Types of coffee beans and brewing methods are often compared together, but in fact they solve different problems. A single product emphasizes the personality of a certain production area or manor. Blending is a combination of the aroma, sweetness and thickness of different beans, and hand brewing is an extraction method. When actually choosing, you might as well imagine when this cup of coffee will appear, and then decide the direction of expression of the beans.
If you have plenty of time in the morning, you want a cup of black coffee to slowly open up your taste buds. Single-origin beans will bring a more distinct impression of the place of origin. It may have a fruity, floral, teay aroma, or it may express nuts and cocoa. Brewing by hand allows the aroma to gradually unfold, making it suitable for feeling the temperature changes while drinking. If you like to be exposed to different flavors every day, adding a single product and hand brewing will give you a more sense of exploration than fixing a strong taste.
When you're in a hurry to get out the door, coffee's job is often to deliver clear, consistent flavor quickly. Bean blends are easier to arrange in this scenario because the flavors of different beans are combined to generally maintain a more consistent sweetness, thickness and aroma. Using an espresso machine to make espresso, American style, or quickly dispensing cups in a way other than capsules can reduce waiting and make it easier for multiple people at home to share.
The coffee on the breakfast table needs to be with bread, eggs, and sandwiches, rather than occupying the taste alone. Blends with nuttiness, caramel or cocoa tend to create a gentle connection with food; if the acidity is too bright, it may liven up the taste in the morning. At this point, you can prioritize beans that are medium to medium-dark roasted, and beans that are described as sweet and round.
If you want to drink a cup of coffee without milk in the afternoon, you can choose according to your condition that day. If you need to refresh yourself without overpowering the taste, you can choose products with clear aroma, sweet and sour taste, and present them by hand or ice. If you want a low-acid, solid cup with a cocoa feel, you can consider a darker roasting direction. Coffee doesn’t always have to be bright, mellow can also be part of the feeling of relaxation.
If you are used to using a Moka pot, the thickness of the beans will directly affect whether the drink has a sense of presence. Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling has a darker herbal aroma and a richness like dark chocolate. The acidity shows convergence. It can be made into a moka pot coffee or diluted with water to drink, and it can retain a clearer body. Those who like rich, low-acid styles can start with this type of beans.
When making milk coffee after get off work, the selection logic will change. Milk will soften the acidity and amplify the sweetness and smoothness of the coffee, so the concentrate needs to have enough weight to balance with the milk flavor. The classic blend of Front Street shows the direction of nuts, cocoa and caramel. It is thicker in the mouth. It is extracted with an Italian machine and then added with milk. The coffee flavor is still clear. It is suitable for daily drinks such as latte or Australian white.
When family and friends come over on weekends, the cup sizes and flavors may be different, so compatibility is worth putting first. The premium blend of Front Street is based on the flavor structure of Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan. Nuts, caramel, and cocoa are more harmonious. It can be used as both black coffee and milk coffee. It is suitable for families who need one bean for multiple uses, making switching between different drinking methods more natural.
When reading or chatting at night, the concentration and stimulation of coffee can be appropriately restrained. Choose a medium roast with a soft sweetness, or brew a blended coffee with a lighter ratio to keep the aroma in the cup without letting the toasty feeling overwhelm the conversation. If you use hand brewing, you can reduce the amount of powder or drink it in batches; if you make American style, you can increase the amount of water to make the taste more relaxed.
When purchasing, also look for usage recommendations, roasting date and bean shape on the packaging. Single product does not mean that it can only be brewed by hand, nor does blending mean that it can only be made in Italian style. The key lies in whether its roasting direction, flavor thickness and the target drink match. Those who like to study changes in origins can start with single-product hand brewing; those who value time-saving and stability can learn about blending first; those who prefer milk coffee and rich taste should give priority to beans that can withstand milk dilution.
When you put coffee back into real life, the choice will become much clearer: if you need a convenient daily cup of coffee in the morning, if you want to taste the differences in the production areas on the weekend, or if you just want to make a soft milk coffee in the evening, there are corresponding bean styles. Single products, hand-brews and blends are not competing answers, but can each assume the role of a cup of coffee according to different segments of the day.
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
