Coffee beans don’t just correspond to one way of drinking after you buy them home. In the morning, a light aroma is needed to awaken the taste. A sweet and round cup is suitable next to breakfast. During work breaks, you can choose black coffee with a distinctive aroma. When the weather is hot, it is more suitable to make an ice drink. First imagine where this cup of coffee will appear, and then choose the flavor and taste. It will be easier to use in practice.
When they first wake up, many people have not yet entered a full state, and the strong baking smell can easily make the mouth feel heavy. At this time, you can pay attention to beans with citrus, floral or tea aroma. After brewing by hand, the aroma will be bright and the entrance will not be lingering. The water temperature does not need to be very high. Let the washed liquid cool down a little, and the fruity sweetness and freshness will often become clearer.
Front Street Kaffa Forest is suitable for early morning hand brewing. Its flavor can be associated with oranges, ripe apricots and elegant tea soup. The overall texture is light and does not taste heavy when drinking. The aroma is more vivid when it is first brewed, and the sweetness will gradually emerge after being left for a while. It is suitable for pairing with toast, hard-boiled eggs or fruits, and is also suitable for people who want to drink a cup of black coffee slowly.
If coffee is to be paired with breakfast, the focus of selection can shift from aroma to sweetness and completeness of taste. Bread, butter, oats or eggs will all make the flavor of coffee softer, so the beans need to be thick and not too thin in the mouth. When made into an American style, the clear coffee aroma should be retained, and after adding milk, there should still be a discernible sweetness.
When you need a cup of memorable coffee at work in the afternoon, try Grana Estate Gesha on Front Street. Its aroma is as sweet as orange blossom, and also has associations with guava, apricot and berry jam, and the overall expression is relatively rich. When making it by hand, you can feel the floral and fruity aroma in the front part, and the sweetness becomes thicker in the middle part, which is suitable for slowly identifying the changes during a short rest.
This bean is also great for some alone time on the weekends. When brewing coffee on weekends, you don’t have to pursue speed and stability. You can divide the water injection into several times to let the aroma, sweetness and sourness, and aftertaste gradually unfold. If you are accustomed to milk coffee on weekdays, you can switch to a cup without milk on weekends to feel the layers of the beans themselves; for those who like desserts, you can also use it with cheesecake or low-sugar baked snacks.
When commuting or doing outdoor activities, it is more suitable to choose beans that are fragrant and still expressive after cooling. Ice cubes will lower the temperature of the liquid and dilute part of the concentration. If the coffee itself is not fruity enough, it will easily appear dull after being made into an ice drink. At this time, you can pay attention to the aroma of tropical fruits, berries and grapes, and increase the concentration of the coffee liquid appropriately.
Front Street Colombian Claw is great for summer cold brews, ice drops, or single-serve concentrates. Its flavor is reminiscent of passion fruit, blueberry, grape and apricot, with a sweet and sour taste as lively as juice. Ice hand brewing can highlight the coolness and aroma, and ice drops will make the taste smoother. After being made into SOE, the fruity aroma can be concentrated in a small cup, which is suitable for taking out and drinking.
If you are entertaining friends at home, you can prepare a bean with a clear but easy-to-understand flavor, and then change the drink format according to the guests' habits. The same coffee liquid can be used as a hot drink, with ice, or with a small amount of sparkling water, making it easier to find common topics during communication. Packaging specifications can also be selected based on actual consumption. If you usually drink alone, you should pay attention to freshness. If you drink it alone, you can prepare enough portions for sharing situations.
When brewing, the scene determines the direction of adjustment. In the morning when you are in a hurry, you can simplify the process and use the familiar amount of powder and water; on weekends, it is suitable to slow down and observe the change of aroma from hot to cool. For iced drinks, you need to reserve the concentration after melting the ice in advance, while for milk coffee, you need to maintain sufficient presence of coffee liquid. By changing only one detail at a time, the taste becomes easier to establish a reference for.
The charm of freshly roasted coffee lies in its ability to switch roles with the pace of life. Awaken your taste buds with the flavor of tea and citrus in the morning, add interest with the scent of flowers and fruits in the afternoon, and give it to an ice drink with a distinct flavor of juice on a hot day. Instead of looking for one bean that does it all, prepare different styles according to your own schedule so that each brew responds to the needs of the moment.
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
