what forSOE Espresso？
What is SOE? "SOE" is actually the abbreviation of "Single Origin Espresso", which translates to: "Single Origin Espresso". That is to say, the espresso coffee made from a single origin is emphasized. Compared with blending, the characteristic of single-origin espresso is that it is easier to identify the flavor of the origin, and it is easier to increase the connection between the origin and consumers.
In addition, SOE coffee beans will be more difficult to roast. On the one hand, in order to highlight the flavor of a single origin, the roasting degree of SOE coffee beans should not be too deep to avoid too much loss of the flavor of the coffee itself. On the other hand, in order to provide the body and better stability of espresso, the roasting degree of the selected coffee beans should not be too light. So if it can’t be too deep or too shallow, how should we choose?
If you want to make delicious Italian coffee stably, it is recommended to choose some medium roasted single-origin coffee beans to extract SOE, which can be roughly divided into three types: floral and fruity, fermented wine and mellow taste:
1. Recommended floral and fruity fragrance——Front Street.Xizhao
This Front Street Xija SOE comes from Cymbidium, a famous production area in Colombia. It is produced by the Divide Manor. It is close to the volcanic zone, which gives the coffee a rich aroma. The mature coffee cherries are double anaerobic sun-dried and are moderately roasted, which maximizes the floral and fruity aroma. The Italian coffee will have obvious flavors of blueberry juice, passion fruit, ripe grapes, and the sweet and sour taste of apricots;
2. Recommended fermented wine aroma - Front Street.Blackberry
In order to make the flavor of SOE coffee extraction more concrete, it is recommended to choose some coffee beans with mature fruit flavors, which will make it easier for us to drink the sweet fermentation feeling like fruit wine. During the peeling process of honey processing, coffee farmers can freely adjust the amount of pectin retained according to the desired degree of fermentation. Because pectin is rich in sugar, the more pectin is retained, the darker the color of the coffee beans will be after drying. Black honey retains the highest amount of gum among the four, almost no pectin is removed, and it takes the longest to dry. It generally needs to be dried in the sun for more than 14 days. Therefore, the coffee processed with black honey has a very rich flavor and a rich sweetness.
3. Recommended for mellow taste - Front Street.Queen's Manor
Some friends may think that the SOE coffee produced by the above two types of Front Street is not "coffee-flavored" enough. The mellow and rich coffee beans should be suitable for you. For example, the Brazilian Queen Manor coffee beans on Front Street are very representative.
Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate Coffee Beans
Origin: Morgiana
Altitude: 1400～1950m
Variety: Yellow Bourbon
Treatment: Semi-sun drying
Flavor: Roasted nuts, buttered peanuts, chocolate, caramel, cookies
Brazil has a low altitude, flat and monotonous landforms, lack of microclimate, and the habit of growing coffee trees in the sun, resulting in the unique soft bean flavor of Brazil. Front Street cupped Brazilian coffee beans from different production areas and believed that the flavor of Brazilian coffee beans has low acidity, nutty flavor, sweet aroma of chocolate, and mellow taste.
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
