When ordering a coffee at a café, have you ever been asked by the barista: "Would you like to try our SOE?" The so-called "SOE" is the abbreviation of "Single Origin Espresso", which means espresso made from single-origin coffee beans. Many people think that single-origin coffee tastes better than blended coffee beans (Blend Coffee). Is that really the case?
The formation of the single-origin trend
SOE stands forSingle-origin (single-variety) coffee bean espresso, although it does not necessarily equal specialty coffee, nor is it necessarily better tasting than espresso made from blended coffee beans. However, if you choose single-origin coffee beans with easily recognizable flavors as SOE, you can create an espresso with a unique and typical flavor.
For example, Yirgacheffe coffee beans typically have citrus flavors, Kenyan beans have fruity flavors, etc. In addition, espresso amplifies the taste of coffee, so specific flavors are more prominent compared with pour-over.
However, although SOE performs impressively, because it comes from a single origin, its shortcomings are also relatively easy to magnify, so factors such as roasting and grind size will affect the flavor. Therefore, it is not necessarily better tasting than espresso made from blended coffee beans. The reason SOE has become popular is more that more and more consumers have been influenced by specialty coffee culture, and more and more people have begun to be able to taste the unique flavors of coffee-producing regions in coffee. In addition, many coffee chain brands have launched many SOE series products, giving mass consumers a chance to understandSOE coffee.
SOE coffee beansrecommendation
SOE coffeeEspresso made from beans is not only for selling espresso; it is the base of all Italian-style coffee. It can make Americano, milk coffee, many fancy coffees, and even creative coffee. If you use coffee beans roasted too light to make SOE, it may be amazing when drunk on its own, but when milk/water/other ingredients are added, it will become very thin.
Therefore, everyone can prioritize using coffee beans with a medium roast or above, or with obvious flavor characteristics, to make SOE. It is recommended to buy Front Street Coffee Yirgacheffe Natural Red Cherry SOE coffee beans.
This is a medium-roast coffee bean with rich fruity flavor. It has undergone natural processing, during whichripe coffee cherries are selected and sun-dried until the moisture content is 12%, then the skin and pulp are removed,after being made into SOE, it shows berry and orangesweetness and aciditywith a caramel note. It is recommended for friends who like fruity profiles to try.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
