Hand-brewed beans with obvious sweetness and rich fruity aroma are not only available during quiet tasting time. You need a cup of light and refreshing hot coffee in the morning, a bright and refreshing flavor is suitable for breaks at work, and you can slowly feel the aroma changes on weekends. Think about when this cup of coffee will appear, and then choose beans that match the rhythm, so that it will taste more natural.
Time is tight in the morning, so it is suitable to choose a type that is easy to open and not heavy in the mouth. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding has citrus and berry tones. After injecting hot water, the floral aroma will emerge in the front part, leaving behind a refreshing tea feeling and soft sweetness. Brewing in stages with a lighter water flow will keep the cup bright and not too burdensome to drink before breakfast.
If you are used to eating bread, yogurt or fruit in the morning, you can put sweetness in front of the flavor judgment. The fruity aroma of Yirgacheffe fruit dices has a certain clarity, but it will not completely overwhelm the food itself; the water temperature is slightly lower, the acidity will become rounded, and the citrus-like liveliness is more suitable for connecting with breakfast flavors such as honey and berry jam.
When you need to concentrate on workday mornings, you can choose coffee with a more recognizable aroma and turn the short brewing process into a rhythm change. The aroma of Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha leans towards white flowers, citrus peel and bergamot, with a light and clean entrance and a dry finish similar to black tea. It is suitable for injecting water in small amounts and multiple times. Slow down and you can feel the aroma unfolding layer by layer.
This Geisha is more suitable for hot brewing without sugar or milk, because the delicate floral and citrus notes will gradually become clear as the temperature drops. If you use a small-capacity filter cup in the office, you can reduce the amount of powder and control the total amount of water, allowing you to drink the coffee in more than ten minutes; when the temperature drops from hot to lukewarm, the sweetness will usually appear softer.
There is plenty of sunshine in the afternoon, and the cold hand brew will make the fruity aroma lighter, which is suitable for those who want to drink refreshingly without sacrificing the aroma. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran has aromas of tropical fruits, strawberries and passion fruit. After hot water extraction, it flows directly through the ice cubes. The sweet and sour flavor will be tightened by the low temperature, making it as bright as juice, but still retains the layers of coffee.
When making ice hand brew, you can let the ice bear part of the final water volume, and the total amount of hot water does not need to be added at once. Oiran is suitable for completing the extraction at a faster flow rate to avoid dryness caused by staying in the tail section for too long. After the ice cubes melt, shake it gently and wait for the aroma to stabilize before sipping it. The strawberry-like sweetness and tropical fruit flavor will be easier to capture.
If you have enough time to make coffee on the weekend, you can choose a bean worth slowly observing. Red Label Geisha will show different appearances at different temperatures: when it is first brewed, it has a floral and citrus aroma, and after it cools down, it becomes more like a sweet tea. At this time, there is no need to pursue a high concentration. Use finer grinding and soothing water injection to keep every sip light, suitable for drinking slowly while reading or chatting.
If coffee is mainly consumed outdoors, during commuting or at parties, cold brewing will be more convenient than hot brewing. After the Yirgacheffe fruit dices are soaked at low temperature, the sharpness will be reduced, leaving a softer and sweeter impression of berries and citrus. Store in a sealed bottle and refrigerate, then add ice before drinking. If you want the aroma to be more concentrated, you can reduce the amount of diluting water to make the flavor more present in the cup.
When purchasing, you can judge the scene, drinking speed and the acidity you accept together. For a quick drink in the morning, choose fruity ones with a clear aroma and light taste. If you want a refreshing change in the afternoon, the tropical fruit notes of Oiran will be more active. If you have time to drink quietly, you can consider the delicate floral aroma and tea taste of Red Label Geisha. After receiving the beans, grow the beans according to the packaging recommendations, and then brew them with the fixed formula two or three times, so that you can feel the sweetness more accurately.
The same coffee can also be drunk in different ways as the scene changes: hot drinks are suitable for observing the aroma, adding ice cubes highlights the juice flavor, and cold brew brings a soft and smooth taste. Sweet and fruity aroma does not only mean strong sourness. Beans that are truly suitable for daily use should also maintain a comfortable continuity between entry, swallowing and aftertaste. Find such a combination, and hand brewing will naturally blend into every moment worth staying.
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
