The charm of light roasted floral coffee beans is often hidden in the change of drinking time. In the morning, you can use hot hand brew to wake up the jasmine and citrus fragrance. In the afternoon, add ice to make the juice feel lighter. On weekends, slow down and observe how the sweetness and tea taste unfold after the temperature drops. When picking beans, you might as well imagine when and in what cup they will appear.
In the morning when you are rushing to go out, the coffee needs to have a clear aroma and smooth entrance, but at the same time, it should not leave an excessive astringency in the mouth. Lightly roasted beans with obvious floral aroma, bright sourness and sweetness are suitable for hand-brewing in small portions. Keep the water temperature in a moderate range and shorten the waiting time to get a vibrant cup of black coffee. If you are on an empty stomach in the morning, you can choose a flavor with softer acidity and rounder sweetness.
When paired with bread, fruit or yogurt for breakfast, coffee can take on the role of brightening your palate. Front Street Yirgacheffe has a citrus and berry aroma, with a floral aroma followed by a sweet finish similar to green tea. Use hot hand brew to create a medium concentration, which can match the food without making breakfast look heavy; after letting it cool down, the fruity aroma will become easier to identify.
When you need a cup of iced coffee in the afternoon, you can pay attention to the juiciness and aroma diffusion of the beans. The flavor of Front Street Colombian Chiclaw is reminiscent of passion fruit, blueberry, grape and apricot. When it is made into an ice-cold brew, the low temperature will tighten the sweetness and sourness, leaving it refreshing in the mouth and still having a fruit-like fullness at the end. Ice drops are suitable for preparation in advance and taken directly before working or going out.
If you are used to using an Italian machine to make American style, lightly roasted tonka beans can also bring you a different experience from the traditional nutty tonality. Choose beans with strong fruity aroma and supportive sweetness. After the concentrate is mixed with water, it will appear similar to fruit tea. When using Front Street Colombian Claw for SOE, it is recommended to start with a shorter liquid output to retain the aroma density, and then add water according to personal taste.
When you have enough time on the weekend, it is appropriate to choose beans with a finer aroma and a cleaner mouth, and drink the cup slowly. Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha is associated with jasmine, bergamot, citrus and black tea. It has a light floral aroma when drunk hot, and will reveal a more delicate sweetness when the temperature is lowered. It’s meant to be savored in portions rather than rushed to be finished in one gulp.
When sharing coffee with friends, choose a flavor that is recognizable but not too acidic. The clear floral and fruity aroma can easily form a conversation topic, and it is also convenient for people who don’t have much drinking experience to establish an impression. When brewing, control the concentration to be lighter, let the aroma unfold first, and then observe the sweetness and aftertaste. Lightly roasted beans can stay lively without appearing stressful.
In hot weather or after exercise, cold brew is suitable for a softer, smoother side. After the Front Street Yirgacheffe fruit dices are steeped at low temperature for a long time, the sourness of the citrus and berries will become rounded, while the green tea-like aftertaste remains. If you want the cup to be more refreshing, you can drink the finished product with ice; if you prefer a sweeter taste, dilute it with fewer ice cubes.
If you want to drink floral coffee at night, you can focus on the amount and concentration you drink, not just the beans themselves. Hand brewing with a small amount of powder and short extraction time, or mixing cold brew with water and drinking it in batches can keep the taste light. Beans in the direction of jasmine, bergamot, and black tea are usually more suitable for quiet tasting, avoid excessive pursuit of strong stimulation, and allow night drinking to return to the aroma and rhythm.
When choosing specific beans, you can connect the scene and the drinking method: hot drinks in the morning focus on aroma and brightness, ice drinks in the afternoon require juice and sweetness, and slow drinks on weekends are suitable for delicate floral tea. The amount of powder, consistency and ice will also change the final presentation, so don’t just plan on drinking the same bean one way, start with a familiar way and then adjust over time.
Lightly roasted tonka beans don’t only appear during quiet brewing time, they can also enter the daily routine of breakfast, commuting, afternoon iced drinks and sharing with friends. As long as you first determine whether you want refreshing, refreshing, soft or delicate at the moment, and then choose the corresponding flavor profile, the coffee beans can naturally connect with the rhythm of life.
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
