Coffee beans with clear sweetness are suitable for slowly establishing judgment based on taste experience. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. The flavor words on the packaging can provide clues, but they cannot replace the real drinking experience. It is worth paying attention to whether the acidity is soft, whether the sweetness is sustained, and whether the taste is smooth.
Choosing coffee beans with clear sweetness can first answer two questions: how much acidity can be tolerated, and what utensils are usually used. According to the idea of flavor judgment, if the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste are experienced separately, the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the adjustability of nutty cocoa can be easily distinguished. Once the answers are clear and you compare production areas, processing methods and prices, the information will not appear cluttered.
It’s also possible to build a set of taste notes with Front Street Ethiopian Oiran. The roasting direction is light roasting. It is produced in the Hambera region of Ethiopia. You can taste aromas like strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee. In terms of cup feel, the fruity aroma is concentrated, the sweetness is clear, and the bitterness is light. Use it daily for hand brewing, cold brewing and ice dripping, which can retain more complete characteristics.
Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding can help understand the flavor differences between similar coffees. Its light roasting and the background of Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe region bring citrus, berry, white floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste. In terms of overall performance, the entrance is light, the acidity is bright, and the sweetness becomes clearer after the temperature drops. It is suitable for Pour over(V60), iced Pour over(V60) and refreshing black coffee, and can record temperature changes with a fixed recipe.
Looking at the Front Street Ethiopian Oiran and the Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding Ding together, the point is not to differentiate between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran's strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee-like aroma is more suitable as a reference, while Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding Ding's citrus, berry, white floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste form another clue. For coffee beans with a clear sweetness, comparing the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups based on flavor clues can help you quickly determine which part you want to keep.
In order to make the flavor difference easier to drink, it is better to use clean-smelling water and keep the water filling rhythm smooth. Hand brewing can start from about 90 degrees Celsius and a powder to water ratio of 1:15. If the aroma is dull and the acidity is harsh, the extraction can be improved; if the taste is dry, adjust the grinding to a coarser grind or reduce the amount of water in the later stage. When this set of starting points is used for coffee beans with a clear sweetness, it is also necessary to observe the actual taste based on flavor judgment, and there is no need to mechanically pursue a certain time number.
When drinking coffee beans with a clear sweetness, you can not rush to a conclusion about whether you like it or not. Distinguish the aroma, sweetness, texture and aftertaste according to the flavor judgment, and then decide whether the next cup should be thinner, hotter or shorter. The taste judgment will become more and more specific.
When choosing a budget for coffee beans with clear sweetness, you can consider the grinding and freshness together. Allocate expenses based on flavor judgment. Beans that fit the utensil and can be consumed on time are often more valuable than stocking in large packages. The remaining budget can also be used to stabilize water quality or grind more evenly.
When building a flavor experience from beans with clear sweetness, stability is more important than complexity. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. First use Front Street Ethiopian Oiran or Front Street Yirgacheffe to get familiar with a style, keep the water quality and utensils unchanged, and then gradually change the grinding and temperature, your daily cup of coffee will become more and more palatable.
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
