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Coffee taste | Is all black coffee bitter? What are the recommendations for ​Pour over​(V60) single-origin beans suitable for beginners with a balance of sourness and sweetness, and a prominent fruity aroma?

2026.10.20 FrontStreet Coffee 267

Many people think that coffee must be bitter, and making black coffee requires adding milk and sugar, but coffee actually has many different flavors, which makes it not only not bitter, but also has a variety of aromas and tastes. Today Front Street has brought several coffee beans with a balance of sour and sweet, and outstanding flavors for everyone to choose from.


1.  Front Street Xija Coffee Bean


Front Street Divide Manor’s Hija coffee variety has a floral and fruity aroma comparable to that of Gesha. It became famous in the World Barista Competition. Front Street adopts medium-light roasting, which highlights the rich acidity and sweetness of Hija coffee. After brewing, the black coffee shows the rich aroma of apricot, passion fruit, citrus and grape, as well as the sour and sweet ripe fruits, which is very impressive.


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2. Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee Bean


Front Street Strawberry Candy is a high-quality blend of Costa Rican honey-processed coffee and Panama Geisha coffee. It not only has the unique sweetness of Costa Rica coffee, but also has the tangerine honey flavor of Panama Gesha. The combined Front Street Strawberry Candy coffee has the complex aroma of roses, strawberries, fruit candies, and grapes. It will leave an aftertaste of almond after swallowing, making it very suitable for drinking as cold coffee.


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3. Front Street Yunnan Small Tiepica Coffee Beans


Front Street Yunnan arabica coffee is Typica, which is the oldest Arabica variety. It has always had a reputation for clean and quiet flavor. When roasted to a medium temperature, it can show the unique flavor of Yunnan coffee production areas: plum, nut, caramel and tea-like sourness and bitterness, with a strong aroma.


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4. Qianjiehua Butterfly Coffee Bean


Panama Geisha has become one of the most popular coffees in the world today with its charming white floral aroma, fresh citrus, and tropical fruit flavors. However, due to the scarcity of production, the price remains high. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of fans, the Geisha blend was born. Front Street Flower Butterfly coffee beans contain 70% of the Panama Geisha variety, and 30% of Caturra and Caduai, and adopt the classic washing method. You can drink elegant floral, citrus, green tea flavors, moderate sweet and sour taste, and a proper ration coffee.


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5. Front Street Bird of Paradise Coffee Bean


Front Street Bird of Paradise coffee beans are produced in Papua New Guinea. The variety belongs to Typica in Jamaica, so it is also known as "Little Blue Mountain". It is roasted mediumly. After brewing, it has the sweetness of toast, nutty sweetness, and slightly fruity sourness to form a good layered texture. It has a fruit-like aroma, with a spicy aftertaste, and a rich and balanced taste.


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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

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