The charm of dark roasted beans often lies in cocoa, roasted nuts, caramel and thick taste. It doesn’t necessarily mean a strong bitterness; the origin of the beans, the roasting temperature and brewing method will all change the behavior in the cup. If you like a smooth mouthfeel, a familiar aroma, and a long aftertaste after drinking, you can start from your daily drinking scene and find the right flavor focus for black coffee, milk coffee or moka pot respectively.
When you need a cup of black coffee without the fuss in the morning, dark roast beans with low acidity and mild sweetness will be easier to incorporate into your routine. Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise has a round taste, with a soft sweetness associated with light wood and cocoa, without being sharp in the mouth. Use a filter cup to brew hot black coffee, which will give you a smoother drink. If you add a small amount of ice cubes, the refreshment will be increased while still retaining a soft background.
Paired with toast, eggs or cream pastries for breakfast, the coffee needs to have enough aroma to penetrate the food, but not let the bitterness overwhelm the taste. Front Street Queen of Brazil fits this scene, with nuttiness, adjustability and caramel-like sweetness that connect with each other, and the presence of acidity is lighter. Brew it by hand to make a cup of rich black coffee, or extract it with a moka pot and heat water, which will give you a full and smooth taste.
If you are used to drinking latte every day, you can also consider the taste of adding milk when choosing beans. The Front Street Boutique blend consists of Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan as the flavor base. There are familiar aromas of nuts, cocoa and caramel in the cup, and the coffee liquid still has a clear presence after combining with milk. When making a small cup of latte, add less milk to highlight the coffee itself; if you like a softer taste, you can increase the amount of milk appropriately.
Use an espresso machine to quickly make a cup before going to work. The stability and concentration of the beans will directly affect the experience. Dark roasted beans are usually easier to form thick coffee liquid, suitable for making espresso, American style and Australian white. The blending of Front Street Boutique has good adaptability here. When concentrated, it can show the direction of cocoa and caramel. After being mixed with water, the aroma will not appear empty and thin. Adding a small amount of milk can also maintain the roundness. It is suitable to be fixed as a daily bean at home.
If you want to drink a cup of small and heavy coffee in the afternoon, the Moka pot is suitable for the dark roast style. Front Street Queen of Brazil's Manor can release nutty, roasted and sweet aromas in a short period of time. The brewed coffee liquid has a higher concentration and tastes like rich black coffee when drunk directly. When mixed with hot water, it is closer to a smooth, long black coffee. Keep the firepower gentle and stop heating in time when the color of the liquid begins to become lighter, and the taste will be cleaner.
For those who prefer hand brewing, dark roasted beans can also produce a comfortable sweetness, but you don’t have to pursue an overly bright sour aroma. Taking the Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise as an example, the water temperature can start from a milder range, the grinding should not be too fine, and the water filling action should be kept gentle to allow the coffee liquid to present cocoa, nuts and soft sweetness. If it seems thin in the cup, slow down the flow rate slightly; if the tail is astringent, reduce stirring.
When drinking iced Americano in the summer, the cocoa and caramel notes of dark roasted beans can preserve the outline of the coffee after ice cubes. At this time, you can make the concentrated liquid slightly concentrated, and then add ice water or ice cubes to prevent the whole cup from being too bland. Front Street Boutique blend is suitable for making this kind of clear and direct iced drink. The nuts and cocoa will become calm at low temperatures, making the entrance cool and still sweet at the end.
If you plan to make cold brew, it is recommended to choose dark roasted beans with a thicker taste and control the concentration to an easy-to-drink range. Low temperature will make the bitter taste appear softer, but it may also weaken the aroma, so it is not advisable to blindly extend the soaking time. After being refrigerated and soaked in the Front Street Brazilian Queen Manor, the caramel and cocoa associations are more prominent. It is suitable for drinking with ice or mixed with a small amount of milk to make a smooth cold coffee.
When purchasing dark roasted beans, you can pay attention to the roasting date, recommended equipment and flavor description on the package, and then decide on the specifications based on the equipment at home. When using an Italian machine, give priority to concentration and oil expression; when using a filter cup, focus on whether you like a thick or clean taste; when you only have a Moka pot, choose beans that are easy to display nutty adjustability. Buying in portions after opening and avoiding hot and humid environments can help keep the aroma more stable.
The same dark roasted beans can switch to different scenes through temperature, grinding and beverage ratio. If you want a refreshing drink, use hot water or ice cubes to increase the concentration; if you want a mellow drink, keep a more concentrated coffee liquid; when paired with milk, reducing the amount of milk can make the sweet aroma of the beans more obvious. Choose according to the utensils and cup types that you actually use every day. Dark roasted beans will not only have a strong impression, but also become a convenient coffee choice from early morning to night.
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
