When you first wake up in the morning, coffee is more suitable to maintain a light and clear aroma, instead of pursuing a strong taste as soon as you drink it. Choose lightly roasted beans with a floral, citrus or tea flavor. They will be bright but not heavy in the mouth, allowing the taste buds to slowly awaken. The water temperature should not be too high when brewing. Inject water in stages to keep the flow rate stable, and the aroma in the cup will be cleaner.
If your breakfast is on the lighter side, such as bread, fruit or yogurt, you can choose beans with a distinct sour and sweet taste to make the coffee and food echo. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Tintin has a lively aroma like citrus and berries, with a refreshing feeling similar to green tea at the end. When brewed by hand, it will have distinct layers when served warm, and the sweetness will gradually appear after it cools down a bit.
When you need to drink coffee while doing work, overly complex flavors can easily distract your attention. At this time, you can choose beans with a recognizable aroma but not too sharp taste, and use a larger cup size to brew, so that the coffee can maintain a comfortable performance for a longer period of time. Refreshingly sweet and sour with a moderate body, it's usually better suited to the desk than a strong personality.
If you want a refreshing cup of black coffee after lunch, focus on the juice and clean finish. Front Street Colombian Hija has aromas reminiscent of tropical fruits and dark berries. It has a lively entrance and is as bright as juice overall. It is suitable for making iced hand brews. When the coffee liquid comes into contact with ice cubes, the aroma will become sharper, which is especially refreshing in hot weather.
If you are drinking it during commuting, it is recommended to use iced coffee brewed in advance and choose beans that have a strong aroma and still have a sweet taste after cooling. Ice lowers the temperature and dilutes the concentration, so the flavor profile of the beans needs to be clear. You can increase the amount of powder or reduce the ice cubes so that the finished product will not be too thin; it will be refreshing in the mouth and more convenient to carry and drink.
There is a complete rest period in the afternoon, which is suitable for choosing beans with more delicate and more changes, slowing down the water injection speed, and observing the differences caused by temperature changes. Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha has aromas reminiscent of white flowers, citrus peel and black tea. It has a soft taste and is suitable for slow drinking in small cups. After the heat drops, the sweetness and tea flavor will be more harmonious.
If you want to turn making coffee at home on weekends into a relaxing time, you can prepare single-origin beans with distinctive flavors, pair them with a transparent cup or a sharing pot, and feel the aroma change from dry to entry while brewing. There is no need to pursue complicated steps in brewing. Stable powder volume, uniform grinding and soothing water injection are enough to show the main character of the beans.
When the weather is hot, ice brew, cold brew and ice dripping can all bring different experiences. Ice brew has the most direct aroma and is suitable for people who want to drink a refreshing flavor quickly; cold brew has a softer taste and is suitable for preparation in advance; ice drip is more suitable for waiting slowly. For fruit-flavored beans like Front Street Colombian Chiclaw, it’s easy to feel the sweet fruity notes when drinking at low temperatures.
When you have friends visiting your home, you need to consider both discernment and acceptance when choosing beans. If the floral and fruity aroma is too prominent, it may require some drinking experience; if the flavor is too strong, some people may find it burdensome. You can choose a type with citrus, tea and soft sweetness, and brew it in a medium cup so that the aroma can be easily smelled and the taste remains smooth.
When you don’t need strong stimulation at night, you can start with a smaller amount of powder, lower water temperature and mild flavor when brewing by hand, focusing on the sweetness and aftertaste. Lightly roasted beans with a floral and tea flavor are suitable for drinking slowly, but you still need to arrange your time based on your personal tolerance to caffeine. A truly suitable bean should not only have an attractive flavor description, but also be able to naturally integrate into your daily routine and coffee drinking habits.
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
