What is a blended bean? It is a blend of coffee beans from different countries/regions, which usually appears in Italian coffee. Corresponding to the blending is single-origin coffee, also called SOE, which tastes distinct in style, mostly fruit-acid type. The Italian blend combines coffee beans from multiple places, so the espresso produced usually has a balanced taste and is affordable. When roasted medium to dark, it can also show the rich aroma of caramel, chocolate, and cocoa. It is suitable as a daily household ration and an entry-level option for novices.
As we all know, there are many kinds of Italian blends, so choosing coffee beans becomes the first problem for novices. In fact, if we want to easily buy the category that suits us, we only need to grasp three key points: fresh roasting, medium-dark roasting, and rich fat.
1. Freshly roasted coffee beans are very important
No matter which coffee method is used, fresh beans are extremely important, because once the coffee beans are stored for more than two months, all the essence and aroma will most likely be gone. Then the Moka pot coffee will have almost no oil and will not taste as good. Therefore, what we have to do is to ensure that the coffee beans are freshly roasted, and the date is best within 10 days.
Front Street Coffee beans are all freshly roasted within 5 days. The quality of the coffee beans is stable and excellent, and the price is very cost-effective. They are shipped within 24 hours. The coffee beans that everyone gets are still in a very fresh state, so they have a longer appreciation period.
2. Medium-dark roasting can highlight the concentrated and mellow taste.
As the degree of roasting deepens, the internal structure of the coffee beans becomes looser, and the flavor substances also change from acid to caramelization, with more roasting aroma, giving the coffee a mellow taste. The coffee beans will accumulate a large amount of gas, which will be intensified and discharged in the form of small bubbles when encountering hot water, forming the coffee oil we see. Therefore, when novices buy Italian blended coffee beans, they should first choose fresh medium-dark roasted coffee beans, which usually have flavor descriptions such as hazelnut, butter, chocolate, cocoa, cream, nuts, caramel, etc. We only need to follow the selection.
3. The oil-rich coffee blend not only brings a rich aroma, but also provides a better base for latte art.
1. Fatty and rich tonality – Front Street’s classic blend of coffee beans: An Italian coffee bean that combines Mandheling flavor, rich oil and nutty aroma. Made from Indonesian Mandheling coffee beans + Brazilian semi-dried coffee beans + Vietnamese washed coffee beans, it has the flavor of nuts, dark chocolate and caramel.
2. Mellow and rich tonality——Front Street commercial blended coffee beans: An espresso coffee bean with a main focus on body. Made from Robusta washed coffee beans + Colombian washed coffee beans + Brazilian semi-dried coffee, it has the flavor of nuts, cocoa, and caramel, and has a high mellowness.
3. Slightly acidic and mellow tonality - Front Street black cocoa blend (100% Arabica) coffee beans: A slightly acidic and mellow Italian coffee bean. Made from Yunnan washed arabica coffee beans + Brazilian semi-dried coffee beans, it has a soft acidic, caramel, and nutty flavor.
4. Stunning floral and fruity aroma - Front Street Strawberry Candy Italian blended coffee beans: This bean adoptsMedium roasted coffee beans can be used in both home coffee machines and moka pots. The extracted coffee liquid has the aroma of roses, strawberry fudge, and dried blueberries. It has moderate sweetness and sourness of grapes and citrus, and a sweet aftertaste with the aroma of almonds.
Where to buy freshly roasted and blended coffee
When purchasing high-quality blended coffee, give priority to professional roasters or brand flagship stores. We recommend Front Street Coffee, a local roaster in Guangzhou that has been established for 13 years. Consumers can purchase it at offline physical stores and online Front Street Tmall flagship store, so the quality and freshness are more guaranteed.
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
