When many people first come into contact with coffee, when they hear the word "dark roast", their first reaction is "how bitter it is." But among those who have been drinking coffee for more than ten years, many people prefer dark roasted beans more and more as they drink. why is that?
In fact, the answer is very simple: the charm of dark roasted beans has never been the "bitterness", but the heavy and mellow feeling, and the complex layers that become more and more intriguing the more you drink them.
Dark roasted beans are "thick" and "stable"
Lightly roasted beans are like fruit tea, with a bright aroma, sweet and sour taste; dark roasted beans are like a cup of warm dark chocolate, with a thick, smooth mouthfeel and a long sweet aftertaste. What experienced coffee drinkers like is precisely this kind of "stableness" - the flavor is unobtrusive, but it's drinkable and you won't get tired of it even after two or three cups a day.
And dark roasting also has a very friendly feature for many people: it has very low acidity. If you don’t usually like the sour taste in coffee, you can basically try dark roasted beans without any worries.
These are the dark roasted versions that seasoned coffee drinkers often drink.
Front Street PWN Indonesia Gold Mandheling
This is one that lovers of mellow style cannot avoid. It is darkly roasted and has very low overall acidity. After brewing, you can feel the rich flavor of dark chocolate, herbs and spices, as well as Mandheling's unique woody tone and light earthy flavor. The taste is thick and full, with a long finish. For those who don’t like sour taste and prefer a rich style, this is a classic choice that is hard to go wrong with.
Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street
If Mandheling represents a sense of strength, then the Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street represents gentleness and balance. It has obvious aromas of nuts, cocoa and caramel. The overall flavor is round and smooth, with low acidity and outstanding sweetness. Whether it is hand brew, moka pot or espresso, it can show very stable performance. Coupled with the fact that Brazilian coffee itself has good oil performance, it has been a long-term ration bean for many home users.
Front Street 2013 Yunnan Sun-dried Iron Pickup
Friends who want to try domestic specialty coffee can check out this one. It retains the clean sweetness unique to the Yunnan production area, while also taking into account the mellow flavor brought by medium-dark roasting. The entrance is full of citrus and caramel aromas, and the flavors of nuts, brown sugar and chocolate gradually appear in the middle and later stages. The overall level is balanced and coordinated. It is a very representative Yunnan coffee.
Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise
In the eyes of many experienced coffee drinkers, Papua New Guinea coffee has always been underestimated. The Bird of Paradise on Front Street is produced in the Bird of Paradise Manor in the Sikri production area. It uses the Typica variety that has the same origin as the Blue Mountain. The flavor is somewhat similar to the Jamaican Blue Mountain, so it is also called "Little Blue Mountain" by many people. After washing, the overall flavor is very clean, low in acidity, smooth, and sweet. It also has nutty, cocoa, and caramel flavors, and the taste is balanced and durable. For those who like classic coffee style but don’t want to bear the price of Blue Mountain, this is worth paying attention to.
How to drink dark roasted beans to get the best taste of them?
Dark roasted beans have a thicker flavor. When brewing, the water temperature should not be too high, but slightly lower, and the extraction time should not be too long, so that the sweetness and smoothness can be better brought out. Pair it with milk to make milk coffee, or drink it directly in American style. These are very classic ways to drink it. The aroma and body are very stable.
When it comes to drinking coffee, some people like the freshness of floral and fruity aromas, while others like the mellowness of dark roasts. There is no distinction between superior and inferior, only whether it suits them or not. If you also want to try the taste of dark roasted beans, starting with the above ones will most likely open a new door.
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
