Floral and fruity coffee beans are not just suitable for quiet hand brewing. In the morning, you need a cup of refreshing but not heavy black coffee. The office is suitable for a clear aroma and sharp flavor. In the afternoon, you can choose beans with a sweeter and more lively taste to make an iced hand brew or cold brew. First imagine when this cup of coffee will appear, and then match it from the strength, sweetness and sourness, and drinking temperature, and you will have more direction in selecting beans.
If you have plenty of time in the morning and are willing to spend a few minutes brewing a cup of hot coffee, you can focus on light roasted beans that develop the aroma quickly and have a light taste. The hot water will bring out the aroma of petals, citrus and berries, which will bring a bright feeling in the mouth and will not leave a heavy roasted taste after drinking. If breakfast is paired with toast, fruit or light pastries, this refreshing approach will not easily cover up the taste of the food itself.
Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding is suitable for such a morning arrangement. After injecting hot water, the cup will easily appear fresh like citrus peels, sweet and sour like berries, and light texture close to green tea. If you want to make your morning softer, you can lower the water temperature slightly, or drink the coffee slowly after it has cooled down. The tail will appear rounder and the aroma will be more delicate.
While commuting or at your desk, coffee is often not a drink meant to be analyzed over a long period of time, but rather needs to be consumed quickly while retaining a pleasant aroma. At this time, you can choose beans with a high degree of flavor recognition and a clear relationship between sweetness and sourness. There is no need to deliberately pursue complex levels when brewing. After filling it in a tumbler, the drop in temperature will change the fruity aroma to a softer sweetness, making it suitable for drinking in several sips.
There is a complete rest time in the afternoon, and the fragrance of flowers and fruits can be more lively. For those who like bold aromas, look out for beans with associations with tropical fruits, berries or passion fruit; these flavors come alive in hot drinks and become crisp when added over ice. If you are in a relaxed state of mind that day, Bing Shou Chong can bring out the sense of ritual in the afternoon.
Front Street Ethiopian Oiran can be arranged for a weekend afternoon or as an iced coffee option when the weather is hot. When brewed into a hot hand brew, the fruit aroma is more intense and the sweetness is more lively. If you directly extract it at a lower temperature or drink it after cooling, the overall effect will be more like a refreshing fruity drink. Those who like a fruity aroma but don’t want to drink a heavy drink can start with this one.
If you are used to preparing your coffee for the next day in advance, cold brewing will give the floral and fruity aroma a different character. Low-temperature steeping usually does not push the acidity too sharply, the entrance is smoother, and the fruity flavor is closer to juice or fruit tea. Just choose beans that are lightly roasted and have a clear aroma. The grinding does not need to be too fine. After soaking, take a small sip and then adjust the concentration with ice cubes or drinking water.
For those who like a juicy kick, Front Street Kenya Cherry Tomatoes are perfect in an after-lunch iced coffee or a quick pour-over. Its acidity has a clear outline, and the taste can be associated with ripe cherry tomatoes and dark dried fruits, followed by a sweetness similar to brown sugar. The hot drink is more refreshing, while after being chilled, it is more like a glass of juice with distinct sour and sweet tastes. It has a clean finish and is suitable for people who don't like a lingering taste.
Fruity and floral doesn't mean you can only drink black coffee. If you want to drink a drink with milk in the afternoon, you can keep the coffee liquid at a higher concentration and add a small amount of milk to change the fruity aroma from sharp to soft and sweet. You can try a small cup of milk coffee with strawberries, tropical fruits or citrus-flavored beans; the more milk, the easier it is for the sour aroma of the coffee to fade, so it is more suitable to control the amount of milk and retain part of the original aroma.
It is not advisable to arrange a very refreshing drink too late in the evening, but if you just want to share the flavor with friends, you can choose to brew a small amount and let the coffee cool before drinking it. Fruity tonka beans often take on a new sweetness during the cooling process, so it’s suitable to observe the changes while chatting. Whether you use a filter cup or a cold brew pot, you can start with a familiar concentration to avoid making the coffee too strong in pursuit of aroma.
The floral and fruity coffee beans that really suit you should be able to integrate into your life, not just stay in the flavor description. Choose a light and clear aroma in the morning, try a lively fruity sweetness in the afternoon, give it to iced drinks in hot weather, and occasionally use a small amount of milk to change the taste. By arranging different beans according to the rhythm of the day, floral and fruity aromas transform from words on the label into concrete pleasures that can be experienced every time you drink coffee.
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
