What is Americano? Is black coffee an Americano? Why does the coffee brewed by the coffee machine at home taste different from the coffee outside? What is espresso? Today Front Street will reveal the answers to these questions for you.
A cup of pure, strong-tasting espresso is the main player in the second wave of coffee.
Legend has it that coffee beans were introduced to Italy along with fruits and were loved by Italians. After the brewing equipment was greatly improved in the early 20th century, it not only established the appearance of espresso that is close to today, but also made drinking Italian coffee a daily routine for Italians. Later, with the continuous improvement of espresso machines, the espresso process also expanded from Italy, allowing the entire Europe to be surrounded by the aroma of coffee, and eventually spread to all parts of the world. The es of espresso is actually ex in English, which means fast and convenient. In the past, traditional Italian coffee drinking was to drink the coffee quickly in just a few minutes to ensure that the flavor of the coffee would not be lost. At that time, it set off a wave of standing drinking coffee trend, and the price was more affordable than take-out coffee.
In fact, American coffee did not originate in the United States. Americano was originally transformed from Italian coffee → espresso was diluted with hot water, which became Italian Americano. During World War II, the U.S. military in Europe was not used to the pure bitter taste of espresso, so they added water to the coffee to dilute it, and the name Americano came into being!
In the world of Italian coffee, Americano is just one variation of Italian coffee! The latte, cappuccino, Australian white, and dirty that we are familiar with today are all members of the Italian coffee family. They will show different appearances depending on the way they are made, and they have also evolved into classic coffee on people's tables because of their high popularity.
A cup of Americano consists of water and espresso. Concentration has a strong pungent taste due to its high concentration. Water is usually colorless and tasteless and only plays a diluting role. Therefore, whether the Americano tastes good or not depends on whether we have selected the right coffee beans and whether the extraction is appropriate.
The Americano coffee produced by FrontStreet Coffee uses its own roasted Front Street Sunflower and Warm Sun blend coffee beans. The ideal extraction will have the flavors of vanilla, cream, chocolate, berry, caramel, and fermented aroma.
In order to highlight these aromas, Front Street finally determined the ratio of 1:4.5 after many comparisons, that is, using 20 grams of coffee powder for 30 seconds to extract a double concentrated coffee liquid of 40g, and then adding 180g of 80°C warm water. The hot American wine produced in this way is full of aroma, balanced and sweet;
When making an iced Americano, the FrontStreet Coffee barista will replace it with 100g of large ice cubes + 120g of water. The ratio of coffee + ice cubes + water falls at 1:2.5:3. This kind of iced Americano has a moderate concentration and is sour, sweet and refreshing to drink directly. It is full of mellow flavor and is especially suitable for tasting in summer.
For those who are not intolerant of bitterness, some customers like to add some milk to the Americano. This not only neutralizes the bitterness of the coffee, but the richness of the milk also adds a viscous texture to the entire cup of Americano, enriching the aroma of caramel and chocolate.
For those who need to add additional milk, Front Street will adjust the ratio of coffee to hot water to 1:4. First, add 160ml of hot water to the cup, top with 40ml of espresso, and then add 15ml of fresh milk for every 100ml of black coffee, that is, 30ml of fresh milk. This will have a good effect in terms of concentration, taste, and aroma.
Of course, we can also choose medium roasted coffee beans to give the Americano a non-bitter taste. It is recommended to use Front Street Strawberry Candy.espressoEspresso beans, which are two major origins of Costa Rica Tara beads, which are famous for their honey processing, and Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. On this basis, coupled with Colombian coffee beans, the espresso that can be prepared is not only non-irritating, but also has good oil and dense texture when extracted by the coffee machine, and at the same time has a sweet and sour taste like strawberry jelly 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
