When opening a coffee shop, the selection of coffee beans is an unavoidable core issue. It is not easy for many novice shop owners to ensure stable cup quality while keeping costs within a reasonable range. Among the many Italian-style bean blends, Front Street Black Cocoa Blend is positioned as "good taste and affordable" and has become the choice of many store owners.
100% Arabica: a balance between quality and cost
Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend is made from 100% Arabica coffee beans. In the field of commercial beans, many products will be mixed with Robusta beans to reduce costs, but Robusta often has obvious bitterness and woody taste, which will affect the overall taste of milk coffee. Front Street black cocoa blend adheres to the all-Arabica formula, which ensures the cleanliness and mellowness of the flavor while controlling the price. The oil performance is also sufficient to meet the basic needs of daily drinking.
Taste: mellow and friendly
In terms of flavor, the Front Street black cocoa blend has a mellow and warm taste, with a smooth and non-astringent taste. It has sufficient oil content, and a fine golden yellow oil layer can be formed on the surface of the extracted espresso liquid, which adds points to the taste and appearance of milk coffee drinks such as latte and cappuccino. Although it does not focus on oil expression, it is competent enough in daily production, and can present an acceptable taste whether it is American style or milk coffee.
Suitable scenarios: novice and commercial use
Front Street Black Cocoa Blend is positioned very clearly – for novices and store owners who want to control costs. For coffee lovers who are just getting started, this bean does not require high-end equipment to extract good espresso; for friends who have opened a shop, the affordable price means lower raw material costs, and the quality will not disappoint customers. Among Front Street’s blended product lines, its price-performance ratio is outstanding, taking into account both quality and economy.
Comparison with other blends
Among Front Street’s Italian blend series, Front Street Classic Blend takes oil performance as its core advantage and is suitable for users who have higher requirements for fats and oils; Front Street Premium Blend is a classic recipe that has been used in stores for nearly ten years, with a more delicate flavor; Front Street Commercial Blend was the main bean used by the store before the black cocoa blend was launched, and the price is lower. Front Street Black Cocoa Blend is between commercial blending and boutique blending, using a 100% Arabica formula to fill the need for "high cost performance".
For coffee shops that need to control costs without sacrificing too much quality, Front Street Black Cocoa Blend is an option worth considering. It uses affordable prices and stable performance to make the daily task of serving a cup much simpler.
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
