"By gargling with ice water, we can better appreciate a cup of coffee and more easily capture its delicate flavor." This is a saying that has been circulating in the circle. Therefore, we often see in cafes that some customers ask the barista for a glass of ice water after placing an order for coffee. The main purpose is to better appreciate the cup of coffee.So, the question arises: Can ice water really have such effects? Front Street believes that many friends are curious about this. So today Front Street is here to share with you whether ice water can help us better appreciate a cup of coffee~Let’s talk about the conclusion first. It can indeed help us taste a cup of coffee better. Why? Because it can give our mouth a "cleaning" effect.In many cases, the reason why we cannot feel the delicate flavor in the barista's mouth is not necessarily because such flavor does not exist, nor is it because the barista did not prepare the coffee well.(This situation cannot be ruled out
）, but because there are too many "elements" in the mouth that disrupt tasting.After we eat or drink food, there is basically a small amount of residue left in the mouth. These residues will continue to emit odors that fill our mouths and reduce the ability of our senses to appreciate. Just like for a short period of time after drinking coffee, we can still continuously feel the aroma in the mouth. This is the role of the coffee residue in the mouth.No matter what kind of taste they are, their presence will affect our appreciation of the taste of coffee, even the taste of coffee itself is no exception. If we want to enjoy a cup of coffee better, we need to remove the "foreign objects" in the mouth. Ice water acts as such a cleaner!Front Street believes that everyone can clearly feel that their mouths are much fresher and cleaner after drinking ice water. This is not only because the ice water washes away these residues, but also because the low temperature of the ice water stimulates the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat, causing us to secrete more saliva.Saliva itself contains bacteriolytic components such as lysozyme, which can more thoroughly decompose and remove the "residues" in the mouth, preventing them from continuing to emit odor and disrupt the senses. Not only that, the low temperature of the ice water will temporarily paralyze the nerve endings in the mouth, bringing a cooling sensation that can cover the odor.With the combination of these factors, our mouths are temporarily "cleaned"(The effect will be reduced after warming up). When we drink the coffee at this time, we can taste the delicate flavor of the coffee.But everyone should know that the first person to invest in this practice in coffee was not Pour over(V60) coffee, but espresso! As we all know, espresso is a highly concentrated coffee extracted by an espresso machine. However, because the concentration is too high, the flavor and taste of coffee will be concentrated, making it difficult for us to easily taste its delicious taste.Then someone thought of improving the espresso tasting experience by drinking ice water in advance. The result is as mentioned in the front street, the intervention of ice water can indeed help the tasting of coffee. Especially for espresso, the large amount of saliva secreted causes a certain dilution of the concentration in the mouth, which gives more space for the flavors and tastes that are originally concentrated together and cannot be "displayed".So that's why when you order espresso at a coffee shop, the barista brings you a glass of ice water in addition to a cup of espresso. It doesn’t mean that you pour the concentrate into ice water to make an iced American style
(Except some areas), but to allow you to “gargle” your mouth with ice water before drinking espresso, so that you can better appreciate the delicious taste of espresso.Later, this method was gradually introduced by some friends to the tasting of Pour over(V60) coffee, and then there was the scene mentioned at the beginning of Front Street that we can often see in coffee shops today.However, Front Street actually does not recommend doing this, because it can easily put a certain burden on the gastrointestinal tract, especially for those who have a bad gastrointestinal condition and order hot hand brew. If you want to clean your mouth before drinking coffee and better appreciate a cup of coffee, room temperature water is actually enough. Although its effect is not as good as ice water, the difference is not huge. The most important thing is that it will not cause too much burden on the gastrointestinal tract. This is the most important thing~
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.
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）, but because there are too many "elements" in the mouth that disrupt tasting.
(Except some areas), but to allow you to “gargle” your mouth with ice water before drinking espresso, so that you can better appreciate the delicious taste of espresso.