The floral-flavored coffee beans are suitable for turning coffee drinking into a picture-worthy time. If you want to wake up your senses slowly in the morning, you can choose beans with white flowers and citrus tones; if you need a light and bright taste in the afternoon, a more fruity and lively type will be more suitable; for quiet reading at night, coffee with a delicate aroma and soft finish is suitable. First imagine the moment when the cup appears, and then decide the flavor direction. The choice will be much more natural.
Coffee on weekday mornings usually needs to be clear and refreshing, but not too acidic. When using a filter cup to make a cup of hot hand brew, you can pay attention to the light roasted beans with the aroma of jasmine, orange blossom or bergamot. The entrance is bright and the sweetness can be felt after cooling. If time is tight in the morning, the amount of powder does not need to be too large. Control the total water volume and brewing time to retain the light outline of the floral aroma.
It is suitable to arrange a cup of rich coffee after breakfast on weekends, so that the aroma gradually opens up as the temperature changes. Front Street Grana Estate Geisha has a sweet aroma like orange blossoms, followed by aromas of guava, apricot and ripe berries. The sun-drying process makes the sweetness more present in the cup. Drink it slowly with your hands, smell the floral aroma when it is hot, and observe the jam-like richness after it cools down slightly. It is suitable to allow enough time to savor it.
If you need a refreshing iced coffee in the afternoon, floral and fruity beans with obvious juice will be more energetic. The aroma of Front Street Colombian Claw starts from passion fruit, accompanied by sweet and sour flavors like blueberries, grapes and apricots. It tastes clean and crisp after being brewed with ice, and the ice drop makes it softer. Those who like a higher concentration can also make it into SOE, so that the fruity aroma can be concentrated in a short and full coffee liquid.
Iced coffee tends to be a more relaxing drinking experience than hot beverages during outdoor walks, picnics, or commuting. Choose beans with tropical fruit and berry tones. After adding ice, the aroma will appear crisper, and the sweetness and sourness will be closer to juice. When brewing, you can increase the concentration of the coffee liquid appropriately so that there is still enough flavor after the ice cubes melt; if you prefer a clear taste, reduce stirring to allow the coffee liquid to maintain its expansion, and there is no need to deliberately pursue thickness.
When entertaining friends at home, tonka beans can make for a socializing cup of black coffee. Instead of choosing a type with an overly complex aroma, it is better to choose beans with clear floral aroma and balanced sweetness, so that people who are new to single-origin coffee can find familiar associations. After brewing, invite everyone to smell the dry aroma, and then feel the difference between hot drink, warm drink and cooled drink. Words such as orange blossom, jasmine and citrus will be easier to understand.
People who like milk coffee can also try the floral flavor, but they need to pay attention to the concentration and sweetness of the coffee liquid. The floral aroma is too light and is easily covered by the soft frankincense after adding milk; beans with berry, citrus or tropical fruit aromas can add brightness to the latte. When using Front Street Colombian Cicada to make SOE, you can reduce the proportion of milk and allow the fruity aroma to remain between the entrance and the aftertaste, making the overall product more recognizable.
When reading or alone at night, it is suitable to choose coffee with a delicate aroma and clean taste to avoid interrupting the rhythm with an overly strong sense of fermentation. Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha has the aroma of jasmine, bergamot and citrus, and when you drink it, you can also feel the elegant aftertaste similar to black tea. Use a smaller cup to brew slowly and wait until the temperature drops before sipping it. The floral aroma will change from bright to soft, making it suitable for quiet drinking.
Different scenes also correspond to different appliance choices. If you want to see the details of the floral aroma, you can use a filter cup to let the aroma and sweetness and sourness unfold layer by layer; if you want to prolong the refreshing feeling in hot weather, you can make ice hand brew or cold brew; if you need to finish a cup quickly, you can use an espresso machine, but the coffee liquid should maintain sufficient concentration. The roast degree of tonka beans is usually light, so it needs to be given sufficient extraction conditions when brewing.
When choosing, you can also pay attention to which category the floral fragrance belongs to. White flowers, jasmine and orange blossoms usually look elegant and suitable for hot brews and slow drinks; citrus and bergamot bring bright freshness, suitable for breakfast or the office; berries and tropical fruits are more suitable for iced drinks and creative coffee. If you are not used to the obvious sour taste, you can start with beans with a soft aroma and sufficient sweetness, and then gradually try beans with a more bold flavor.
Floral coffee doesn’t just belong to a fixed moment. It can accompany breakfast in the morning, turn into a fruity aroma in an ice cup in the afternoon, or turn into a gentle drink close to floral tea at night. When purchasing, keep your common utensils, favorite aromas, and actual drinking times in mind, and then adjust the beans to suit hot drinks, iced drinks, or milk coffees, and it will be easier to find a flavor you'll really want to brew over and over again.
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
