The espresso blend used in a coffee shop is called House Blend, usually made by blending two or more different single-origin coffees. It is mainly used to make espresso-based drinks such as cappuccino, Americano, latte, and flat white. Having a bag of espresso beans just like those used in coffee shops is the prerequisite for recreating these drinks at home.

Although there are many different blend options to choose from, you should know that espresso is extracted under high temperature, high pressure, and a very fine grind, so the flavor is very intense. If you use light-roasted beans to make it, the coffee can easily taste sharply acidic and thin. Therefore, if you want to maintain stable extraction every day, it is recommended to buy medium-dark roasted types. According to the sales rankings, the espresso blends worth recommending are as follows:

1. Rich and mellow flavor: Front Street Coffee Classic Espresso Blend Coffee Beans

Most coffee drinkers have only heard of Mamba coffee, but do not know the recipe or origin of "Mamba." In fact, Mamba is a blend of Indonesian Mandheling beans plus Brazilian coffee beans, and the flavors complement and balance each other. Mamba blends were very popular in early coffee shops in Taiwan and could be considered an old-school coffee flavor. Front Street Coffee Classic Espresso Blend adds Robusta to the Mamba recipe, fully enhancing the coffee's crema and making the body of the espresso stronger. It is suitable for home use and for latte art.

2. Rich floral and fruity aroma: Front Street Coffee Strawberry Candy Espresso Blend Coffee Beans

If you want to make an espresso with floral and fruity aromas, you should mainly use medium-roasted coffee beans. We recommend Front Street Coffee Strawberry Candy Espresso Coffee Beans, which can be ordered directly from the Taobao or Tmall store. This is a blend based on two major origins: Front Street Coffee Costa Rica Tarrazu, known for its honey processing, and Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. On this basis, Colombian coffee beans are added, so the resulting espresso is not only not harsh, but under extraction by the coffee machine also has good crema and a velvety texture, while also having a sweet-and-sour taste like strawberry gummy candy. It is suitable for making Americano or latte.

3. Aromatic nutty profile: Front Street Coffee Specialty Espresso Blend Coffee Beans

As one of the world's leading coffee-producing countries, Brazil and Colombia have long been famous for their coffee. Front Street Coffee combines coffee beans from these two regions. The nutty aroma and balanced taste of Brazilian coffee, together with the chocolate notes of Colombian coffee, perfectly achieve an effect where one plus one is greater than two. The extracted espresso has flavors of butter cookies, cocoa, and roasted nuts. It is suitable for friends who do not like acidity and is good for making Americano and latte.

4. Coffee shop style: Front Street Coffee Commercial Espresso Blend Coffee Beans

If you want to recreate the same Americano or latte as in a coffee shop, you can buy Front Street Coffee Commercial Blend Coffee Beans. It is made from a blend of three major origins: Brazil, Colombia, and Vietnam. After medium-dark roasting, it has rich crema and roasted aromas. Made into Americano, it tastes sweet and mellow and is very easy to drink. Made into latte, it is rich and smooth, leaving a lingering fragrance after drinking. It is also affordably priced and can become an everyday staple bean for home brewing.

5. High cost-effectiveness: Front Street Coffee Basic Espresso Blend Coffee Beans

For beginners, of course the first consideration is cost-effectiveness, and this coffee can meet the needs of the vast majority of home users. It has soft fruity acidity, caramel sweetness, and nutty and dark chocolate flavors, and is smooth and syrupy. At the same time, it is affordable, making it suitable for shops and home users who prioritize cost and have average flavor requirements.

Whether it is pour-over coffee or espresso, if you want to brew it well, you must use fresh coffee beans. Front Street Coffee has always believed that the freshness of coffee beans is a very important part of brewing. The coffee beans shipped by Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) are all within 5 days of the roasting date, because Front Street Coffee deeply understands that the freshness of coffee beans has a great impact on flavor. The purpose of Front Street Coffee's roasting is "freshly roasted good coffee," so that every customer who places an order receives the freshest coffee.

Because the gases in coffee beans are gradually released over time, and at the same time the aroma also slowly decreases, under normal circumstances the best tasting period for coffee beans is 40~50 days after roasting. Therefore, Front Street Coffee recommends that everyone drink them as soon as possible within 1.5 months to avoid undesirable flavors such as woodiness and bitterness in the coffee.

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