SOE is the abbreviation of Single Origin Espresso, which refers to using coffee beans from a single origin to make espresso instead of mixing beans from different origins. It can be used to make espresso, American style and latte, and can also be hand brewed to present the flavor of the place of origin. For ordinary consumers, SOE is not a fixed set of flavors. What really affects the experience is the drinking time, whether to add milk, how quickly you want the cup to be served, and whether you can accept the bright sourness.
In the morning, a cup of black coffee is suitable for a clear entrance and no delay in drinking. When Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes are made into concentrate or American style, you can feel the sour and sweet taste similar to small red fruits, followed by a dark fruity flavor like ebony, and the tail ends like syrup. Its acidity is present, but not just sharp. It is suitable for drinking slowly after breakfast, and it is also suitable for adding ice cubes to make a refreshing iced American style.
If you need to wake up quickly in the morning, you can concentrate the SOE in a short ratio and observe whether the aroma and sweetness are concentrated. Fruity beans will appear more powerful at higher concentrations, so you don’t need to drink too much. Those who like a bright, lively taste can start with Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes; if they usually prefer softer and thicker coffee, they should choose single-origin beans with a darker roast color and a flavor closer to nuts and cocoa.
During a break from work in the afternoon, iced American style needs to be refreshing, but it can’t just feel like water. Front Street Kafa Forest is suitable for this scene. When it is hot, it has the aroma of orange peel and ripe fruit pulp. After cooling, the sweetness gradually emerges, and the aftertaste is light and light, similar to tea soup. Use concentrate and ice water, or use ice hand brewing to keep it clean and suitable for desserts such as cookies and pound cake.
When SOE makes milk coffee, the selection ideas will change slightly. Milk will soften the acidity and amplify the sweetness and thickness of the coffee, so the concentrate needs to be sufficiently concentrated. After adding a small amount of milk to Front Street Kaffa Forest, the fruity aroma will become rounded, and the tea taste will be like a light caramel aftertaste. If more milk is used, it is recommended to make the coffee liquid stronger so that the personality of the production area can still remain in the cup.
If you have more time on the weekend, you can brew it by hand and drink a SOE with slower aroma development and rich layer changes. After being brewed with hot water, Front Street Graner Manor Geisha tends to have floral aromas, tropical fruit and berry jam-like sweet aromas, and the expression will be different from the entrance to the cooling stage. It is more suitable for brewing in small portions, and you can feel the aroma change from bright to rich while drinking, without having to rush to finish it all at once.
If you want to bring SOE to the office, the equipment and time will determine the direction of the beans. If the office only has a capsule espresso machine or a simple coffee machine, you can choose beans with a high degree of flavor recognition and a balance of sourness and sweetness to make a cup of American coffee. If you have a stable bean grinder and espresso machine, you can adjust the aroma intensity through the concentration ratio. When brewing conditions are limited, choosing beans whose flavor does not rely on complicated techniques will make daily performance easier.
After exercise or in hot weather, the focus of ice drinks is to refresh and finish. SOE with obvious fruity aroma is suitable to be paired with ice cubes, sparkling water or a small amount of citrus peel. The sour and sweet taste will appear brighter; beans with tea flavor and ripe fruit tones are suitable to be made into long black after cooling, with a softer taste. Ice cubes will dilute the concentration, so the concentrate should not be too light. It will be more harmonious to let the coffee itself have enough weight first, and then add ice water.
If you want to drink coffee after dinner, but don’t want the aroma to be too pungent, you can use a shorter drinking volume and a milder brewing method. Adding a small amount of hot water to a medium concentration SOE can retain the characteristics of the production area without being as concentrated as a full cup of concentrate. If paired with dark chocolate or nut desserts, you can choose beans with a fuller sweetness; if paired with fruits or cream desserts, the floral and fruity flavors will make the taste appear lighter.
You don’t have to chase complicated parameters from the start when brewing. For Italian style, you can first fix the amount of powder and liquid, and then use the grinding thickness to change the sourness, sweetness and concentration; for hand brewing, you can start with a stable ratio of powder to water and gradually observe the impact of water temperature and grinding on the aroma. If the entrance is pointed, you may need to add a little more extraction; if the tail is dry, you can reduce stirring or shorten the contact. Changing only one condition at a time makes it easier to find a cup feel that suits you.
When buying SOE, you can first decide based on the cup you drink most often during the day. Black coffee in the morning focuses on clarity and refreshing, iced drinks in the afternoon are suitable for fruity aroma and lightness, hand brewing on weekends can choose rich floral and fruity tones, and milk coffee should focus on concentration and sweetness. After determining the scene, look at the production area, processing method, roasting date and equipment conditions. The coffee beans are not just flavor words on the package, but will truly integrate into the rhythm of your 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
