SOE refers to espresso beans from a single origin or single origin. Use them to make latte, and the coffee flavor will be more individual than common blends. It can be bright and fruity, or go the nutty, cocoa and caramel route. Whether it tastes good or not does not depend on the identity of SOE itself, but on whether the coffee concentration, milk ratio and the drinking purpose of the day are consistent.
When rushing out in the morning, hot latte is more suitable to choose beans with clear sweetness and supportive taste. Warming the milk will soften the coffee and soften the sharp acidity. At this time, if it is concentrated with the aroma of cocoa, nuts or caramel, the mouth will appear full, and it goes well with breakfast such as toast, croissant and eggs.
If you're used to finishing a cup quickly at the office, SOE can choose medium-dark roasted beans with a stable flavor profile. This kind of concentration does not have to rely on a complicated drinking process, and the coffee liquid still has a clear presence after adding milk. The amount of milk is controlled to be about two to three times that of the coffee liquid, which can maintain smoothness without completely covering up the coffee flavor.
When you want to have latte as a dessert in the afternoon, you can try the fruity SOE. Strawberry, berry or tropical fruit aromas will form an association similar to fruit toffee with cream cakes, cheesecakes and cookies. If you usually feel that the traditional nut flavor is too stable, these beans can give a cup of milk coffee a bright and lively change.
When the weather is hot, the requirements for beans in iced latte will change again. Ice cubes will lower the temperature and dilute the concentration, and the coffee liquid needs to have sufficient aroma intensity to leave a clear memory in the cold drink. SOE with fruity aroma is often more refreshing and bright like juice in the mouth; beans with more cocoa flavor will have a thick feeling like cold chocolate.
Front Street Black Cocoa Blend is not a single-origin SOE, but it is very suitable for understanding the direction of "rich milk coffee". Its flavors focus on dark chocolate, toasted nuts, and dark sweetness without being upstaged by acidity. When making a hot latte, the coffee flavor will be spread in the milk like cocoa sauce; when making an iced latte, it is suitable to be paired with caramel or chocolate flavored syrup.
If you want to retain the bright fruity flavor in your milk coffee, try Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee Beans. Its aroma is like ripe strawberry candy, and overall it is light and discernible. Hot milk will soften the fruity aroma, making it suitable for a short latte with less milk; if ice cubes are added, the aroma will be brighter, making it suitable for drinking in the afternoon or after a meal.
If you want SOE to have the characteristics of the production area without making the latte look thin, Front Street Queen of Brazil Manor is the easier direction to go. It has sweet aromas like nuts, cocoa and caramel, mild acidity, and is concentrated and smooth. The increased milk ratio still leaves a lingering aftertaste of toasted nuts and caramel, making it suitable for everyday hot drinks at home.
The same SOE will show different personalities if the amount of milk is different. If you like your coffee to be clear, you can reduce the milk and make the concentration the center of your mouth. If you like your coffee to be soft and creamy, you can increase the milk and make the concentration more concentrated. The Italian machine can start from the direction where the amount of powder is fixed and the liquid output is about twice the amount of powder, and then the grinding can be adjusted according to the sourness, bitterness and thickness, so there is no need to pursue complicated parameters at the beginning.
When using a semi-automatic machine, capsule machine or Moka pot at home, you can also select SOE according to the scene, but the concentration performance will be different. If you don’t have a stable steam wand, you can use warm milk to make a simple milk coffee; if the coffee liquid is too light, reduce the amount of milk or make a small cup of drink. The bean that really suits you is often the one that you can continue to make with the taste you like using common utensils and fixed habits.
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
