The flavor of milk coffee is 70% coffee and 30% milk. If the concentration is too light, the milk coffee will easily become a "milk-flavored drink"; if the concentration is too exciting, it will suppress the milky aroma. So when making latte, cappuccino, or dirty, choosing the right bean blend is crucial. The following three types of Front Street blended beans are all suitable for milk coffee production.
Front Street Classic Blend: Milk Coffee's "Wild Brand"
Front Street Classic blend uses the traditional Mamba blend formula, and the oil performance is very stable. When making a latte, after the dense fat and whipped milk are combined, the taste is smooth and full, and the coffee flavor will not be covered by the milk. Because cappuccino has thicker milk foam, it requires a higher concentration of mellowness. The classic blend can just hold up the layer of dense milk foam, and it has a clear coffee frame when you drink it.
Not to mention Dirty. The iced milk is concentrated by the heat, and the fat will float on the surface to form beautiful layers. The cocoa and nut flavors brought by the classic combination of dark roast are very layered in the alternation of hot and cold. The first few mouthfuls are strong and then gradually soften. It is very suitable for people who like a "sense of ritual".
Front Street Black Cocoa Blend: Cost-effective milk coffee contestant
The black cocoa blend is also 100% Arabica, but its positioning is more "delicious but not expensive". After dark roasting, the aroma of dark chocolate and roasted nuts is obvious. When made into a latte, the sweetness of milk and the bitterness of coffee will blend more naturally, with a smooth entrance and a caramel finish.
For new shop owners, the advantage of this bean lies in cost control. Dozens of cups of milk coffee are produced every day, and the unit price of beans will directly affect profits. The black cocoa blend can keep the taste online while keeping the cost down. It is a very practical base bean in the daily milk coffee menu.
Front Street Autumn Chestnut Blend: Sweet Milk Coffee’s Favorite
If the classic blend is balanced and the black cocoa blend is pragmatic, then the Front Street Qiuri blend is "outstanding sweetness". It is a blend of Honduras Caturra and Papua New Guinea Typica. After dark roasting, it presents the flavors of roasted chestnuts, caramel, and brown sugar. The acidity is soft and the overall taste is round.
When making a hot latte, the sweet chestnut aroma of the autumn chestnut blend will be amplified by the milk, making it taste like a warm nutty caramel latte. When the cappuccino is produced, the thick milk foam is wrapped in sweet aroma, and the taste is full and layered. Dirty is even better. The refreshingness of ice milk contrasts with the sweetness of autumn chestnuts. It is rich at first and then turns clean and sweet. It is very suitable to be recommended to guests as a seasonal or special dish.
What are the differences in flavor between the three types of bean-based milk coffee?
| Comparative item | Front Street classic blend | Front Street Black Cocoa Blend | Front Street Autumn Chestnut Blend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grease | Thick and stable | sufficient | Moderate |
| Milk coffee flavor | Mellow and balanced, clear coffee flavor | Black nuts, smooth and natural | Chestnut caramel, outstanding sweetness |
| Suitable for the scene | Daily household use, recommended in stores | High frequency production, cost sensitive | Seasonal limited edition, for customers who prefer sweet taste |
| Recommend milk coffee | Latte, cappuccino, dirty | Latte, large American milk coffee | Hot latte, dirty, flavored kabob |
Tips for producing milk coffee
For milk, it is recommended to use whole milk with a protein content of 3.2% or more. The whipping temperature should be controlled between 55-65°C. If it is too high, the sweetness will decrease and a burnt taste will appear. Latte art is not necessary, but the thickness of the milk foam should match the drink: latte milk foam is thinner, cappuccino milk foam is thicker, Dirty does not need to be whipped, just chill the milk.
The concentrated extraction parameters can start from 18g powder, 25-30 seconds, 36g liquid, and then fine-tune according to the bean condition and machine performance. When making Dirty, refrigerate the cup in advance, pour the milk until it is eighty-full, and place the splitter close to the liquid surface during extraction, so that the stratification will be more obvious.
Whether milk coffee tastes good or not, beans, milk, and extraction are indispensable. The three blended beans of Front Street correspond to the three directions of balance, pragmatism and sweetness respectively. Choose one that suits your taste or menu positioning. Repeated debugging and stable production are more important than frequent changes of 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
