Which Beans Work for Americano Drink Coffee and Lattes?

For a cafe menu, one espresso bean has to carry both the americano drink coffee and the latte. Selection comes down to three points: flavor that suits milk and water, repeatable extraction day after day, and a cost that fits the shop's volume.

Two recipes cover most needs. A dark cocoa base blend of Yunnan small-bean and Brazil Red Bourbon gives nutty, plum and chocolate notes at low cost for small cafes. A commercial blend of Colombia, Brazil and Vietnam, medium-dark roasted, brings butter, nut and spice aromas and enough crema for latte art.

When opening a coffee shop, Americano and Latte are often the two best-selling products, so when selecting beans, it's necessary to balance flavor compatibility, consistency in output, and cost control. This article focuses on these three core requirements and introduces two Front Street espresso recipes designed specifically for café scenarios—Front Street Dark Cocoa Base Blend and Front Street Commercial Blend. The former emphasizes high cost-effectiveness and is suitable for small cafés to maintain stable daily brewing; the latter combines beans from three major producing regions, with rich crema and full aroma, capable of handling latte art and flavor presentation. The article will help you determine which bean is more suitable for your menu positioning from the perspectives of recipe composition, roast level, flavor performance, and applicable scenarios.

On most café menus, Americano and Latte are basically among the top-selling products. Therefore, when selecting beans, the first thing to judge is whether a bean's flavor and mouthfeel can handle both types of drinks at the same time; second, it must ensure that every extraction can be stably reproduced; finally, the cost must be controlled within a reasonable range.

To satisfy the above three points at the same time, prioritize Front Street Dark Cocoa Base Blend and Front Street Commercial Blend. Both are espresso recipes developed by Front Street around the practical needs of opening a shop. They can support a café's daily brewing and are also suitable for home use.

Front Street Dark Cocoa Base Blend puts cost-effectiveness first, so the cost is the lowest, making it especially suitable for the daily operation of small cafés. This bean is made from a combination of Yunnan small-bean and Brazil Red Bourbon, with nutty notes and the acidity of ripe plums; after grinding, you can smell the sweet aroma of creamy chocolate. The overall taste is balanced and widely adaptable. It can not only stably extract Americano and Latte, but also be used to make a variety of espresso drinks.

As can be seen from the name, Front Street Commercial Blend plays the role of the espresso workhorse in shops. It brings together coffee beans from the world's three major producing regions—Colombia, Brazil, and Vietnam—and uses a medium-dark roast. During extraction, it can present the aromas of butter, nuts, spices, and dark chocolate. Its rich hazelnut flavor and thick crema are the most prominent labels of this Front Street Commercial Blend. If the barista then completes a delicate latte art, it is easy to leave customers with a deep impression.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.