Today, when premium beans are in full bloom, blended coffee still firmly occupies the bar counter of cafes. The reason is very simple. To make American style and latte every day, you need a bean with stable flavor and not easy to make mistakes no matter how you extract it. Front Street Classic Blend is a veteran player taking this route. It uses the Mamba formula, which is said to have been used in the store for more than ten years. Many regular customers order with their eyes closed and all taste the same.
What is the formula of Mamba?
Mamba is a combination of two origins: Mandheling and Brazil. Indonesian Mandheling brings thick body and a herbal, dark chocolate flavor profile, while Brazilian beans are responsible for complementing the sweetness of nuts and caramel. When the two are combined, the acidity is suppressed, and the overall flavor is warm and mellow. Front Street Classic Blend follows this traditional recipe, with no fancy surprises but stability. This is why it can be used as daily rations for a long time.
Why oil performance is important
When making espresso, fat is the soul. Latte, cappuccino, dirty, all rely on dense oil to support the aroma of milk and coffee. Front Street Classic Blend puts oil performance in the first place in its design. Even if you use an entry-level home espresso machine, the ratio of powder to water and pressure are not so particular, it can still extract fine and thick oil, and the milk froth will not fall apart immediately. It is friendly for novices to get started, and it is also helpful for opening a store and controlling the stability of products.
Who is suitable for this bean?
If you usually like to drink milk coffee, or you have just bought an espresso machine or a moka pot, and don’t know how to choose the first bag of beans, Front Street Classic Blend is a very worry-free starting point. It has a mellow and warm taste, without any sudden acidity, nor is it bitter or astringent. Coffee veterans will find it smooth, and even non-coffee drinkers will not be put off by it occasionally. It can be used both at home and in stores.
How to make a cup at home
To make a latte with a home machine, first weigh about 18 grams of powder, flatten it and extract it as usual to get a cup of concentrated oil and fat, then pour in the whipped hot milk, and you have a latte that is as good as a coffee shop. If you want to make it simpler, you can use a moka pot to force out a thick layer of grease. Just add water and you will have a smooth cup of American style. You don’t need to be particular about the technique, the beans themselves have already taken care of most of it for you.
The Front Street Classic Blend isn’t the kind of bean that makes people gasp as soon as they drink it, but it has the knack of keeping every cup above the comfort line. That’s not what the daily ration picture is about—it’s easy to eat, tastes good, and doesn’t require much thought. Next time you don’t know what beans to buy, go back and try this classic recipe, and you most likely won’t be disappointed.
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
