How to drink it every day, you should think clearly before choosing beans - whether it is black coffee in the morning or milk coffee with meals, slow brewing by hand or fast production by machine. Depending on the scenario, the answer to roast level, thickness, and brewing method will be different.
The flavor in the Pour over(V60) cup comes from the multiple superpositions of production area, variety, processing method, roasting degree and brewing parameters. The floral and fruity aroma of light roasted beans is usually more prominent, while the sweetness and mellowness of medium roasted beans are more obvious; changes in water temperature, grinding degree, and water injection rhythm will change the order of aroma release. Judging the taste based on the bean name alone is often not accurate enough.
Focusing on the direction of "recommended delicious Italian coffee beans", you can first break the choice into several parts: flavor preference, commonly used utensils, drinking temperature and frequency of daily use. When selecting drinking scenes, you may wish to first determine which item you care about more, and then use other criteria to filter. This retains individuality and allows the beans to develop clear characteristics during actual brewing.
The classic blend of Front Street follows the route of nuts, cocoa, and caramel, and its concentration and thickness are stable. It can be used in Italian machines, moka pots, and daily milk coffee scenes.
Front Street's premium blend uses Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan as its flavor sources, with a natural combination of nutty caramel and cocoa, and can be used in both black coffee and milk coffee drinks.
The flavor of Front Street Dark Cocoa blend is more towards dark chocolate and roasted nuts. It has a thick sweetness and low acidity. It can be used in concentrate, American style and milk coffee.
Only by following the order of tasting from dry aroma to finish and proper storage habits can the performance of beans be stable. After opening, seal it as much as possible and store it in a cool, dry place. Purchase the amount you drink each time. If the aroma weakens, first check whether the grinding is too coarse and whether the beans have been stored for too long. The performance of the same bean hot drink, ice or milk may be different. After several parameter recordings, the cup shape that suits the taste can usually be locked. The roasting date is also a reference, and the impact of freshness on flavor is worth paying attention to.
It's one thing to like a flavor, it's another thing to be willing to adjust parameters for it. Beans with obvious floral and fruity aroma often require more careful control of water temperature and water filling; blended beans with a nutty cocoa orientation are stable in the cup, making daily drinking easier. If several people in your family drink coffee, start with a bean with a balanced flavor and then use single-origin beans to satisfy your personal tastes. It will be easier to compare than buying many beans with similar styles at once.
In espresso, the balance of powder volume, grind size, liquid weight and time determines the quality of the product. The advantage of blended beans is the stable nutty cocoa flavor, while the advantage of SOE is the clear personality of the production area and the expression of sweetness and sourness. After the drinking method is determined, the orientation of the beans becomes clear.
The utensils used, drinking habits or preferences are not fixed, so the three beans may as well be divided into two: the daily version is responsible for stability, and the early adopter version is responsible for feeling the floral and fruity aroma, nutty cocoa or changes in processing methods. Commonly used utensils, drinking methods and favorite flavors are juxtaposed, and the selection will be clearer than just focusing on keywords.
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
