Many people think espresso is bitter, but you haven't learned how to taste espresso yet. FrontStreet Coffee teaches you 5 steps to easily taste the flavor of espresso.
Espresso means "fast" in Italian, that is, extracted in a short time and under high pressure. Espresso originated in Italy. It is regarded as one of Italy's three national treasures along with fashion and food. The espresso coffee invented at the beginning tasted bitter and burnt. It was not until the 1940s that the taste and quality of espresso coffee were completely changed and improved. In China, there are different ways of calling espresso, espresso, fragrant coffee, etc., which actually refer to Espresso.
Compared with Pour over(V60) coffee, espresso is characterized by a strong and fast taste. It cannot distinguish the flavors of high, medium and low temperatures like Pour over(V60) coffee. After all, it is finished before it cools down. Secondly, the high concentration created by the low proportion also makes the espresso drink rich and strong, making it difficult to detect too much flavor.
In addition, concentrated caffeine is extracted under high pressure to produce its unique product "Crema", which also provides a unique taste experience for espresso.
So when drinking espresso, we tend to appreciate its texture, aroma, and aftertaste, plus several distinct flavors. Ps: Cleanliness and balance are the passing standards. Insufficient cleanliness and imbalance when drinking espresso are fatal.
How many flavors of espresso are there?
We all know that whether a cup of coffee tastes good or not mainly depends on the selection of coffee beans, and the espresso machine is a pressurized extraction, so it is more suitable for medium roasting or above than light roasted coffee. Below Front Street will recommend the corresponding Italian coffee beans according to three different flavors:
If you like nutty and chocolate-flavored Italian coffee, we recommend the Front Street Boutique blend of 100% Arabica coffee beans, 75 yuan/454g: Colombian washed coffee beans + Brazilian semi-dried coffee beans, with flavors of nuts, dark chocolate, and caramel;
If you like espresso with rich oil and mellow taste, Front Street’s classic blend of coffee beans, 33 yuan/100g; Brazilian semi-sun-dried coffee beans + Indonesian Mandheling coffee beans + Vietnamese coffee beans, has rich coffee oil and a mellow taste;
If you are not intolerant of bitterness and prefer Italian coffee with floral and fruity flavors, then it is recommended to buy Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso, 43 yuan/100g; Costa Rican coffee beans + Panama coffee beans + Ethiopian coffee beans, with the aroma of roses, strawberry candy and glucose, the sweet and sour fruit, and pleasant taste.
How to taste espresso?
1. Under normal circumstances, espresso will be produced together with ice water. Before drinking espresso, rinse your mouth with a sip to clean your mouth and feel the espresso better.
2. Then use the provided spoon to stir the espresso. The coffee liquid at the bottom of the espresso will be more viscous and the surface part will be thinner. Stir and mix evenly to taste the espresso better. Of course, you can also enjoy different tastes and levels without stirring.
3. Then drink the espresso in 3 to 4 sips, rub the roof of your mouth with your tongue to feel the touch of the espresso, use both sides of your tongue to feel the acidity of the espresso, etc., and taste the overall state with various taste senses.
4. After drinking, close your mouth and breathe back to feel the aroma of espresso and the aftertaste that remains in your mouth.
5. Finally, drink some water and rinse your mouth to feel the sweetness of the coffee.
How to make Americano coffee?
American coffee in Italian coffee is actually the product of espresso diluted with water.
However, depending on the eating habits and coffee beans used in different places, the ratio of espresso to water also varies. Take FrontStreet Coffee as an example.
The Italian beans used by FrontStreet Coffee are their own blend of warm sunflower coffee beans, which is composed of Yirgacheffe and Honduras beans. Honduran coffee brings a rich aroma of fermented wine and the aftertaste of alcoholic chocolate to the concentrate, giving it a rich aroma. Sun-dried Yirgacheffe brings citrus and berry aromas to this coffee, with a smooth mouthfeel.
Front Street's espresso extraction plan is 20g of coffee powder, and 40g of coffee liquid is extracted in 28 seconds. Then add 240g of water in a ratio of 1:6. In this way, the Americano is complete.
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
