Mellowness does not only mean heavy bitterness, but also weightiness in the mouth and mellow sweetness. After drinking, there is still a cocoa, nut or caramel-like aftertaste in your mouth. When choosing coffee beans, you can first imagine when it will appear: with breakfast, rushing out, between work, or drinking slowly after dinner, and then look for a flavor that matches the rhythm.
A morning cup of coffee that doesn't require too much recognition is perfect. If your breakfast includes bread, eggs, or a custard, beans with their nutty, cocoa, and caramel sweetness will blend in more easily without letting the acidity steal your attention. When brewing, it can be made as a hot American or Pour over(V60) to keep the taste full while retaining some clear sweet aroma, so you can start the day more calmly.
The Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street is a good choice for breakfast time. Its flavor center lies between roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel sweetness, with soft acidity and a round entrance. When brewing with a filter cup, hot water can bring out a more complete sweetness; switching to an espresso machine or a moka pot, the concentration is still not too thin after the concentration is increased, and it goes well with milk.
Coffee before commuting often needs to be finished quickly, and beans with mellow, low acidity and high identification are more trouble-free. The coffee liquid produced by the Moka pot has a strong presence and is suitable for filling into a tumbler after adding hot water. If you use a fully automatic coffee machine, you can choose a medium-dark roast style, so that short-term extraction can leave a perceptible sweetness and weight.
Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling is suitable for those who prefer a calm taste. It has dark tones like woody herbs and dark chocolate. It has astringent acidity and tastes thick and warm. Use a moka pot to extract it in the morning, add an appropriate amount of hot water, and you will have a smooth cup of American coffee. If you prefer a stronger drinking method, you can also sip the coffee liquid directly.
On a weekday afternoon, coffee doesn't have to be strong, but it can also provide lasting satisfaction with its gentle sweetness and moderate thickness. At this time, you can choose a bean that has both aroma and taste. After hand-washing and letting it cool down, the sweetness will usually become clearer. If the office environment is not conducive to brewing slowly, make cold brew in advance. The drink will be smoother in the mouth and the drinking rhythm will be relaxed.
When Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate makes cold brew, the nuts and caramel directions will appear rounded, and the original soft acidity will be more acceptable. It is recommended to drink it in a glass with ice, and you can feel the change from cocoa sweetness to nutty aftertaste. It doesn’t rely on complex flavor identification and is perfect for a casual drink between meetings or while working in the afternoon.
If you want a little aroma change in the afternoon, you can understand the mellowness as a support for the taste, not limited to dark roasting. When the Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding is presented as a lightly roasted hand brew, the aroma of citrus, berries and flowers will appear in the cup, and it ends with a sweetness similar to green tea. Although its texture is not heavy, it has a clear flavor profile, making it suitable for those who need a pick-me-up and like a refreshing feeling.
This bean also performs differently in ice brew or cold brew. Low temperature will soften the bright acidity, retain the berry and floral aroma, and make the taste cooler. It can provide a fresh aroma when paired with fruit, yogurt or light desserts in the afternoon; if you prefer thicker coffee every day, you can arrange it at a time when you want to change the taste.
Drink it after dinner or at night. Many people care more about softness, smoothness and a clean finish. When choosing, pay attention to whether the acidity is mild, whether the sweetness is sufficient, and whether the bitterness caused by baking overwhelms other flavors. Brewing at a lower temperature and for a shorter time usually makes dark-colored beans appear rounder, eliminating the need to increase the amount of powder to achieve thickness.
If you need a bean that can cope with various times at home, the Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street has a wide range of adaptability: you can make hot Americano in the morning, cold brew in the afternoon, and use a moka pot to extract heavier coffee after dinner. A truly suitable mellow bean does not make every cup thick, but leaves a comfortable, stable taste that you are willing to pick up again during your drinking time.
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
