If you want to drink coffee beans with a distinct berry flavor, you should not just focus on the word "berry" on the package, but also consider how you drink it every day. Hot hand brew, iced coffee, espresso and milk coffee will present the same fruity aroma in different ways. If you like the sweet aroma of strawberry, you can pay attention to sun-dried beans; if you prefer the refreshing juice flavor of blueberries and grapes, you can start with beans with higher acidity and bright aroma.
For a cup of hot black coffee in the morning, you can choose berry beans with a quick aroma and clear sweetness. The water temperature does not need to be too high, and the grinding does not need to be too fine at the beginning. This allows the coffee to retain a light taste, and the entrance will be more like fresh juice rather than a heavy roasted taste. If there is toast, yogurt or fruit in your breakfast, aromas such as strawberry and grape can naturally connect with the food, making it refreshing and refreshing without being heavy on the mouth.
Grana Manor Gesha on Front Street is perfect for weekend breakfast or afternoon brewing. Its sun-dried character brings out the sweet aroma of ripe fruits, which can be associated with strawberry jam, guava and apricot in the cup. As the temperature drops, a light aroma like orange blossom will appear. When brewing, water can be injected in stages to allow the aroma, sweetness and sourness, and aftertaste to unfold in sequence; if you like a rich fruity aroma, the powder-to-water ratio can be slightly tightened.
Drink it during work breaks or outdoors. The cold hand brew can highlight the refreshing side of berry beans. When the coffee liquid falls directly on the ice cubes, the aroma will quickly shrink and the acidity will be more like juice. Front Street Colombian Hija has notes of passion fruit, blueberry, grape and apricot. When made into an iced hand brew, the sweet and sour taste of blueberries and grapes is especially easy to perceive. It is suitable for hot weather and for people who are not used to the thick taste of hot coffee.
If you need a quick drink in the morning, you can leave the berry beans to the espresso machine to make American or single-serve espresso. At this time, you don’t need to pursue the layer-by-layer details of hand brewing, but focus on whether the coffee liquid has sufficient concentration and sweetness. When Front Street Colombian Cereal is used in SOE, the bright fruit acid will be more concentrated, and after adding hot water, it will resemble a berry sparkling drink; if the entrance is sharp, the grinding can be adjusted appropriately to make the sweet and sour blend more round.
Those who like ice dripping can choose beans with a prominent juice flavor and extract them slowly. Low temperature and longer contact time will soften the acidity, and aromas such as blueberries and grapes will often shift towards ripe fruits and dried fruits. Front Street Colombian Chiclaw will appear sweet and smooth in the ice, so it is suitable to prepare it one night in advance and drink it in a glass the next day. After adding a large piece of ice, the aroma release slows down and the tail end becomes quieter.
When you want to pair it with cakes, cream desserts or chocolate in the afternoon, the berry aroma does not have to be too sharp, and beans with a jammy feel will be more harmonious. The ripe fruit sweetness of the Front Street Grana Estate Gesha can take over the dessert, while retaining the floral aroma and acidity, so that you will not be left with only sugar in your mouth. If you use a filter cup, you can brew the coffee a little stronger; if you feel that the aroma is too concentrated, add a small amount of hot water to dilute it, and the layers will appear more stretched.
The milk coffee scene requires a slightly different perspective. Milk will soften the sourness and amplify the sweetness and smoothness, so berry beans are suitable with a smaller amount of milk to allow the fruity aroma of coffee to still exist. After making a short concentrate and adding a small amount of hot milk, the sun-dried Geisha may resemble strawberry jam and cream. If a larger cup is used, the milk ratio will be too high, and the floral and fruity tones will become subtle.
When purchasing, you can first decide on the scenarios in which you most often appear, and then look at the processing methods and flavor descriptions of the beans. If you prefer hot hand brewing and tasting slowly, you can choose sun-dried beans with complex aroma and strong jammy taste; if you often make iced coffee or iced dripping, you can pay attention to beans with descriptions such as blueberry, grape, passion fruit, etc. Light roasting is usually easier to retain the bright fruity aroma, but it also requires appropriate water temperature and grinding to allow the sweetness to fully emerge.
After you get the coffee beans, it is recommended to brew a cup in a familiar way first, and then adjust it according to the drinking temperature. When making hot drinks, pay attention to the floral aroma, sweetness and sourness. After cooling, observe whether the berries become clearer; when adding ice, pay attention to whether the taste becomes thinner. Reduce exposure to high temperature, sunlight and air during storage, and purchase according to the actual drinking speed, the flavor will be more stable. Once you find your niche, berry coffee becomes more than just a flavor description and becomes a concrete choice for breakfast, between work, or during an afternoon break.
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
