Which specialty coffee beans suit pour-over and cold brew?
Pour-over, cold brew and ice drip work well with single-origin specialty coffee, and the quickest way to choose is by flavor. Anyone who dislikes bitterness should start with light to medium roasts: Rwandan Red Bourbon brings berries, floral and citrus notes, Huakui brings dried strawberry and tropical fruit, and Boquete Geisha brings jasmine, green tea, lemon and honey.
For a fuller body with less acidity, medium-dark roasted single-origin beans are the better fit. Options include PWN Golden Mandheling with its black chocolate and caramel notes, Queen's Estate with roasted peanut, cocoa and malt, Colombia Huila with dark chocolate and creamy nuts, and Honduras Catuai with buttered toast and cocoa.
Pour-over generally uses single-origin coffee beans, but with so many kinds on the market, how do we quickly choose the right one for ourselves?The simplest method is to start from the coffee's flavor. Friends who don't like bitterness can prioritize light-to-medium roasted coffee beans:
1. Fresh floral: Front Street Coffee Rwanda Red Bourbon - berries, floral, citrus, nuts
2. Creamy strawberry: Front Street Coffee Huakui - dried strawberries, guava, citrus, tropical fruit
3. Jasmine green tea: Front Street Coffee Boquete Geisha - jasmine, green tea, lemon, honey
4. Citrus lemon: Front Street Coffee Guodingding - berries, citrus, tea-like, yellow lemon
5. Mixed juice: Front Street Coffee Kenya - cherry tomatoes, smoked plum, snow pear, black plum
If you don't like acidity and prefer coffee with a full, rich body, it's best to buy medium-dark roasted single-origin beans:
1. Front Street Coffee PWN Golden Mandheling: blackchocolate's bitter note, lower acidity, rich caramel aroma, with spice and woody notes, and a full body;
2. Front Street Coffee Queen's Estate:has nutty notes, mainly roasted peanut, cocoa, and malt aromas;
3. Front Street Coffee Colombia Huila: dark chocolate, creamy nuts, caramel, balanced taste;
4. Front Street Coffee 2013 Yunnan Typica: chocolate, black tea-like, brown sugar, clean finish, round body;
5. Front Street Coffee Honduras Catuai: buttered toast, chocolate cookies, cocoa.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
