When you go to a coffee shop and order a cup of coffee, have you ever been asked by the barista: "Would you like to try our SOE?" The so-called "SOE" is the abbreviation of "Single Origin Espresso", which is espresso coffee from a single origin. Many people think that single-origin coffee tastes better than blend coffee. Is this really true?
The formation of the single-origin trend
Representative of SOESingle origin (single origin) coffee bean espresso, although it is not necessarily equal to specialty coffee, nor is it necessarily better than espresso made with blended coffee beans. However, if you select single-origin coffee beans with easily identifiable flavors as SOE, you can create espresso with a unique and typical flavor.
For example, the typical citrus flavor of Yirgacheffe coffee beans, the fruity flavor of Kenya, etc., and the addition of espresso coffee will amplify the taste of coffee, so specific flavors will be more prominent compared to hand brewing.
However, although SOE has outstanding performance, since it comes from a single origin, its shortcomings are relatively easy to be magnified. Therefore, factors such as roasting and particle size will affect the flavor, so it may not necessarily taste better than espresso made with blended coffee beans. The reason why SOE has become popular is that more and more consumers are influenced by the specialty coffee culture. More and more people are beginning to drink coffee and enjoy the unique flavor of coffee production areas. In addition, many coffee chain brands have launched many SOE series of products, allowing mass consumers to understandSOE coffeeopportunity.
SOE coffee beansRecommended
SOE coffeeThe espresso made from beans can not only be sold as espresso, it is the basis of all Italian coffee. It can be made into American style, milk coffee, many fancy coffees, and even creative coffees. If you use too light roasted coffee beans to make SOE, it may be amazing to drink alone, but when you add milk/water/other ingredients, it will become very thin.
Therefore, you can give priority to using coffee beans that are medium roasted or above, or have obvious flavor characteristics to make SOE. It is recommended to buy Front Street Yirgacheffe sun-dried red cherry SOE coffee beans.
This is a medium-roasted coffee bean with a strong fruity flavor that has been sun-dried during the process.Select the ripe coffee cherries, dry them in the sun until the moisture content is 12%, remove the skin and pulp,After being made into SOE, it will show berries and oranges.sweet and sourIt has a caramel texture and is recommended for those who like fruity tones.
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
