Espresso is a method of coffee extraction. It is made by an espresso machine and the espresso is quickly extracted through high temperature and high pressure. Italian coffee is also called espresso.
Many people's first impression is that espresso is strong and bitter. In fact, Front Street tells everyone that a good espresso can have fruity, floral, spice, chocolate, caramel, etc. aromas. It all depends on the coffee beans used to make espresso.
For Pour over(V60) coffee, any coffee beans are acceptable; as for espresso? Can all coffee beans be used to make espresso? Front Street believes that coffee beans of any roasting degree can be used to make espresso. It all depends on personal preferences and preferences.
The perfect Espresso requires that its flavor should be sweet and the overall taste should be balanced, focusing on the perfect balance of bitterness, sourness, sweetness, and aftertaste. This is a task that cannot be accomplished by a single coffee bean. Therefore, if you want to get perfect Espresso, you must first have a perfect coffee bean blending plan. The blending here not only refers to the matching of coffee beans from different origins, but also refers to the coordination between different roasting degrees of the same coffee beans. Whether it is a combination of coffee beans from different origins or a combination of coffee beans from the same origin with different roasting degrees, there is only one blending principle: to achieve a balanced taste of the final Espresso coffee.
There are a total of six types of Front Street Italian blended beans. As for single products, there are more than 50 types in different areas. Whether it is hand brewing or espresso, you can try different flavor experiences. Each one has its own style and tonality. Here are four selected Italian blended beans:
1. Front Street Classic Italian Blend Coffee Beans 49 yuan/227g
For those who like mellow and rich coffee, it is recommended to buy Front Street Classic Italian Blend Coffee. This is a formula composed of three origins: Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam. It uses deep roasting, which can highlight the mellow aroma of coffee to the greatest extent, and also allows everyone to easily extract rich and dense coffee oil. It is very suitable for making American style diluted with water or latte with milk. You can buy it at Front Street Taobao store or Front Street Tmall flagship store.
2. Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso Italian blended coffee beans 85 yuan/227g
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 two major origins: 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 that can be prepared is not only non-irritating, but when extracted by the coffee machine, it has good oil and dense texture, and at the same time has a sweet and sour taste like strawberry gummy.
3. Front Street Premium Italian Blend Coffee Beans 75 yuan/454g
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.
4. Front Street Commercial Italian blended coffee beans 60 yuan/454g
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.
In addition to the Italian blended coffee mentioned above,SOE single-origin espresso is also very popular in cafes now.SOE itsIn fact, it is the abbreviation of Single Origin Espresso, which translates as: single origin espresso. That is to say, it emphasizes the espresso coffee made from a single origin. This term is relative to the traditional Italian blended coffee. It emphasizes the characteristics of the espresso from a single origin and makes it easier to identify the flavor of the origin, making it easier to increase the connection between the origin and consumers. That is to say, espresso made from coffee beans from a single origin or production area. The roasting degree of the coffee beans here does not need to be so dark. SOE single-origin espresso pursues the unique flavor of a single production area.
SOE coffee beans have relatively high requirements. While highlighting the coffee flavor, the roasting degree must not be too dark or too light.Recommend Front Street OiranSOE coffee beans, which are produced in Hambera, Etseguji producing area,Traditional sun-dried processing is used. In order to highlight the flavors of strawberry, citrus and black tea, Front Street uses medium roasting to make it.SOEThe American style will have refreshing berry, light floral, and orange aromas, while the latte will have the flavors of cranberry cookie, cocoa, and toffee.
Front Street Brewing Coffee Suggestions
Whether it is Pour over(V60) coffee or espresso coffee, if you want to brew it well, you must use good coffee beans and raise them well. Front Street has always believed that the freshness of coffee beans is a very important part of brewing. The coffee beans shipped by FrontStreet Coffee are all roasted within 5 days, because FrontStreet knows that the freshness of coffee beans has a great impact on the flavor. The purpose of Front Street Roasting is "freshly roasted and good coffee", so that every customer who orders receives the freshest coffee. The bean-growing period of coffee is about 4-7 days, so the flavor is at its best when customers get it.
Of course, there are also some customers who need Front Street’s help in grinding the powder, which is okay, but Front Street needs to remind you: if the coffee beans are ground in advance, there is no need to raise the beans, because during the transportation process, the pressure generated by the carbon dioxide in the packaging can also make the coffee flavor mellower, so you can make a cup of coffee immediately after receiving the coffee powder. But the coffee powder needs to be brewed in time, because the coffee powder oxidizes quickly when exposed to air, which means that the flavor of the coffee will dissipate relatively quickly, and the flavor of the coffee will not be so good. Therefore, Front Street recommends buying whole beans and grinding them freshly, so that you can better taste the flavor of the coffee.
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
