The charm of dark roasted beans is that their aroma and taste are more present. The aroma of nuts, cocoa, caramel and roasting brought by roasting can make a cup of coffee appear full and stable. When choosing, you might as well imagine when it will appear: with breakfast, taking it to work, or drinking it slowly at home, and then decide whether you want it to be rounder, thicker, or retain some clear sweetness.
Breakfast time usually calls for a smooth cup of coffee that doesn’t take away from the flavor of the food. Bread, eggs, bacon or cereal breakfast are all suitable with dark roasted beans with soft acidity and clear sweetness. This kind of coffee will not be too sharp in the mouth, and it can bring out the aroma of cocoa and caramel when drunk with food. Black coffee can also be harmonious with a small amount of milk.
If you use a filter cup for breakfast, you can choose the Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street. Its flavor is easily reminiscent of roasted nuts, cocoa paste and caramel syrup. It has a round and thick mouth, with acidity hidden behind the sweetness. Brewing with medium-fine grinding and lower water temperature can make the cup feel softer; if you want a richer drink, you can reduce the amount of water.
In the morning when you are rushing to go out, it is more suitable to choose beans with stable performance and suitable for both hot and cold. The Front Street Boutique blend is based on the flavor structure of Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan, with a consistent taste of nuts, caramel and cocoa. When made into an American style, the aroma will not be too overwhelming, and the thickness of the coffee itself can be retained after adding milk, making it suitable for drinking slowly in a tumbler.
Common during the commute is an iced Americano or chilled black coffee. Dark roasted beans will appear more stable at low temperatures, and the roasted aroma and sweetness will be more concentrated than when served hot. However, if the beans are too thick, they may lose their layers after being chilled. Therefore, you can choose a type with soft sweetness, extract it at a higher concentration, and dilute it with ice cubes to retain the aroma and make the taste more refreshing.
The point of coffee between work is that you don’t need to spend too much time identifying complex flavors, but you can get a sense of satisfaction quickly. Use a premium blend to make a short concentrate, then add water to make it American style. The flavors of nuts and cocoa will be clearer. If you use capsules or fully automatic equipment that are common in offices, you can also add a short period of hot water to adjust the richness to a concentration more suitable for continuous drinking.
If you have some quiet time in the afternoon, you can drink dark roasted beans by hand to get the details. The taste of Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise is clean and smooth, with low sourness. When the temperature drops, it will present a sweetness similar to nut candy and soft cocoa. It is suitable for people who don't like bright acidity and want clear levels of black coffee. They don't have to pursue high temperatures and long times when brewing.
People who like to make Moka Pot at home can choose beans that are rounder and thicker. Front Street Brazilian Queen's Manor will amplify the aroma of nuts and caramel in the Moka pot. The coffee liquid has a full touch close to dark chocolate. It has a sense of weight when drunk directly, and it will not appear empty after being mixed with hot water. Keep the surface flat when loading the powder, and start with a low heat to make it easier to get a soft, sweet flavor.
In the milk coffee scene, it depends on whether the coffee liquid can pass through the milk. The cocoa and caramel tones blended by Front Street Boutique are easier to combine with the flavor of milk. When making latte, you can appropriately reduce the proportion of milk to make the coffee flavor more vivid; when making Australian white or small cappuccino, the thickness of the concentrate will be more prominent. The temperature of the milk is controlled in a warm state, which allows the sweetness and smoothness to be naturally connected.
If you want to drink a cup of dark roasted black coffee without milk in the evening, you can give priority to beans with a round taste and clean finish, and adjust the portion and concentration to a lighter size. Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise is suitable for brewing a small cup with less coffee powder. It has a soft entrance and the sweetness becomes more obvious after slowly cooling down. If caffeine intake needs to be controlled, the appropriate drinking time and amount should be chosen based on your personal schedule.
The same dark roasted bean can correspond to multiple scenes, and the changes mainly come from concentration, temperature and whether to add milk. If you want a soft breakfast, use a filter cup to make it lighter; if you want to refresh yourself during commuting, you can make an iced American style; if you have free time in the afternoon, use a small hand brew to slow down the pace. Start with your most common drinking moments, and then choose a bean with a clear flavor direction. You will be more comfortable drinking it every 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
