From a pack of instant coffee costing one or two yuan, to buying a whole box of coffee powder, to buying cooked coffee beans and grinding them yourself, to buying green beans and roasting them yourself, as the love for coffee grows, coffee lovers have become more and more tasteful of coffee.
However, as someone who has just bought coffee beans, as a beginner coffee lover, it is often easy to fall into the trap while tasting more advanced coffee. I don’t know how to choose coffee beans that suit me, I accidentally buy defective beans, I buy stale beans, I buy expensive beans that don’t taste good, etc.
Look at the price
Novices should not buy coffee that is too expensive. Some merchants deliberately earn "pit fees" from novices. Many novices who are new to coffee beans often have the idea that "the more expensive the coffee beans, the better the quality." In fact, it is not the case. Although there is some truth in saying that the price is high and the quality is good, for example, Front Street Blue Mountain No. 1 Coffee, Front Street Panama Jade Red Label Geisha Coffee, and Front Street Ethiopian Gold Label Geisha Coffee are all well-known high-end representatives, but novices have no way to distinguish between good quality and poor quality coffee beans. Therefore, Front Street recommends that novices just buy 100g of coffee beans that cost less than 100 yuan!
Look at cost performance
People will say that cheap products are not good products, but Front Street does not think so. We should also pay attention to the price-performance ratio. When you start to pay attention to cost-effectiveness, you will find that you can buy coffee that you will fall in love with as soon as you drink it for just a few dozen yuan. For example, Front Street’s coffee beans are very suitable for novices to try. They will launch ration beans from the production area for novices, which are very cost-effective.
As a novice who has just stepped into the threshold of specialty coffee, it is best to start with the iconic Front Street Indonesian Mandheling and Front Street Yirgacheffe. Front Street Mandheling is a medium-dark roast, so it has a mellow taste with low aromas of spices, herbs, pinewood, and caramel. The unique white jasmine aroma and citrus citric acidity of Front Street Yirgacheffe can open up people's understanding of the flavor of the production area the moment they taste it.
If you want to know more about the flavors of the representative production areas, choose Front Street Colombian Cymbidium Coffee and Front Street Brazilian Cerado Coffee. Because of the prominent aroma of nuts and dark chocolate, they can not only be Pour over(V60), but also suitable for moka pots and home coffee machines. Of course, in addition to these strong-tasting single-origin beans, we can also try the soft-tasting Front Street Costa Rica Tala Bead Coffee and Front Street Yunnan Arabica Coffee. The slight acidity and balanced tonality are very suitable for beginners to practice brewing and tasting skills.
Check the quality of coffee beans
While buying affordable coffee beans, don’t forget about quality. After all, the first factor that determines whether the taste of coffee can penetrate your heart is the quality of the coffee beans. Only good quality coffee can brew a cup of delicious coffee, while poor quality coffee is often unsatisfactory.
Look at the production date
Don’t stock up on a lot of coffee beans all at once. Some friends like to stock up on goods. If they like it, they stock up a few packages, for fear that the price will increase in the future. As everyone knows, coffee beans will lose their freshness and aroma if stored for a long time. You know, the fresher the coffee beans, the more different the flavor of the coffee will be. All Front Street Coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days, so the aroma is still in its fullest state when received.
As a novice who has just bought coffee beans, you must listen to the advice of your seniors, otherwise it will be easy to fall into the trap, wasting your money, and dampening your love for coffee. So, get out of your coffee comfort zone, learn more about coffee, listen to more suggestions, and you will definitely be able to experience the fun hidden in the coffee beans!
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
