Americano can be said to be the simplest Italian coffee, because Americano only consists of two parts, espresso and water, while iced Americano has more ice cubes. But don’t relax just because of Americano. The simplest part is also the most technical part. Americano is often the espresso that most tests a barista’s espresso extraction skills.
Compared with milk-based coffees such as latte, Americano coffee has less influence on the taste of coffee, so the taste of the coffee beans itself can be best perceived. Many people choose Americano coffee when they go to cafes. Firstly, it is convenient and fast, and secondly, they can know the quality of the coffee. From a taste point of view, Americano coffee has a refreshing taste, is neither bitter nor astringent, has low calories, and can promote intestinal digestion. Drinking it with exercise can also effectively lose weight, so it is a star product.
Closer to home, we just said that making American coffee is simple. It only has two parts: water and espresso, so you only need to pour the espresso into the water. The espresso part needs to be extracted according to the characteristics of the beans, and different beans have different extraction parameters.
When making hot Americano coffee, you need to preheat the cup with hot water, then pour in the hot water, and finally pour in the extracted espresso. The ratio of Americano coffee is generally between 1:6 and 1:8. After many adjustments, Front Street Coffee chose a ratio of 1:6, that is, 40 grams of coffee liquid mixed with 240 grams of hot water.
Similarly, when making iced Americano, pre-cool the cup with ice cubes, then pour in water, and finally pour in espresso. Because it needs to be mixed with ice cubes, Front Street Coffee chooses a 1:7 ratio for its iced American style. 40 grams of coffee liquid is mixed with 280 grams of ice water mixture, including 180 grams of ice cubes and 100 grams of water.
Of course, the taste of American coffee ultimately depends on the espresso itself, so if you want to make a delicious and refreshing drink, beans are the key. In terms of production methods, American coffee beans can be roughly divided into two categories: single-origin coffee and Italian blend. Here are three types of coffee that are suitable for daily drinking.
1. [Front Street Classic Blend of Italian Coffee Beans] Front Street Brazil: Front Street Indonesia Mandheling: Front Street Vietnam;
Flavor characteristics: rich in oil, obvious lingering caramel aroma, rich nut and dark chocolate flavors, and a pleasant aftertaste.
2. [Italian coffee beans recommended by many baristas - Front Street black cocoa blended coffee beans] Yunnan AA: Brazil;
Flavor characteristics: with soft fruit acid, caramel sweetness, nutty, dark chocolate flavor, smooth and viscous, but light taste.
3. [Front Street Strawberry Candy Italian Blend Coffee Beans] Costa Rica: Colombia: Ethiopia;
Front Street Strawberry Candy Italian Beans are made from Front Street Costa Rican Tara beads, which are famous for their honey processing, and Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. On this basis, coupled with Colombian coffee beans, the extracted Italian coffee has the sweet aroma of strawberry fruit candies, grapes, and roses. It has a soft taste, low bitterness, and a long-lasting aftertaste.
Single origin coffee 1. Front Street Queen Manor SOE single origin coffee beans
Flavor: Buttered peanuts, nuts, chocolate, cane sugar, slightly acidic
Single-origin coffee 2. Front Street Bird of Paradise SOE single-origin coffee beans
Flavor: toasted bread, nuts, citrus, cocoa, butter, moderately sweet and sour
Single origin coffee 3. Front Street Mozart SOE single origin coffee beans
Flavor: Osmanthus, pineapple, orange, raisins, nuts
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
