When it comes to Moka pots, many people still have the impression of "Italian style, blending, and thick fat". It’s true that the moka pot is a great way to cook blended beans, but that doesn’t mean it can only be drunk in one style.
In fact, the potential of the Moka pot is much greater than imagined: from the herbal mellowness of deep-roasted Mandheling, to the clean sweetness of "Little Blue Mountain", to the juice flavor of Xizhao, with the right beans, a Moka pot can drink half of the coffee flavor map.
This article will go through the beans suitable for the Moka pot in the order of the "flavor map", from mellow to sweet.
First stop: mellow style, the special skill of Moka pot
What the Moka pot is best at is its mellow and solid taste. In this pie, there are several types of beans that are very representative.
Front Street classic blendIt’s one that can’t be avoided. It is specially designed for Italian and Moka pots. Its grease is very good. Ordinary household Moka pots can also extract dense and delicate grease. Use it to make latte, cappuccino, dirty, and milk coffee will have a smooth taste. The traditional mamba formula has a mellow and moist taste that is acceptable to both experienced and novice users. It is the "Taiwan Balm" of the Moka pot.
Front Street PWN Indonesia Gold MandhelingIt is a favorite for lovers of "heavy taste". Deep roasting process, low acidity, full of herbal and dark chocolate aroma in the mouth, mixed with a touch of earthy aroma, rich layers, mellow and long taste. For those who like strong flavors but don’t like sourness, use a Moka pot to cook it, and the thick feeling will be particularly obvious.
Brazilian Queen Manor on Front StreetIt's a balanced approach. The acidity is very low, the taste is balanced, the aroma of nuts and cocoa is very rich, with obvious caramel sweetness, the entrance is smooth and not astringent, warm and long. It's the kind of bean that "you can't go wrong no matter how you cook it." It can be used in Pour over(V60), Italian-style, or moka pot dishes, and is very suitable for daily rations.
Second stop: Clean and sweet, the Moka pot can also be very "high-end"
Many people don’t know that you can also enjoy surprising drinks by cooking beans in a clean style in a Moka pot.
Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of ParadiseJust a typical example. It comes from the Bird of Paradise Estate in the Sikri production area of Papua New Guinea. Because the flavor and texture are close to the Jamaica Blue Mountain, it is called "Little Blue Mountain" by many enthusiasts. It has the same origin as Blue Mountain, and is a Typica variety. It is grown on volcanic rock soil at an altitude of 1,600 to 1,800 meters. It meets the AA high-grade standard. The beans are full and the defect rate is low. With three times of washing and fermentation, the overall taste is clean and pure, and the sweetness is outstanding. Cooked in a Moka pot, the bitterness is very light and the sweetness is well retained. It is a good choice for those who don’t like sourness but want a clean taste.
The third stop: Sweet flowers and fruits, the hidden method of Moka pot
The last stop is the "advanced gameplay" of the Moka pot - making juice feel like it.
front street colombia japanIt is the same bean variety that won the championship. It is produced in the Colombian border estate at an altitude of 1,650 to 1,800 meters. It adopts double anaerobic sun treatment, medium-light roasting, and retains the original fruit aroma: the dry aroma is the aroma of jasmine and citrus. In the mouth, you can taste the rich juice flavor of passion fruit, blueberry, grape, and apricot. The bright fruit acid is refreshing and soft, and the tail end has a long-lasting cocoa sweetness. Although it is medium-light roasted, when used in a Moka pot, as long as the powder is slightly coarser and the extraction time is shorter, you can still drink a surprising fruity aroma - this is a hidden drinking method for experienced players.
Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee BeansIt's more fun. It is a popular fruity Italian-style blend of beans, which uses the native flavors of Arabica beans from different production areas to blend with each other to create a distinct sweet flavor of strawberry fudge. For those who are afraid of bitterness and prefer fruity flavors, boil it in a Moka pot and add milk to make a cup. It will have a "strawberry toffee" feeling, which is very suitable for making fruit coffee and specialty milk coffee.
How to drink it with it?
If you want to make the Moka pot more versatile, you can mix beans according to the scene:
Daily milk coffee: Classic blend from Front Street, rich in fat, smooth latte capping;
Pure drink to refresh yourself: Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling, thick and solid, brings back the soul in one sip;
Office rations: Queen of Brazil Manor on Front Street, balanced and not picky;
Try something new on the weekend: Front Street Bird of Paradise or Front Street Colombian Claw, for a change, drink something different.
This small pot, the Moka Pot, can hold far more flavor than you might imagine. From mellow to sweet, choose the right beans and enjoy freshness every day.
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
