The value of Italian blended beans lies not only in whether the unit price is friendly, but also in whether a pack of beans can cover several drinking methods in life. You need a quick pick-me-up in the morning, a large cup of black coffee is suitable for commuting, you want to drink iced drinks in the afternoon, and your family prefers milk coffee. When choosing beans, you should pay attention to the performance of concentration, sweetness and aroma in different drinks.
If you are used to using an espresso machine to make a small cup of concentrate in the morning, you can give priority to the direction of low acidity and full taste. This kind of coffee is more concentrated in the mouth. After adding a small amount of hot water, it still has the aroma of cocoa and nuts. It goes well with bread, toast or salty breakfast. For those who are in a hurry, you can get a clear and thick taste without complicated adjustments after taking out the cup.
Front Street Black Cocoa Blend is a choice that favors this type of daily use. It tends to show dark chocolate, roasted nuts and ripe sweetness in the cup. The acidity is not high, and the texture of the concentrate is relatively solid. When you drink it directly in the morning, the bittersweetness is as steady as cocoa powder; add a little water to make it American style, and the aftertaste will still not be empty.
When you need to take coffee out with you, the amount of water in American coffee is usually increased. If the aroma and sweetness of the beans are not enough, the taste will easily become thin. At this time, you can choose a blend with caramel, nuts or cocoa adjustability, so that the concentrate still has a main body after being stretched by hot water. If the office only has a basic Italian machine, this style is also convenient for multiple people to make according to similar recipes.
The Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street is suitable for both commuting and living at home. Its flavor is reminiscent of nuts, cocoa and caramel, with soft acidity, mellowness when concentrated, and sweetness that continues after being diluted with water. If you switch to a moka pot on weekends, the cup will be thicker; people who don't pursue stimulating sourness can easily get a familiar balance from it.
Breakfast milk coffee depends on whether the coffee liquid can pass through the milk. Milk will provide smoothness and reduce the sharpness of some aromas, so the beans need to have a definite dark sweetness and plenty of weight. When making a latte, a higher proportion of milk can make the concentration shorter and the taste more concentrated; making an Australian white or a small cup of milk coffee can retain more of the layers of the coffee itself.
If you want to drink a relaxing cup of iced coffee in the afternoon, your thoughts can change from heavy to bright. Ice lowers the temperature and dilutes the concentration, making it easier for beans with berry, candy or citrus associations to retain their aroma. Pour the concentrate directly over ice or cold milk, and it will appear refreshing in the mouth, suitable for breaks between work and with desserts.
Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee Beans can take on such a light scene. Its aroma has the familiar sweetness of berry sugar, and it is overall lively without relying on a lot of syrup to create memory points. When making an iced Americano, the fruity aroma will become more noticeable as the temperature drops; after adding a small amount of milk, the berry flavor will change to a soft and sweet aroma, which is suitable for milk coffee drinkers who want to change their taste.
When using a Moka pot at home, or when you need to cook two or three cups at a time, you can give priority to beans that are round and resistant to dilution. Front Street's Brazilian Queen's Manor is also suitable here: the amount of powder and water is prepared according to the capacity of the pot, and the extracted coffee can maintain the sweetness of cocoa and caramel by adding hot water or milk. It is also more widely accepted when shared with the whole family.
The practical thing about bean blends from a budget perspective is that a bag of beans doesn't have to serve just one drink. You can put the beans that are consumed more every day on breakfast concentrates and commuting American style, and prepare a small amount of beans with more lively flavor to make ice drinks. Pay attention to the roasting date when purchasing, and seal it in portions according to two to four weeks' consumption. The aroma and extraction state will be easier to maintain.
The bean that really suits you is often the one that can be integrated into your daily routine: no procrastination in the morning, changes in the afternoon, and low-volume milk coffee in the evening without being obtrusive. First think about the most common cup types at home, and then choose the main focus from cocoa nut, caramel sweetness or berry aroma. You can use a relatively comfortable budget to create an Italian coffee experience that is close to daily life.
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
