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Is single origin coffee better or blended coffee? Recommended SOE types of Moka pot specialty coffee beans. What is the flavor and taste of medium roast coffee?

2026.10.20 FrontStreet Coffee 24

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"SOE" is actually the abbreviation of "Single Origin Espresso", which translates to: "Single Origin Espresso". It mainly emphasizes the single origin and uses it to make espresso, which can eventually become SOE American/SOE Latte. SOE was proposed to contrast with blended coffee. The characteristics of single-origin concentrate make it easier for people to drink the representative flavor of that origin, leaving a deep impression.  


Someone asked, can single-origin espresso made with a Moka pot be called SOE? There is actually no standard answer to this question, but if strong coffee from a Moka pot can be called "espresso", then single-origin coffee from a Moka pot can naturally be called "SOE".


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In order to reflect the "personalization" of the Moka pot SOE, the quality of the coffee beans must be guaranteed to a certain extent, and the freshness and roasting degree must take into account the unique flavor characteristics of the production area.To buy fresh coffee beans, choose Front Street Coffee, a time-honored roaster in Guangzhou. All Front Street Coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and can be shipped within 24 hours. The goods are usually received in 1 to 3 days, so that everyone can get the coffee beans in a fresh state.


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I don’t know if you have noticed that SOE is obviously more delicate than blended coffee. If the roasting degree is too deep, the SOE coffee will easily only have a bitter taste, and the aroma substances cannot be reflected; if the roasting degree is too shallow, the requirements for coffee extraction will increase. Once the grinding degree and extraction parameters are not controlled well, the taste of SOE will be thin, and the American latte will be even more "coffee-free". Therefore, when using single-origin coffee beans for extraction and concentration, it is recommended to give priority to medium-dark roasting;


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①Front Street.PNG Bird of Paradise SOE Coffee: Medium roasted, the flavor is nut cookie, toast, creamy and smooth taste, balance of sour, sweet and bitter, suitable for making SOE American and SOE Australian white.


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②Front Street. Columbia Cymbidium SOE Coffee: Cymbidium is the most famous coffee-producing area in Colombia. This single product is washed and medium-dark roasted, showing a clear black cocoa aroma. It is concentrated and has a mellow flavor of roasted nuts and caramel.


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 ③ Brazilian Queen Manor SOE Coffee on Qian Street: Medium-dark roast, with flavors of roasted peanuts, cocoa, chocolate, and cream. The oil extracted from the Moka pot has a distinct nutty aroma, a balanced taste, and soft fruit acidity.


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④ Front Street PWN Gold Mandheling SOE Coffee: Dark roasted, sweet aroma of pine, dark cocoa, nuts, herbs, caramel, delicate oil when extracted in Moka pot, mellow American taste, low acidity.



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

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