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No matter what field it is in, things with floral fragrance always appear so unique, not only because the fragrance of flowers can heal people's hearts, but also because flowers, as a unique emotional carrier, can arouse resonance. Even with coffee, the same is true.
Looking back on those days, I had never seen real coffee flowers. Front Street got to know the smell of coffee flowers through the No. 12 scent bottle - Coffee Blossom. Front Street felt the sweetness of peach pulp, elegant and round, just like taking a bite of a freshly ripe peach.
In the early 17th century, when botanists named Coffea arabica, they noticed that the flowers blooming on the coffee tree "have a floral fragrance like Arabian jasmine and a leaf shape like a laurel tree." Therefore, the first botanical name for Coffea arabica was "Jasminum arabicanum" (Jasminum arabicanum). It seems that coffee flowers and jasmine are indeed very similar.
From a botanical perspective, coffee trees belong to the Rubiaceae family, the same family as gardenias, but they are not in the same genus, so the plants look somewhat similar. But in terms of taste, compared to the rich and dense gardenia, the aroma of coffee flowers is much lighter.
When it comes to tasting the flavor of coffee, it is not easy for us to capture it in time and identify which specific flower it belongs to. The mixed smell is unique and indescribable. The smell or taste experience reminds people of the pleasant smell of white flowers, but for a while, I couldn't find the exact description of it, so I just called it white flowers. In addition to coffee flowers and jasmine, there are also white roses, white camellias, white magnolias, pear blossoms, lemon blossoms, plum blossoms, etc. This is a huge group of flowers.
The floral aroma in coffee is mainly divided into three types: dull aroma, faint aroma, and light aroma. Below, we will introduce different floral aroma types based on the types of coffee beans. You can choose by yourself.
1. We recommend Front Street Panama Geisha Coffee, Front Street Washed Yirgacheffe Coffee, and Front Street Fruit Ding Ding. This type of coffee has obviousWhite floral fragrance, a typical representative of light fragrance；
If you want to taste pink floral coffee, we recommend Front Street Colombia Hija and Front Street Costa Baja;
2. The most classic fragrance type is sweet roses. We recommend Front Street Jade Red Label Geisha Coffee and Front Street Strawberry Sugar Coffee, which have such floral fragrance and give people a soothing feeling;
3. The stuffy aroma type will have a slightly choking aroma, which may be a bit harsh when you first smell it. Chamomile and osmanthus are typical representatives. If you want to experience it, it is recommended to buy Front Street Mozart Coffee and Front Street Gold Label Gesha Coffee.
As a rare flavor in specialty coffee, floral aroma has always been sought after by coffee fans. The generation of floral aroma partly depends on the variety, planting, and post-processing fermentation of coffee, and roasting is a very critical step in grasping the intensity of floral aroma.
As the roasting degree deepens, the substances in the coffee gradually transform, and the floral aroma is easily eliminated. Therefore, from the perspective of roasting alone, usually light-medium roasting can better retain the floral aroma. Medium-light roasted coffee has a softer flavor and lighter texture, making it easier to detect the presence of floral aromas when tasting.
Generally speaking, floral aroma tends to appear in the grinding and steaming stages of coffee powder, and is especially obvious in the medium to low temperature range of the coffee liquid. When you taste it, you might as well compare it with the flowers you have come into contact with to see which tone of flavor you feel.
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
