Coffee beans with a nutty cocoa flavor usually give people a mild, sweet, and thick impression, and are suitable for daily cups that do not want to be disturbed by sharp acidity. It makes a refreshing black coffee and goes well with milk, syrup or breakfast snacks. When choosing, you can first imagine when you will drink it and what utensil you will use to drink it, and then decide whether you want a softer, richer or more layered cup feel.
A cup of coffee in the morning is suitable for those who are not in a hurry to express their personality. While overly bright AHAs may seem harsh when you first wake up, beans with their nutty, cocoa, and soft sweetness are easier on the palate. Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise follows a smooth and mellow flavor route, with a restrained acidity and a mild sweet aroma. After being brewed by hand into a hot drink, it has a natural texture and is suitable for a simple breakfast.
If your breakfast includes toast, croissants, eggs, or bacon, choose medium-dark roasted beans that have a slightly heavier texture. The sweetness like roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel can catch the wheat aroma of bread and reduce the greasiness caused by fat. There is no need to pursue a particularly high water temperature when brewing. First, keep the coffee smooth and sweet. It will not be dry in the mouth, and the taste of breakfast will be more harmonious.
In the office, convenience in cup dispensing and stable flavor are more important. When using a hanging ear, French press or automatic coffee machine, the nut adjustability has a relatively wider tolerance for beans. Even if the water injection speed is not uniform enough, it is easier to retain the richness. If you need to make several cups in a row, you can choose a type with a subtle aroma and low acidity. It will not look out of place when paired with milk or oat milk.
For those who are used to drinking American style, beans can’t just taste bitter and roasted. The moderate cocoa sweetness, nutty aroma and soft acidity will allow the coffee to still have content after adding water. Take Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise as an example. Extract it into a moderately concentrated coffee liquid and add hot water. The taste will appear clean and full. It is suitable for drinking slowly before commuting, and it is also suitable for continuous drinking in a thermos cup.
The milk coffee scene requires the coffee itself to have a clear skeleton. Milk will bring a creamy smoothness and make the sour aroma less prominent, so the beans should be sweet and thick enough that you can still taste the cocoa, nutty or roasted notes of the coffee after adding milk. When using an Italian machine, you can start in the medium-dark roasting direction; if you like the milk flavor to be more obvious, increase the amount of milk appropriately, and the cup feel will be softer.
Afternoon tea is perfect for a lighter version of the nutty cocoa flavor. If paired with chocolate cake, nut tarts or caramel cookies, the coffee should not be too strong, otherwise the dessert and coffee will overlap. At this time, you can make a cup of medium-strength hot coffee by hand or French press, allowing the cocoa aroma to stay in the middle, and ending with a mild sweetness, which not only provides a sense of companionship, but also does not overwhelm the snack.
When the weather is hot, nutty cocoa beans can also be used to make iced coffee, but the brewing method requires attention to the concentration and aroma. Use less water to brew a stronger coffee liquid, and add ice to cool it down to retain the sweetness and body. If you pour hot coffee directly onto a large amount of ice cubes, the flavor may become thinner; the melting speed of the ice cubes, the concentration of the coffee liquid, and the drinking time are all worth considering together.
Those who like Moka pots can choose medium-dark roasted beans with cocoa, nuts and roasted sweet aroma. The coffee produced by the Moka pot has a higher concentration and is suitable for adding water and milk. It is also suitable for pairing with condensed milk or a small amount of sugar. Do not grind the powder too finely, keep the heat gentle, and stop heating in time when the color of the liquid begins to become lighter, so it is easier to get a thick but not dry taste.
When drinking together with many people at home, the flavor must be tolerant enough. Some people drink black coffee, some add milk, and others like to add ice cubes or syrup. A single aroma that is too bright may not be suitable for all cup types. You can give priority to beans with soft acidity, clear sweetness, and round taste, and then adjust the grinding thickness and liquid concentration to make American-style, milk coffee, or Pour over(V60) beans to meet different habits.
Nutty cocoa flavor doesn't mean heavy or bitter, a truly cozy cup often also has sweetness, aroma and a smooth finish. When purchasing, you can put the drinking period, whether to add milk, and commonly used utensils on the same screen to judge. If you focus on hot hand brewing and daily American style, Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise is suitable for establishing a gentle daily rhythm; if you often make milk coffee or iced coffee, you should further pay attention to the concentration and body, so that every drinking method retains the cocoa nut flavor of the coffee itself.
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
