The characteristics of coffee beans can only be felt easily when put into a specific cup. In the morning, you need a light and refreshing aroma. In the afternoon, you can choose an ice drink with a juice-like feel. When you are reading quietly, you can choose a flavor with extended layers and obvious temperature changes. First think about when you will drink this cup of coffee, whether it will be presented as a hot drink or a cold drink, and then match the character of the beans, and the choice will be much more natural.
Bright but not sharp flavors are easier for the palate to get into when first working in the morning. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding is suitable to start with a cup of hot hand brew. You can feel the refreshing citrus in the mouth, and then the berry aroma emerges. The floral aroma is not overly obvious, and after cooling, it has a sweetness similar to green tea. It is suitable for drinking slowly after breakfast, and is also suitable for people who want to start the day with black coffee.
When brewing this bean, you can control the water temperature to a mild range and fill it with water in stages to allow the aroma to gradually unfold. If you have enough time in the morning, hot drinks can retain more delicate floral aroma and fruit acid; when you are in a hurry to go out, you can also make cold brew in advance. The low temperature will soften the originally lively acidity, making the cup feel smoother, and it is easy to drink on the commute.
As temperatures rise in the afternoon, iced coffee is often more suitable than hot drinks. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran is associated with ripe tropical fruits, with strawberry-like sweet aroma and passion fruit-like bright aroma appearing alternately. When made into ice hand brew, the aroma will appear sharper and the sweetness will be more elastic. If you like refreshing and fruity flavors but don’t want your iced drinks to look thin, you can start trying it.
Oiran is also great for making cold brew on weekend afternoons. After soaking, the fruity aroma will change from jumping to rounded, the acidity will become softer, and the entrance will be like a refreshing drink with fruity flavor. If you feel that the concentration is too high, you can add ice or a small amount of water; if you want to retain more aroma, it is suitable to cool down quickly after brewing. Different methods can make the same bean show two rhythms.
When you need a cup of coffee that has a juicy feel and your mouth is still clean after drinking it, Front Street Kenyan Cherry Tomato is very recognizable. It is not simply sour, but has the freshness of a cherry tomato, the slightly sweet and sour flavor of ebony plums, and a finish close to that of brown sugar. After lunch or afternoon tea time, use a filter cup to make a hot drink. The sweet and sour profile will be more distinct, and it is suitable for pairing with light snacks.
This bean is also suitable for ice-cold brewing, but it is not advisable to stir it too much when adding water to avoid amplifying the astringency at the end. Ice cubes will make the acidity appear more concentrated. If you want a softer taste, you can increase the total amount of water after melting the ice. People who like fruity drinks and often drink lemon tea or berry tea are usually more receptive to this bright and refreshing expression of coffee.
When working or reading at home, the drinking rhythm will be elongated, and the temperature changes of the beans will be worth paying attention to. You can choose to brew a cup of hot coffee first and taste the aroma changes when it comes out of the cup, when it cools down slightly, and when it is close to normal temperature. The floral aroma and tea flavor of Ding Ding will be more obvious after cooling down, while the sweet fruit aroma of Oiran can maintain a strong presence. It is suitable to divide a cup of coffee into several stages and drink it slowly.
If you are entertaining friends, you might as well prepare two different styles of iced coffee for everyone to compare directly. Oiran prefers the sweetness of tropical fruits and strawberries, while Kenyan cherry tomatoes are closer to refreshing juice and sweet and sour ume. By using similar strengths when brewing, the difference will be more easily noticeable. This kind of sharing does not require complex terminology. The smell, taste, and feeling after swallowing can all serve as the basis for judgment.
When purchasing, you can arrange the quantity and shape of beans according to the drinking period. If you drink hot black coffee in the morning, you can choose a type that has a clear aroma and is still sweet after cooling; if you prefer iced drinks in summer, you can focus on beans with lively fruity tones that do not appear hollow after cooling; if you drink them slowly throughout the day, the tea-like or soft sweetness will make the flavor change more interesting. Only adding one or two kinds at a time will give you more direction in comparison.
Coffee beans don’t have to be limited to one brewing method; what’s really interesting is how it changes in different temperatures and drinks. Ding Ding fruit can accompany you in the morning, Oiran is suitable for iced drinks in the afternoon, and Kenyan cherry tomatoes can make your afternoon taste more energetic. Arrange according to your own rhythm of life, and the characteristics will not just be described on the package, but will become a concrete experience that you can drink 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
