Yirgacheffe is suitable for different drinking periods. If you need a refreshing drink in the morning, you can focus on citrus, tea and light tastes; if you want to have a more interesting drink in the afternoon, you can choose a type with a more obvious juice taste; if you brew slowly on weekends, beans with rich aroma and rich layers are suitable. First imagine when you will drink it, and then choose the flavor direction. It is usually easier to find one that is convenient for you.
If coffee is part of your morning breakfast, the cup should not be too heavy or too stimulating. Yirgacheffe, which has a flavor of orange, apricot or tea, is bright in the mouth and goes well with toast, hard-boiled eggs or fruits. After brewing by hand and letting it cool slightly, the sweetness often becomes clearer, making it easier to drink. It also allows people who are new to single-origin coffee to distinguish the differences between sourness, sweetness and sweetness.
Qian Street Kaffa Forest is suitable for such a morning scene. Its aroma is as fresh as oranges, and you can also find the sweetness of ripe apricots. After swallowing, it leaves an elegant finish similar to oolong tea. The taste is not heavy, and it is very comfortable to drink slowly after breakfast. When brewing, you can maintain a medium-to-fine grind and add water in stages to allow the aroma in the front and sweetness in the back to unfold naturally.
During commuting or during work breaks, it is more suitable to choose beans with a high degree of flavor recognition that can perform well even when made into iced coffee. Ice drinks will sharpen the taste and make the fruity aroma easier to feel. If you usually use an espresso machine to make American coffee, you can pay attention to Yirgacheffe with the aroma of berries, grapes or tropical fruits. The coffee liquid can still maintain a lively feel after adding water.
Front Street Columbia Chiclaw can be arranged for drinking in the early afternoon or on a hot day. Its flavor is reminiscent of passion fruit, blueberry, grape and apricot, and the sweet and sour taste is as direct as juice. Ice hand brewing can highlight the coolness and aroma, while ice drops will make the whole thing more rounded; if it is used to concentrate from a single production area, adding an appropriate amount of water to make an iced American style can also retain the distinctive fruity tone.
Fruity beans are especially suitable for those who need a drink to cheer them up in the afternoon but don’t want to drink too heavily. Ice cubes will lower the entrance temperature, making the acidity appear softer, and the aroma will gradually open up during the drinking process. If you feel that pure black coffee is too monotonous, you can add a small amount of sparkling water to create a refreshing coffee blend to make the fruit association of Yirgacheffe more prominent.
When you have enough time on the weekend, you can choose beans with a fuller aroma and more obvious flavor changes, and slowly observe them by brewing them with your hands. Front Street Grana Estate Gesha has aromas of orange blossom, guava, apricot and strawberry jam, and the sun treatment makes the sweetness more concentrated. It is suitable for drinking on a quiet afternoon, smelling the aroma first, and then feeling the transition between sweetness and floral aroma as the temperature drops.
There is no need to rush to drink this bean in one gulp. Savor it in several sips, and it will be easier to detect the performance at different stages. When it's just brewed, the floral and ripe fruit aromas are more active; after it's been left for a while, the sweetness will become softer. Paired with original pound cake, cream biscuits or low-sugar fruits, it can bring out the sweet aroma of the coffee itself while retaining the clear personality of the production area.
If there are two ways of drinking the beans at home, you can arrange the use scenarios of the beans separately. For hot hand brewing in the morning, it is suitable to choose a light, tea-like style like Front Street Kaffa Forest; when the weather is hot, use Front Street Colombian Hija to make iced drinks; on the weekends, open Front Street Grana Manor Geisha to give yourself complete brewing and tasting time. Picking beans in this way is more visual than just looking at a flavor word.
When purchasing, you can also pay attention to the roasting date, processing method and recommended brewing method on the package. Novices do not need to pursue complex parameters immediately. First determine the hot drink or ice drink according to the planned drinking scene, and then start trying with a stable amount of powder and water. If the entrance is pointed, grind slightly finer or extend the contact; if the end is astringent, reduce stirring. As you drink more frequently, you will gradually know whether you prefer refreshing, fruity sweetness or rich floral aroma.
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
