is a very controversial Italian milk coffee. There are many disputes. For example, it is well known that New Zealand and Australia are quarreling over the ownership of Australia and White. There are also theories about its birth. Some say that Australian White was developed because Australians did not like thick milk foam; some say that it was caused by the lack of fat in the milk at that time; some say that it was a beautiful mistake caused by the barista's mistake... In short, there are different opinions. In addition, Australia Bai's translation and methods are extremely controversial. Tsk, this milk coffee is a bit scummy...
Putting aside the controversy, let’s talk about Australia White itself. The cup size of Australian white that is popular in China is usually smaller than that of latte, usually around 180~200ml. And the milk foam will be thinner, less than 0.5cm. Because of this, Ao Bai not only has a richer coffee flavor, but also has a smoother taste.
Compared with cappuccino, because the milk foam of Australian white is thin enough, under the same cup size, Australian white does not highlight the taste of coffee as much as cappuccino. Because it has more milk than cappuccino, it will naturally not be so bitter. Therefore, we can see that the characteristic of Australian White is that it highlights the flavor of coffee without making the coffee too bitter, and the balance of coffee and milk is just right.
The main reason why Ao Bai does not make ice drinks is because when it was first invented, Ao Bai only had hot drinks. But not just Australian white, latte and cappuccino, without exception, were only made as hot drinks when they were first invented. Only later, in order to meet the needs of more customers, coffee shops gradually developed their own ice drink methods. Yes, including Australian white, all major chain coffee shops basically make ice. The ones that do not provide Australian white are mainly boutique cafes.
The main reason is that after being made into iced drinks, Australian white cannot show the characteristics of hot drinks. Let’s review the main differences between the above three. In addition to the cup size, what is the most critical differentiating factor?
That's right! It’s the thickness of the milk foam! Let’s go back and take a look at the original name of Australian white—Flat white. If translated directly, flat means flat, and white means white. But for this coffee, flat represents flat thin milk foam, and white represents white coffee with milk added. When linked together, it is: white coffee with flat milk foam. Other milk coffees are directly referred to as white coffee in Australia, so it can be seen that the iconic feature of Australian white is its thin milk foam.
In hot drinks, the thickness of the milk foam not only determines the concentration of the coffee (for the same cup, the thicker the milk foam, the less milk, and the higher the proportion of coffee), it is also closely related to the taste and touch of the coffee, because the milk foam of hot drinks is connected to the coffee itself. When the milk foam is thin to a certain extent, the taste of the coffee will be improved, because the milk foam will be drank into the mouth together with the coffee in one sip, giving the coffee a more excellent body and smoothness; when the milk foam is thick to a certain extent, it will bring a denser tactile experience. Therefore, we can know that the difference between these three comes largely from the milk foam.
When it is made into an ice drink, because the milk foam is additionally whipped, it is separated from the coffee, and this does not improve the taste of the coffee. Therefore, except for cappuccino, which is characterized by thick milk foam, the iced drink versions of the other two have no milk foam.
An iced white without milk foam is at best a small cup of iced latte. In cafes, there are not many similar products. In addition to iced latte, there is also the same cup of dirty coffee without ice.Combining the above two reasons, naturally no cafe would be willing to sell Bing Ao Bai, which has no characteristics and has many similar products.
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
