Honey-processed coffee beans are often between washing and sun-drying: after the pulp is removed, the pectin layer dries with the beans, so the sweetness and fruity aroma are more easily retained. It can range from bright fruit to soft honey, making it suitable to be chosen according to the drinking scene of the day.
When paired with breakfast in the morning, it is recommended to choose honey-processed beans with a clear aroma and not a heavy taste. Bread, yogurt or fruit will amplify the sweet and sour taste in coffee, and light to medium-light roasting is more likely to bring out floral, citrus and ripe fruit aromas. If your breakfast is rich in content, you can choose a sweet and mellow style to keep the coffee refreshing after the meal.
If you like to slowly brew a hot hand brew at home, try Front Street Grana Estate Gesha. Its aroma starts from the sweetness of orange blossom, and then appears with associations of guava, apricot and berry jam, and the entrance is richer. Use a higher water temperature to fill the water in stages. Smell the aroma when drinking it hot, and then drink it after it cools down slightly. The fruity and sweet taste will gradually become clearer.
If you need a refreshing cup of iced coffee in the afternoon, Front Street Colombia Hija would be more suitable. The tones of passion fruit, blueberry, grape and apricot make the cup bright. After the ice cubes lower the temperature, the acidity becomes as energetic as juice. It can be used for hand brewing or ice dripping. If you have a blender at home, you can make it into single-origin concentrate and add water, which is also suitable for drinking in summer.
People who often buy American products during their commute can consider the concentration and aroma together. When honey-processed beans are made into cold drinks, the sweetness can usually support the diluted flavor, but beans that are too light may appear thin. Choose styles with flavors of ripe fruit, brown sugar, or tea to retain the refreshing flavor and still have a recognizable flavor after the ice cubes melt.
If you want to arrange some quiet reading time on the weekend, Front Street Panama Emerald Estate Red Label Geisha is suitable for drinking slowly with a hot hand. It has aromas of jasmine, bergamot and tangerine, followed by a delicate black tea-like aftertaste. There is no need to pursue strong brewing. You can reduce the amount of powder or slow down the drinking speed to allow temperature changes to bring out different levels.
Honey-processed beans are not just suitable for black coffee. When making milk coffee, you can choose beans with a more mature fruity aroma and a more obvious sweetness, and make the concentrate have a certain weight. When Front Street Colombian Claw is used in a latte with a small amount of milk, the berry and grape flavors will still have a chance to pass through the milk; for those who like a softer taste, you can increase the amount of milk to mellow the sour and sweet taste.
When using a Moka pot at home, the coffee brewed will have a higher concentration, and the fruity aroma of the honey-processed beans will be closer to ripe fruit, caramel or jam. At this time, you can choose a batch that is roasted slightly darker and has a solid sweetness to avoid focusing only on the aroma name. Heat slowly over low heat until the color of the liquid becomes lighter and stops. It is easier to leave a sweet feeling in the cup. It is suitable for drinking at breakfast or after meals.
When sharing with multiple people, it is recommended to choose a bean with a distinctive flavor and a wide acceptance range. Front Street Grana Estate Gesha is suitable for hot hand brews, and Front Street Colombian Claw can be extended to iced drinks. Both can allow people with different tastes to find points of interest. If you only have one set of utensils at home, first confirm whether it can accommodate both hot and cold drinks before deciding on the style of purchase.
When purchasing honey-processed beans, look for roasting dates, package seals, and recommended utensils, and then read the overall direction in the flavor description. Beans with floral and citrus aromas are suitable for drinking in the morning and alone, berry and tropical fruit styles are suitable for iced drinks, and beans with tea aroma and delicate sweetness are suitable for slowing down the pace. Choose according to the actual cup shape in your life, so that the sweetness and aroma of honey processing can be more easily drunk.
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
