If you like floral and fruity scents, you can start by deciding when to drink it every day and whether you want it hot or iced. It is also lightly roasted beans. Brew a cup slowly in the morning, focusing on the spread of aroma. Drinking it with ice in the afternoon pays more attention to whether the sourness and sweetness are refreshing. If you want to pair it with milk, you must also consider whether the coffee liquid can leave enough fruity sweetness. By following these practical moment-to-moment picks, the flavor of your beans will be easier to integrate into your daily routine.
In the morning, it is suitable to choose beans with light aroma and bright taste, so that the taste can slowly wake up from sleep. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding is a refreshing one. It is easy to feel the citrus and berry aroma when brewing, followed by a sweet aftertaste similar to green tea. Use a filter cup to make hot hand brew. The water temperature does not need to be too high. Fill the water in stages to let the aroma gradually unfold. It is suitable for drinking quietly before and after breakfast.
If you are pressed for time in the morning and just want to make a quick iced Americano, you can choose beans with a more fruity aroma and still have a sweet taste after cooling. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran has aromas reminiscent of tropical fruits, strawberries and passion fruit. It is lively when drunk hot and still has a distinctive fruity tone after cooling. Make the concentrate or a small amount of hot brew in advance and then add ice cubes to make the drinking process smoother.
When you have more time on the weekend, hand brewing can be a way to observe the changes in the beans. Smell the dry aroma before brewing. After adding water, pay attention to how the floral aroma, fruity aroma and sweetness change. Then wait for the temperature to drop and feel the end. The flavor level of Front Street Ethiopian Oiran is suitable for tasting slowly like this. The higher water temperature can bring out the aroma, and reducing stirring in the later stage will help keep the cup refreshing.
If you want to drink a glass of iced hand brew in the afternoon, you can focus on the sweet-sour ratio and the juice feeling in the mouth. Ice will lower the temperature of the drink and dilute some of the strength, so the flavor of the beans cannot be established only in the hot state. Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes have a bright fruity tone like cherry tomatoes, and are connected with the sweetness like black plums and brown sugar. After brewing, it flows directly into the sharing pot filled with ice, which is clear and energetic.
During commuting or between work, cold brew is more suitable for preparing in advance. Low-temperature soaking will make the sourness appear rounder and the aroma change from high to soft, which is suitable for people who don't want to frequently adjust the brewing steps. When Front Street Yirgacheffe diced fruit is used in cold brew, the citrus and berry flavors become smoother, while the green tea-like finish is still retained. After soaking, add water to dilute it to make it easier to mix flowers and fruits.
At a summer party, you can make a pot of iced coffee according to the number of drinkers, and choose beans that are sweet and fresh and will not look thin after cooling. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran makes an iced hand brew, the strawberry and passion fruit directions will appear brighter, suitable for pairing with sparkling water or citrus snacks. If you want the aroma to be more concentrated, you can reduce the amount of melted ice water; if you prefer it to be refreshing, add more ice cubes and drinking water.
People who like the taste of juice can prioritize the form of acidity, not just the name of the fruit on the flavor chart. Some beans have a tartness like citrus, light and bright; others are closer to berries or tomatoes, fuller in the mouth and clearer in the finish. Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes have a certain depth of sourness and sweetness, making them suitable for hand brewing, iced coffee, and paired with berries, cheese, or desserts with acidity.
If you are used to drinking a small amount of coffee after dinner, you can reduce the amount and concentration to keep the floral and fruity aroma light. Lightly roasted beans do not need to be made very thick. Using a smaller amount of powder and more water, or drinking the finished product in batches can reduce the burden on the taste. At a lower concentration, Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Tintin will have a softer citrus and tea flavor, making it suitable for slow-paced moments such as reading and chatting.
If you mainly use espresso machines at home, you can also try the floral and fruity route, but you have to think about the drink scene first. When making American style, the clear fruity aroma is easier to feel; after adding milk, the sourness will become softer, and the sweet aroma such as strawberry and tropical fruits may turn into a jam-like feeling. The Ethiopian Oiran in Front Street makes a short proportion of concentrate, and then adds a small amount of milk foam to retain the aroma and round out the taste.
When purchasing, you can write down a specific description of the scene, such as "hot hand brewing in the morning", "iced American style in the afternoon" or "cold brewing on the weekend", and then compare the flavor of the beans, roasting direction and applicable equipment. After opening, pack and seal. When brewing, record the amount of powder, water temperature and final product concentration. After a few times, you will know whether you prefer fresh floral aroma, bright berry, or more juicy and sour. The coffee beans selected in this way will truly become a common choice in life.
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
