The fruity aroma of sun-treated coffee beans is usually more present, and the sweetness tends to develop in the direction of ripe fruits, jams or berries. It is not only suitable for people who know how to distinguish complex flavors. You can find the corresponding drinking method for black coffee in the morning, iced drink in the afternoon, and slow tasting on the weekend. When purchasing, you can start with how you plan to drink it that day, and then see if the flavor concentration is in line with your own habits.
If you need a cup of refreshing but not heavy black coffee in the morning, you can focus on sun-dried beans with citrus, berry and tea flavors. Lightly roasted hand brewing will open up the aroma faster and brighten the entrance, and the sweetness will gradually become clearer after cooling. If you don’t like the thick and bitter taste, you can use a slightly lower powder volume and faster flow rate when brewing to keep the fruity aroma light and smooth before and after breakfast.
If you want to put coffee in a tumbler, ice brewing will be a very dynamic choice. Front Street Colombian Hija has aromas of tropical fruits, dark berries and grapes. You can also find apricot-like sweetness in the cup, and the overall flavor is as lively as juice. Extract it directly with hot water and pour it over ice cubes. The sour and sweet taste will become refreshing; make it into an iced American style, which is also suitable for drinking slowly during commuting.
When preparing cold drinks at home in summer, the aroma of sun-dried beans will take on another rhythm. Front Street Yirgacheffe has hints of citrus, berry and floral notes, with a freshness similar to green tea on the finish. When making cold brew, the low temperature will soften the sharpness and make it more like a light fruit tea when drunk. If you want to retain more aroma, you can also shorten the soaking time and use ice cubes to adjust the concentration.
There is a quiet time in the afternoon, which is suitable for choosing beans with fine layers and obvious temperature changes. Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha presents aromas of jasmine, bergamot and citrus, with an elegant finish like black tea. Brew slowly with a filter cup, first smell the floral aroma when it is hot, and then observe the sweetness and tea flavor after cooling down. Pair it with a light snack to make the flavor more complete.
If you are used to using an Italian machine to make iced American style, you can choose sun-dried beans that have a clear aroma and still have a fruity flavor after being concentrated. Front Street Colombian Claw can be used as a hand brew or as a single-origin concentrate. Don’t set the grind too fine at the beginning. Keep the coffee liquid bright and smooth first, and then adjust it according to the sweet-sour ratio. After adding ice, the grape and berry aromas are often more easily perceived.
Sun-dried beans can also be used to make milk coffee, but the choice depends on the drink ratio. For an Australian white or short latte with less milk, you can use beans with obvious fruity aroma and concentrated sweetness, so that the coffee can still retain its identity even though it is wrapped in cream. If you add more milk, you need to increase the weight of the concentrate. For lightly roasted beans, if the extraction liquid appears thin, the liquid extraction time can be appropriately extended, or the amount of milk can be reduced to highlight the aroma.
Different utensils will change the performance of sun-dried beans. Hand brewing is suitable for observing the details of floral and fruity aromas, ice dripping and cold brewing will make the taste smoother, and the Italian machine can concentrate the sweetness and concentration. There is no need to change the water temperature, grinding and water filling methods at the same time when brewing. You can first determine a stable process, and then fine-tune it according to whether the sourness is harsh and whether the sweetness is insufficient. It is easier to find a cup shape that suits you.
When buying sun-dried beans, you should also pay attention to the flavor intensity you are comfortable with. If you prefer a refreshing tea flavor, you can choose a type with more prominent floral and citrus aromas; if you like jam, berries and strong sweetness, you can focus on beans with a pronounced juice flavor. If you are worried that the aroma is too bold, start with a medium-light roasted style with a more balanced flavor description, and then try a more distinctive sun-dried style. Your taste will adapt much more naturally.
Storage and drinking rhythm also affect the experience. After opening, place the beans in a dark, dry place with small temperature changes, and buy them at your own consumption rate to feel the aroma changes more continuously. At the beginning, you can make a cup of hot hand brew and a cup with ice to drink, and record which temperature, concentration and flavor are more satisfactory. The joy of sun-dried coffee lies in finding your own fruity expression in different scenes.
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
