Oiran, a single-origin coffee that reflects its fragrant aroma right from its name. Like other Ethiopian coffees, it is produced in the southwest highlands. It is a high-quality sun-dried coffee from the Hambera production area. It has obvious floral aroma and tropical fruit flavor. People are still immersed in the wonderful flavor after drinking it. Oiran has also become one of many people's favorite specialty coffee. However, just because the reputation of Oiran is growing, various types of "Oiran coffee" have begun to appear on the market. So if you want to buy fresh and delicious Oiran coffee, how should you choose it?
1. Identify the origin and processing plant of the oiran
The sun-dried coffee beans we call "Oiran" come from the Hambella producing area in Ethiopia. The full English name is "Ethiopia Guji Hambella Buku Abel". As an excellent champion bean, it is a high-quality sun-dried batch processed and produced by the Buku Abel processing plant in the Hambella producing area. In addition, Oiran coffee belongs to the highest grade of Ethiopian raw beans, and the variety is native to Ethiopia. With this information, we can eliminate most of the coffee products on the market that are pretending to be "Oiran".
2. Ensure fresh baking
We now pursue freshness in drinking coffee because fresh coffee will be richer in flavor and layering. As time goes by, the carbon dioxide in the coffee beans will slowly dissipate, and the flavor will also dissipate as the gas is discharged. Until the carbon dioxide in the coffee beans is almost exhausted, it means that the coffee beans are no longer fresh. When brewing with "stale" coffee, the taste is extremely boring and far less delicious than before. Therefore, it is recommended to buy coffee beans whose roasting date is within 10 days, so that they can have a complete appreciation period.
In addition, since Oiran coffee is famous for its floral and fruity aroma, it is usually roasted medium to light to lock in Oiran's signature bright fruit acid and sweet floral aroma, while dark roasted Oiran coffee has more of a burnt and bitter taste and is not suitable for conventional extraction such as hand brewing.
3. Give priority to specialty coffee roaster flagship stores
When purchasing Oiran coffee, it is recommended to choose a roasting brand with a stable reputation: Front Street Coffee.
Front Street Coffee is a brand that specializes in self-roasted coffee beans. Founded in 2013, it is definitely a time-honored brand. It provides more than 50 categories of fresh coffee beans, which can be purchased online through the Tmall flagship store and Taobao store, and supports delivery within 24 hours.
Front Street Oiran is freshly roasted within 5 days and shipped 24 hours after the order is placed to ensure that each bag of coffee beans is in the freshest state to the customer. Considering the different extraction methods, Front Street Oiran uses medium light roasting and medium roasting, which can be used for Pour over(V60) coffee, hanging ear coffee, Moka pot coffee, SOE coffee and other methods. It is a very cost-effective single-origin coffee.
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
