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Where does the chocolate flavour in coffee come from? Front Street breaks down cacao-family notes th
Read more →Both Hainan and Yunnan in China are places where coffee is grown, and Yunnan is the largest producer of coffee in China. Yunnan coffee is also called Yunnan arabica coffee and is known as "fragrant coffee". Yunnan's coffee output has been around 26,000 tons per year in recent years, accounting for 90% of the national output. Coffee is a beverage crop with high economic value.
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When it comes to Panama coffee, the first word that pops into most people’s minds is “Gesha”. In the past decade or so, this small country in Central America has amazed the world with its Geisha, so much so that many people only know this variety of Panama coffee. In fact, in this land, it was Bo
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Using a Moka pot to make black coffee without milk is a daily routine for many coffee connoisseurs. But it is also a "black coffee". If you take the blending route and the single product route, you will get two completely different experiences. This article explains the bean selection logic of the two routes thoroughly. Route One: Blend Beans - Made for Pressure Extraction. Moka pots belong to pressure extraction, and are the same as Italian espresso machines.
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The upper limit of the flavor of espresso is largely determined by the type of beans. Robusta brings thickness and oil to the concentrate, while Arabica brings flavor and layer to the concentrate - understanding the expression logic of Arabica in the Italian system is the key to understanding an Italian bean list. Let’s start with the ingredient structure. Caffeine in Arabica
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"I want to drink coffee, but don't recommend sour ones to me." About eight out of ten coffee novices have said this. In fact, "sour or not" is largely determined by the degree of roasting and bean type, and it has nothing to do with whether you drink coffee or not. It is a normal taste preference to love richness and nutty aroma of chocolate. This list is for those who don’t like it
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Before the concept of specialty coffee became popular, "treating guests to drink Blue Mountain" was almost synonymous with high-quality coffee. Even with the emergence of high-quality production areas, Blue Mountain still has a place for its balanced and delicate taste, and Blue Mountain No. 1 is the one that has attracted much attention in this hierarchy. If you want to understand it, you can learn about it from certification, flavor and brewing
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When mentioning Yunnan coffee, many people still have a vague impression of "cheap and big bowl" in their minds. In recent years, Yunnan production areas have invested more and more in high-quality products. You can see the shadow of this change in Front Street 2013 Yunnan Sunshine Iron Pickup. I started making iron pick-up trucks in 2013. Front Street is one of the earliest in China to get involved with it.
Read more →Front Street Coffee - the difference between single-origin coffee, Italian blended coffee and specialty coffee. Single-origin coffee: generally refers to a single style of coffee beans from a single country or production area. It can be compared to a coffee solo. If a bag of coffee is labeled with the name of a coffee-producing country (continental Europe does not produce coffee beans, e.g.
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The charm of hand-brewed coffee lies in the difference in flavor of the production area. It is also Arabica beans. The fruity aroma of Ethiopia and the mellowness of Indonesia are completely different experiences. By understanding the logic of altitude, variety, and processing methods behind the flavor of the production area, hand-picking beans will change from blind testing to directional selection. Ethiopia brews fruity beans by hand
Read more →Speaking of sour coffee, many people may only think of Yirgacheffe, Oiran from Ethiopia, or Geisha from Panama. But they don’t know that Kenyan coffee also has a rich sweet and sour aroma, and tastes like juice. Kenyan coffee usually uses double washing processing, and the varieties are SL28 and SL34.
Read more →Single Origin is relative to Blended Coffee. Simply put, a single product can be a single coffee-producing country, a single producing area, or even a single estate. An important feature of individual products is traceability to origin, allowing coffee
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Freshly ground coffee has always been a ritual for brewing coffee, because only freshly ground coffee can ensure that the flavor of the coffee is not lost, but for some people, being able to brew delicious coffee quickly is more important. This is the meaning of the existence of hanging ear coffee. Many people think that drinking coffee with earphones is unprofessional, but Front Street thinks it doesn’t have to be that way.
Read more →Many people know that China is the home of tea. It has a long history of drinking tea and its tea culture is extensive and profound. There are many high-quality tea producing areas in Yunnan, China, especially Pu'er. But did you know that Yunnan not only has tea, but also coffee beans. The coffee planting area in Yunnan is not small, and it is the largest coffee plantation in China.
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If there are any unavoidable names in the Ethiopian specialty coffee scene in recent years, then Front Street believes that Alo Coffee’s Tamiru and Elto Coffee’s Eliyas Dukamo must be among them. Whether in international competitions
Read more →Front Street Coffee Hand-brewed Coffee Bean Brand Recommendation - Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Introduction The coffee variety grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica is Typica, which is a world-renowned fine coffee variety. The unique geographical advantage is an indispensable factor in achieving the balanced flavor of Blue Mountain Coffee. As an island country in the Caribbean, the sea breeze and
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The Moka pot is an introductory appliance for making coffee in many households. It has a simple structure, an affordable price, and a rich product. However, the extraction method of the Moka pot is different from that of the Italian machine, and the bean selection logic also has its own characteristics. Blended beans are a safe choice for a moka pot. The bean blends are specially designed for Italian and Moka pots and come in Mamba or Bago blends
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The charm of hand-brewed coffee is that the same coffee fruit grown in different production areas can have completely different flavors in the cup. Since there is no interference from milk and high-pressure extraction in hand brewing, the terroir characteristics of the production area are fully amplified. Understanding the production area means understanding the flavor language of hand-brewed coffee. Ethiopia is the origin of coffee and is
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Introduction Americano can be said to be a type of coffee that many consumers like very much. It is convenient, fast, and can quickly meet most people's caffeine intake needs. At the same time, it only consists of two parts: water and espresso. It is a type of black coffee that we often call, and black coffee also reflects the quality of coffee beans.
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When ordering at a coffee shop, you often see "100% Arabica" written on the package. What does this word mean? Why do so many Italian blends emphasize it? This article will start with the characteristics of Arabica beans, take you through several representative 100% Arabica Italian blends, and talk about them by the way.
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