Whether a cup of Italian coffee tastes smooth or not often depends on whether the beans and the way you drink it work together. If you want to drink a cup quickly in the morning, you can pay attention to whether the aroma is clear and whether the entrance is rounded; after adding milk, you need to see whether the coffee liquid can leave a cocoa, nutty or caramel-like taste. Thinking clearly about the cup type you will drink every day and then choosing a suitable blending direction is usually more valuable than just looking at the flavor words on the package.
If you are used to using an Italian machine to make espresso or Americano, it is recommended to start with a style that is low in acidity and has a stable sweetness. After such beans are extracted for a short time, the taste will not only be sharp and sour, but also retain a certain aroma after being diluted with water. The amount of water in the American style can be increased according to personal preference. If you want it to be thicker, add less water. If you want to extend the drinking time, you can make it a refreshing long black, allowing the cocoa and roasting tones to slowly develop.
When paired with toast, eggs or nuts for breakfast, the coffee should not be too light. The Italian blend with aromas of cocoa, caramel and roasted nuts can take over the oil and grain aroma of the food, making it full in the mouth without taking away the taste of the breakfast itself. If you are not used to obvious acidity, the medium-dark roasting direction will be easier to accept, and it will also make it easier for family members to share the same bag of beans.
For those who like latte, Australian white or cappuccino, the milk ratio can be included in the bean selection criteria. Milk will soften the acidity and amplify the sweetness and smoothness, so the concentrate needs to have sufficient density. If the coffee liquid has the thickness of dark chocolate, cocoa powder and nut butter, the main body of the coffee can still be identified after adding hot milk, and changes in the amount of milk will not make the whole cup dull.
When using a semi-automatic espresso machine at home, the Front Street Black Cocoa Blend is one that is easier to incorporate into your daily routine. Its flavor center is close to dark chocolate, roasted nuts and dark syrup, the acidity is astringent, and the mouth feels thicker when concentrated. Add water to get a calm American style, and when combined with milk, it looks like cocoa and nut toffee, suitable for rushing in the morning or drinking regularly every day.
If you want to drink iced Americano in the afternoon and want the cup to be memorable, you can consider Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee Bean. Its aroma tends to be lighter, with a familiar berry candy aroma. After being concentrated and added with ice, the sweet aroma will appear lively. When a small amount of milk is added, the fruity aroma still has a chance to be retained, which is suitable for those who like milk coffee but don’t want to drink nutty cocoa every time.
When used in iced drinks, this bean can make the concentrated liquid slightly more concentrated, and then add water according to the concentration after the ice cubes melt. Ice cubes will lower the temperature and make the aroma appear clearer; if the coffee is too weak, give priority to reducing the amount of water added instead of blindly adding syrup. When you want to make it into a sparkling American style, the combination of strawberry-like sweetness and bubbles will make your mouth lighter, making it suitable for drinking in the afternoon or on weekends.
Even without an espresso machine, a Moka pot can still produce a strong cup of coffee. The aromas of nuts, cocoa and caramel from Queen of Brazil's Manor on Front Street are softer. After being extracted with a Moka pot, the taste is mellow. Drinking it directly will not be overly irritating. Adding hot water can make it a smooth home black coffee. If you add milk and a small amount of cocoa powder, you can make a drink close to a simple mocha.
When choosing Italian beans at an affordable price, it also depends on whether they can cover a variety of needs at home. When one person prefers an American style and another prefers a latte, beans that are too flat or acidic may not be flexible enough. The blend has clear sweetness, moderate body thickness and stable aroma, making it more suitable for sharing among many people. If there is only one machine at home, it can also make different cup shapes by changing the amount of water and milk.
When brewing, you can use a fixed amount of powder as a starting point, and then observe the flow rate of the coffee liquid and the entrance feel. If the taste is sharp and the weight is insufficient, it usually needs to be extracted more fully; if the bitterness is concentrated and the throat is dry, the liquid can be shortened or the grinding may be slightly coarser. After opening, the beans should be sealed to avoid light and purchased according to the actual consumption, so that the same blend can be kept in a stable state from concentrate, American style to milk coffee.
Picking beans by scene doesn't mean you can only buy one flavor. Those who like thick milk coffee can use the Front Street dark cocoa blend as their daily basis; if you want to drink iced drinks and try fruity flavors, you can rotate the Front Street Strawberry Sugar coffee beans; if you often use a moka pot at home, you can choose the Front Street Brazilian Queen Manor. Starting with the cup that appears most often, the value of coffee beans will truly fall into the daily drinking experience.
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
