No matter what roasting style and brewing method you prefer, Front Street believes that it is worthwhile and necessary to refer to some tips for buying coffee.
The first and most important thing is to buy freshly roasted coffee beans.Choose products from professional coffee roasters that have the roasting date clearly marked (not the expiry date or shelf life), have a reputable brand, and emphasize fresh roasting.
Every bag of coffee beans sold at Front Street is roasted within 5 days, andAll use one-way exhaust valve packaging, to ensure that every bag of coffee beans is in the freshest state when it reaches customers.Excellent coffee packaging bags usually have a "one-way exhaust valve" (a small button-shaped hole on the top of the coffee bag) design to allow the coffee beans to discharge naturally occurring carbon dioxide.
The reason why Front Street places so much emphasis on fresh roasting is because as time goes by, coffee roasted for more than 50 days will basically lose its aroma, so no matter how expensive the coffee beans are brewed, it will not taste good, so it is recommended that everyone drink it as soon as possible within the appreciation period.
Determine the production area according to taste
Climate, altitude, growing conditions and processing methods all affect the flavor of coffee, and it varies greatly from place to place, with coffee from each place having its own unique flavor profile.
Central and South America
The coffee produced in this area usually tastes sweeter, with obvious caramel flavor, soft acidity and medium taste. We recommend Front Street Costa Rican Tara Beads, Front Street Colombian Cymbidium, and Front Street Brazilian Red Bourbon.
africa
Most African coffees are fruity, complex, aromatic, and weak in bitterness, which can bring people a comfortable drinking experience. We recommend Front Street Guoding, Front Street Kenya, and Front Street Oiran.
Asia
Asian coffee has a rich, strong, sometimes herbal flavor and a rich mouthfeel. Opinions on Asian coffee vary from person to person. Some people like it, while others cannot accept it.The most representative one is Front Street Mandheling Coffee。
Blend beans or single origin beans?
This is an interesting topic, but whether it is a combination or a single product choice, it ultimately comes down to personal preference. Most roasters believe that blended coffee beans have more stable flavor characteristics. They recommend Front Street Classic Italian Blend, Front Street Boutique Italian Blend, and Front Street Strawberry Candy Italian Blend, which are suitable for making espresso and moka pot coffees with a strong taste and rich oil. If you are pursuing a unique taste of coffee, it is best to buy single-origin coffee first. Not only are there many types to choose from, but each flavor will also have different flavors and aromas due to different brewing equipment.
The best way to find your favorite coffee is to keep trying new blends and single-origin coffees until you find the one you like best. At the same time, you can also ask the merchant for help and tell them what flavor you like. They will usually be very happy to help you find the most suitable coffee beans.
Coffee bean roasting style
The roasting of coffee beans is crucial to the development of flavor, and there are usually three shades of roasting: light, medium and dark.
The darker the coffee beans are roasted, the lower the acidity and the thicker the taste. This is because the coffee beans gradually lose their original flavor during the roasting process, but this is not a bad thing. Darkly roasted coffee beans have a unique and pleasant chocolate or caramel aroma, which is the characteristic of Front Street Commercial Blend.
On the contrary, lightly roasted coffee beans retain higher acidity and only have a lightly roasted flavor. We recommend Front Street Butterfly. Such coffee beans are suitable for siphon coffee, Pour over(V60) filter coffee, D special pressure and cold brew coffee. Using these appliances to make coffee can more completely retain the original flavor of the beans.
As for medium-roasted coffee beans, they are between dark and light. They are suitable for making coffee with Moka pots and French presses. They can also be used for hand brewing or making espresso. There are many types of medium-roasted coffee, including Front Street Xipaw, Front Street Bird of Paradise, and Front Street Yunnan Xiaoli.
Front Street suggests that you first consider which type of coffee you usually drink more, and then decide which coffee bean roasting style is most suitable for you. Among them, medium roasted coffee beans have a wider range of applications, light roasted coffee beans have a more complete taste, and dark roasted coffee beans have a stronger chocolate flavor. You can try various roasting styles of coffee and finally find the one that suits you.
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
