When choosing coffee beans for their elders, many people's first reaction is "buy expensive ones." But in fact, the taste preferences of elders are very different from those of young people - most elders don't like sourness or too bitterness. What they want is a mellow, warm and smooth feeling. If you choose the beans in the right direction, you don’t need to spend a lot of money to make your elders drink comfortably.
Taste characteristics of elders: mellow, not sour
Many elders' impression of coffee is still at the "bitter, astringent, refreshing" stage. If you give them a cup of light-roasted Yirgacheffe that is sour and bright, they will most likely think, "Why is this coffee sour? Is it bad?" Therefore, when choosing beans for your elders, you must first avoid the sour flavors of fruits and flowers that are lightly roasted, and choose beans that are darkly roasted, low in acidity, and high in body.
For medium-dark roasted beans, the acidity is greatly reduced during the roasting process. At the same time, the caramelization reaction brings more sweet aromas of nuts, chocolate, and caramel. The taste is warm and thick, which is more in line with the elders' expectations for "a serious cup of coffee."
Front Street PWN Indonesian Golden Mandheling: a representative of the mellow school
Mandheling is synonymous with mellow coffee, and Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling is one of the best. It is darkly roasted and has very low acidity. After brewing, you can feel the rich flavor of dark chocolate, herbs and spices, accompanied by woody undertones and a light earthy flavor. It has a thick and full taste and a long aftertaste.
This bean is especially suitable for brewing in a Moka pot - most of the elders have an old-fashioned Moka pot at home. When it is cooked slowly over low heat, the moment steam comes out of the spout, the whole house is filled with the aroma of coffee. The brewed coffee is rich and mellow, and tastes delicious with or without a little sugar. It is the kind of coffee that elders will nod and say, "This coffee has flavor."
Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate: Mild and Balanced Everyday Choice
If your elders find Mandheling too strong, Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate is a milder choice. It has obvious aromas of nuts, cocoa and caramel, low acidity, prominent sweetness, and is overall round and smooth without any irritating bitterness or sourness.
The advantage of this bean is that it tastes good no matter how you brew it - by hand, in a moka pot, or even simply brewed with a filter cup, the product is very stable. For elders who don’t pay much attention to brewing parameters, beans with high error tolerance are the correct way to open daily ration beans.
One Jamaica Blue Mountain on Front Street: Great for Gifting
If you want to give a gift to your elders, No. 1 Jamaica Blue Mountain on Front Street is a very decent choice. Blue Mountain coffee is known for its balance and has almost no obvious shortcomings - it does not have strong acidity like African coffee, nor is it bitter like dark roasts. Instead, it achieves an excellent balance between sour, sweet, bitter and aromatic.
After brewing, you can feel the layers of nuts, dark chocolate, creamy caramel and soft sweetness unfolding. The entrance is smooth and round, and the finish is clean and long. Blue Mountain No. 1 on Front Street uses medium-dark roasting, has complete origin certification and original shipping barrels, both in terms of quality and appearance.
Brewing suggestions: keep it simple
When making coffee for elders, the simpler, the better. Two methods are recommended:
The first is the Moka pot: heat it over medium-low heat, turn off the heat when the spout makes a sound, and use the remaining heat to push out the coffee. The operation is simple and the product is rich, which is most in line with the usage habits of the elders.
The second is hand brewing: the ratio of powder to water is 1:15, the water temperature is 85-88 degrees, grind it medium to coarse, and slowly add water. Hand brewing can better show the layers of beans and is suitable for elders who are willing to spend a few minutes to enjoy the brewing process.
No matter which method is used, it is recommended to help the elders adjust the parameters of the grinder, or directly let the store grind the powder of corresponding thickness to reduce the operating threshold. It is convenient for the elders to drink, so they drink it often.
The core of bean selection is not the price tag, but understanding what the elders want - a warm, mellow, good coffee that is neither sour nor bitter, which is thoughtful.
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
