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Before you want to figure out "the difference between Americano and latte", "Which coffee tastes less bitter, Americano or latte", "Which one tastes better, American black coffee or latte", etc., Front Street believes that everyone should first understand what espresso is.
espressoWhat the hell? Espresso is also called Espresso. Espresso is both a coffee drink and a coffee brewing method. The parameters of an espresso machine for making espresso are affected by the amount of powder, ratio, time, grinding size, water temperature, and pressure. At nearly 9 times the normal atmospheric pressure (that is, a pressure of 9 BAR), the machine allows nearly boiling water to pass through finely ground and evenly packed coffee powder, extracting a cup of coffee with high consistency and strong taste.
Espresso is a coffee that tests the quality of coffee and the skill of the barista.Here is a reminder for everyone to focus on:EspressoIt is also the base for popular coffee drinks such as Americano and latte. As we all know, the current Americano is composed of espresso + water. Water is colorless and tasteless, and plays a diluting role. The quality of the taste depends on the espresso, and the flavor of the espresso mainly depends on the coffee beans and extraction.
Espresso is a very classic coffee in Italy. It has a rich and layered taste. It can highlight certain flavor characteristics of the coffee, and you will have a unique taste when you taste it carefully. It can be said thatEspressoAs the base of many Italian coffees, Espresso does not do well, so there is no need to expect other fancy Italian coffees to taste good.
The cup size is about 30ml. This cup of high-concentration coffee extracted in a very short time has a beautiful layer of golden brown coffee oil floating on the surface. The oil is rich and delicate in texture, which is attractive and delicious. This layer of grease is generally called Cream. Crema is responsible for the aroma, and the extract is responsible for the taste.
Do you need to add sugar to your Espresso coffee?
Some people like to add sugar, and some people don't. Whether to add sugar or not depends on each person. However, from a health perspective, FrontStreet Coffee recommends that you add less or even none.
The traditional way of drinking Espresso is to add a small spoonful of sugar to the Espresso as it is served, and then drink it while stirring; the texture of the coffee will become milder, the bitterness will be less obvious, and appropriate sourness will appear one after another.
But if you are a coffee lover, then you must go to a cafe and order a cup of Espresso. Why? Because you will find that the espresso coffee made by the espresso machine is so rich. It turns out that it brings you not only bitterness, but also fruity acid, floral, nutty, and even wine aroma.
Latte
Everyone is familiar with latte coffee. This milk coffee can be said to be the standard in all coffee shops.
Unlike American coffee, latte is a milk coffee, and "latte" means "milk" in Italian, so if you order a latte in Italy, you will get a cup of milk without coffee. Corresponding to the Americano method of adding water to the espresso, the latte method is to add milk or whipped milk to the espresso. At the same time, the proportion of milk is larger, so the milk flavor dominates, more like milk with coffee flavor.
But making a cup of latte delicious is not an easy task. With the different flavors of coffee beans, different richness of fresh milk, and different extraction parameters, the taste of latte will be changed.
How to make latte?
Now we know that latte consists of two parts: espresso and milk. Hot latte coffee requires the addition of whipped milk, which tests the barista's skills in whipping milk. Therefore, making hot latte coffee is divided into three parts. The first part is to extract espresso, the second part is to whip milk, and the third part is to mix the whipped milk with espresso and perform latte art.
One bean used in the FrontStreet Coffee store is a warm sun blend, with 60% sherry barrel coffee beans and 40% sun-dried Yirgacheffe. After multiple adjustments, 20 grams of coffee powder was determined, and 40 grams of coffee liquid was extracted. The extraction time was 28 seconds.
Front Street believes that choosing a suitable Italian blended bean is also very important. Blend coffee, also known as blended coffee, is a blend of various single-origin coffee beans, thereby giving full play to the strengths of various single-origin coffee beans. Blend beans are mixed from coffee beans from different origins to create a more balanced taste.At the same time, before blending coffee beans, you must first understand the different varieties of coffee and flavors in the world. The beans will have different characteristics depending on the place of origin. Different coffee beans have different personalities due to different varieties and origins. There are subtle differences in sour, bitter, sweet, aroma, mellow and other flavors.
Currently there are 2 types on the marketespresso beansTypes, one is single-origin espresso beans, and the other is the more common blended espresso beans. Single-origin coffee beans tend to focus more on the unique characteristics of a certain type of coffee.
Next, FrontStreet Coffee will take you through the contents of several blended beans of FrontStreet Coffee. Front Street prepares coffee according to different types of coffee.espresso beansThere will also be different characteristics in taste and flavor.
Several Italian coffee beans currently sold by FrontStreet Coffee are all blended types, namely Front Street Black Cocoa Blend (100% Arabica), Front Street Boutique Blend 100% Arabica, Front Street Commercial Blend and Nuanyang Blend coffee beans. Orders can be placed directly through the Front Street Taobao store or the Front Street Tmall flagship store.
1. Front Street Boutique 100% Arabica coffee beans
Front Street Premium Blend 100% Arabica coffee beans are an Italian coffee bean that has been with FrontStreet Coffee stores for many years. Until the end of 2019, FrontStreet Coffee stores used this coffee bean as the base for Italian coffee. If you want to blend a stable Italian coffee bean, you must start from a stable and high-yielding coffee-producing country. Therefore, when formulating this Front Street boutique blend of 100% Arabica coffee beans, the roasters of FrontStreet Coffee chose the two producing countries with the highest and most stable Arabica coffee bean production in the world - Colombia and Brazil. The ratio is 60% Colombian and 40% Brazilian coffee beans. Washed Colombian coffee beans give this Front Street Blend of 100% Arabica coffee beans its soft acidity and dark cocoa adjustability, while Brazilian coffee beans are responsible for providing the full-bodied taste of this coffee bean.
Therefore, when this Italian coffee bean is made into espresso, it will have a very obvious dark chocolate, a solid and mellow taste, and a nutty aftertaste. The balance of this Italian blend of coffee beans and the obvious dark chocolate flavor make it very suitable for either black coffee or milk coffee, so FrontStreet Coffee has chosen this blend of coffee beans as its store product for more than 6 years.
2. Front Street black cocoa blend (100% Arabica) coffee beans
When it is made into an Americano, it will have obvious bouquet of chocolate and citrus acidity; when it is made into a latte, it will have flavors such as vanilla cream and liqueur chocolate.
Front Street Commercial Blend This coffee bean is different from the other three blends. Front Street Commercial Blend is based on commercial choices. The main notes of Front Street commercial blended coffee beans are Colombian and Brazilian, with a ratio of 60% and 30%. For the remaining 10%, the roasters of FrontStreet Coffee chose Robusta coffee beans.
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
