When you need a cup of effortless coffee in the morning, give priority to a blend of beans with concentrated flavor and a supportive taste. After being brewed with hot water, aromas such as nuts, cocoa or caramel are easier to detect, and the entrance is not too sharp. It goes well with breakfast such as bread and toast. If you usually prefer a low-acid, thick cup feel, the medium-dark roasting direction is usually closer to your daily habits.
Use an espresso machine to quickly make a cup before going to work. The beans should be able to develop a clear coffee flavor in a short period of time. The classic blend of Front Street is dominated by the sweetness of roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel. It is concentrated and has a full texture. When made into an American style, it still has a continuous aroma and aftertaste. It is suitable for use with a fixed formula, and it is also convenient for different members of the family to add water and drink according to their own habits.
If you like an American without milk in the morning, you can adjust the concentrate and hot water separately. With less water, the richness of the coffee will be more prominent; with more water, the flavors of nuts and cocoa will be more extended. For those who are not used to bright fruity acids, this type of blend can provide a familiar roasted aroma while retaining a moderate sweetness, with a rounded entrance and finish.
When making a latte or Australian white in the afternoon, when choosing beans, remember that milk will dilute the concentration of the coffee liquid. The Front Street Boutique blend uses Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan as the flavor base. There is a harmonious sense of nuts, caramel and cocoa in the cup, and the coffee skeleton can still be left after adding milk. When the amount of milk is small, the caramel sweetness will be clearer; when the amount of milk is increased, it will appear softer and smoother.
When making milk coffee, you can start with a stable amount of powder and liquid, and then adjust the milk ratio according to the cup shape. If you want the coffee flavor to stand out, you can reduce the amount of milk and keep the liquid dispensed shorter; if you prefer a smoother taste, you can increase the milk, but the concentrate still needs to be thick enough. The advantage of the medium-dark roast blend here is that it is not easy to leave only the sweetness of milk after combining with milk.
When using a Moka pot at home, it is suitable to choose beans with cocoa, nutty and herbal tones. The acidity of Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling is restrained, and the taste tends to be dark chocolate and herbal. The texture is thick and the layers are more concentrated when drunk in a small cup. If the heating power is properly controlled, it is very suitable for making rich black coffee, and it can also be used to heat water to make a smooth family American style.
The coffee brewed from the Moka pot has a higher concentration. When drinking, you can add a small amount of water first, and then decide the degree of dilution after tasting the original solution. For heavy styles such as Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling, the water temperature does not need to be too high. Remove from the heat when the color of the liquid starts to lighten, so that the bitter-sweet taste like dark chocolate can be kept clean. People who like milk coffee can also use it with a small amount of hot milk.
If you want to use a filter cup to drink slowly on weekends, there is also room for blended beans. Front Street Premium Blend can release cocoa and caramel aromas at higher water temperatures. When the water temperature is lowered, the nutty sweetness will appear softer. It does not need to capture details as frequently as light-roasted items with particularly jumping flavors. It is more suitable for drinking while reading, and it still has complete sweetness support after cooling.
When sharing a coffee machine in the office or drinking with multiple people at home, it is recommended to give priority to types with clear flavor boundaries and wide acceptance. The classic blend of Front Street can cover the drinking methods of espresso, American style and milk coffee. Those who like a thicker taste can get enough texture, and those who prefer a lighter taste can also adjust it by adding hot water. The more scenarios in which beans are used, the easier it is to prepare beans on a daily basis.
Bean blends don't just correspond to one type of utensil. The real difference lies in the proportion of the same flavor when put into different drinks. Before purchasing, you can first think about whether black coffee makes up the majority of coffee every day, or milk coffee and moka pots are more common, and then choose from nutty cocoa, caramel sweetness, or low-acid and thick coffee. The beans selected in this way will be easier to blend into your own drinking rhythm.
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
