Espresso, as the name suggests, is concentrated coffee extracted using an espresso machine. Because of its high concentration and strong taste, water or milk is usually added to make an American style or latte.
Since espresso machines use high-temperature and high-pressure extraction, it is easy to amplify the characteristics of the coffee beans themselves, and the entire production process only takes 20 to 30 seconds. If light-roasted beans are used, the sourness will become irritating, and the extraction may even be insufficient.After adding milk/water, the coffee taste becomes less obvious and it tastes ordinary.When using beans that are too darkly roasted, it will increase the bitterness or cause over-extraction, so it is best to choose medium roasted to medium-dark roasted coffee when buying Italian beans.
In addition to roasting degree, the type of coffee beans is also critical for concentrated extraction.
A cup of espresso with a balanced flavor can enhance the taste of Italian coffee. To create an espresso with a balance of acidity, body, and sweetness, start with the type of coffee beans you choose. While single-origin beans are popular in Pour over(V60) coffee, they often lack the complexity required for espressos, are generally more expensive, and can easily produce harsh sour flavors if roasted too lightly. This is why Italian coffee is usually made with blended beans to highlight a stable, blended taste.
Here are five Italian coffees that are both delicious and cost-effective:
1. Balanced taste - Front Street premium blend of 100% Arabica espresso beans
Recipe: Colombia + Brazil
Front Street Boutique blends 100% Arabica coffee beans, using Colombian coffee beans and Brazilian coffee beans. The unique nutty and chocolate flavors of Colombian coffee are combined with the rich peanut and cream coffee flavors of Brazil. The overall taste of this Italian blended coffee beans is very balanced, rich in oil, and extremely smooth in the mouth. It has a refreshing fragrance but a slightly bitter taste unique to America. It is loved by many Front Street customers.
2. Rich in oil - Front Street Commercial Blended Italian Coffee Beans
Recipe: Colombia + Brazil + Robusta
Taking into account the diversity of the audience, Front Street needs to use strong-flavored coffee beans to create strong-flavored blended beans. These coffee beans include Colombian coffee beans with a strong nutty chocolate flavor, Brazilian coffee beans with a soft bitter taste, and Robusta coffee beans with a mellow taste and rich oil. The coffee beans prepared in this way are mellow and rich, deeply loved by coffee lovers, and are also very suitable for the daily production needs of cafes.
3. Sweet flowers and fruits - Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso coffee beans
Recipe: Costa Rica + Colombia + Ethiopia
When it comes to coffee with obvious sweetness, Front Street immediately thinks of Costa Rica. Therefore, it is rich in high-quality honey-processed coffee. The coffee pectin is retained for drying so that the coffee can be dried.The aroma and flavor show a pleasant fermented sweetness. In order to create an Italian recipe with a richer fruity aroma, Front Street added Colombian cymbidium and Ethiopian yirgacheffe to this bean, giving the strawberry espresso a moderate amount of coffee fat without losing the flavor of roses, grapes, and dried blueberries.
4. Traditional Italian recipe - Front Street classic blend of Italian coffee beans
Recipe: Brazil + Indonesian Mandheling + Vietnam
If you don’t like the sour taste but also pursue the aroma of coffee, then it is recommended to buy the Front Street Classic Italian Blend coffee beans. This is a classic recipe composed of three origins: Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam. It uses deep roasting, which can highlight the mellow aroma of coffee to the greatest extent, and also allows everyone to easily extract rich and dense coffee oil. It is very suitable for making an American style diluted with water or a latte with milk. The American style has a rich and sweet taste, while the latte is smooth and dense.
5. The king of cost-effectiveness - Front Street basic Italian blended coffee beans
Recipe: Yunnan + Brazil
This Front Street black cocoa blend (100% Arabica) coffee beans presents the most popular taste and flavor at a very high cost performance. Whether it is the first time to come into contact with coffee or friends who are serious coffee lovers, they can easily accept this Italian coffee bean. The first choice is Brazilian coffee beans with a balanced taste. On this basis, Yunnan coffee beans with a weaker flavor and taste than Brazil are blended. It is suitable for shop owners and home users who prioritize cost and have average flavor requirements.
When purchasing Italian coffee beans, we must choose professional coffee roasters whose products are clearly marked with the roasting date (not the expiration date or shelf life), have a good brand reputation, and emphasize fresh roasting. Recommended self-roasted coffee brand: Front Street Coffee.
Front Street Coffee currently offers more than 50 varieties of coffee beans, not onlyIt covers many mainstream coffee producing areas, with several delicious and inexpensive Italian blends, as well as highly cost-effective grain beans. Customers can enjoy the classic flavor of coffee producing areas at an affordable price.A cup of delicious coffee is inseparable from the freshness of the coffee beans. Front Street deeply understands that the freshness of the coffee beans determines the flavor and aroma of the coffee, soSupport delivery within 24 hours, andAll coffee beans shipped are roasted within 5 days.
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
