Most espresso coffee is made with blended beans, because the espresso made from ordinary single-origin coffee beans may not be as mellow and have a pungent sour taste. Even if milk or sugar is added, it will feel sour. In addition, because coffee beans are an agricultural product, there will be some changes every year, and the coffee made is easy to change at any time. If you use a blending method, you can make up for the lack of taste and make the espresso extraction more stable.
To select suitable coffee beans, we can proceed from three aspects:
Step 1. Find a reliable coffee bean roasting brand
Today's coffee bean market is a mixed bag. Not only is it easy to accidentally buy "fake" products, but you may also spend a lot of money to get expired products that are not fresh. Therefore, finding a reputable coffee bean roasting brand can save you a lot of trouble.
Front Street Coffee is a Guangzhou self-roasted coffee bean specialty store founded in 2013. It provides more than 50 categories of fresh coffee. All products can be purchased online through the Tmall flagship store and Taobao store. For many years, the Front Street Coffee public account has been publishing articles on a daily basis, sharing coffee knowledge ranging from coffee beans, coffee equipment, production to flavor. Many details encountered in making and drinking coffee have been elaborated and discussed by Front Street Coffee. Front Street Coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days. The quality of the coffee beans is stable and excellent. The price is very cost-effective and shipped within 24 hours. Whether you are a newbie, a coffee lover who has reached a professional advanced level, or a user who has opened a coffee shop, Front Street Coffee is a recommended choice by many coffee lovers and platforms.
Step 2: Determine your desired taste, preferences and needs
Many times what worries us most is not how to buy coffee, but the inability to find the category that suits us. It’s actually very simple, let’s start with the needs.
If you like latte, mocha and other Italian coffee with milk, it is recommended to choose medium-dark roasted coffee beans; if you like refreshing black coffee such as American and Orange C Americano, you can buy some medium-roasted Italian beans with fruit flavor; if you want to practice latte art, or like coffee with a burnt aroma, you can refer to some dark roasted beans.
Step 3: Choose your favorite espresso beans
1. Rich and mellow taste: Front Street’s classic Italian blended coffee beans
Most coffee lovers have only heard of Mamba coffee, but they don't know the formula and origin of "Mamba". In fact, Mamba is a combination of Indonesian Mandheling beans and Brazilian coffee beans. The taste can play a complementary and harmonious role. Mamba blending was very popular in Taiwanese cafes in the early years, and it can be regarded as an ancient coffee flavor. Front Street's classic Italian blend is based on the Mamba recipe and adds Robusta, which fully improves the oiliness of the coffee and makes the Italian coffee body stronger. It is suitable for home production and used for latte art.
2. Rich floral and fruity aroma: Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso Italian blended coffee beans
If you want to make an espresso with a floral and fruity aroma, you should use medium roasted coffee beans. We recommend Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso coffee beans. You can order directly from Taobao or Tmall stores. This is a espresso made from Costa Rica Tara beads, which are famous for their honey processing, and Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. On this basis, coupled with Colombian coffee beans, the espresso you can prepare is not only non-irritating, but also has good oil and dense texture when extracted by the coffee machine. It also has a sweet and sour taste like strawberry gummy, suitable for making American style or latte.
3. Rich nutty flavor: Front Street Premium Italian blended coffee beans
As the world's top coffee-producing countries, Brazilian coffee and Colombian coffee have long been famous. Front Street combines coffee beans from the two production areas. The nutty aroma and balanced taste of Brazilian coffee and the chocolate tonality of Colombian coffee perfectly achieve the effect of one plus one greater than two. The extracted espresso has the flavor of butter cookies, cocoa, and roasted nuts. Suitable for friends who don't like sour taste, used for making American style and latte.
4. Same style as the coffee shop: Front Street Commercial Italian blended coffee beans
If you want to replicate the same American style and latte from the coffee shop, you can buy the Front Street commercial blended coffee beans. It is made from three major production areas: Brazil, Colombia, and Vietnam. After medium-dark roasting, it has rich coffee oil and roasting aroma. The American style has a sweet taste and is very easy to drink. The latte is rich and smooth, leaving a fragrance on your lips and teeth after drinking. It is also affordable and can become a daily ration bean for families.
5. High cost performance: Front Street basic Italian blended coffee beans
For those who are just getting started, of course we first consider cost-effectiveness, and this coffee can meet the needs of most home users. It has soft fruit acidity, caramel sweetness, nutty and dark chocolate flavors, smooth and viscous, and has a favorable price. It is suitable for shop owners and home users who prioritize cost and have average taste requirements.
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
