世界咖啡师大赛是咖啡行业最高规格的竞技舞台，选手们通过精湛技艺与生动表达，将咖啡的多维度魅力传递给专业评审。2022年，来自澳大利亚墨尔本Axil Coffee Roasters的安东尼·道格拉斯在墨尔本举行的WBC上摘得桂冠。这位高中辍学、从西班牙餐厅熟食区起步的咖啡师，用七年时间从区域赛一路走到世界冠军。本文将回顾他的成长经历、备赛细节与夺冠作品，并分享他对咖啡师角色的理解。 [more…]

瑞幸咖啡再次展现其“冠军收割机”本色，于2月20日正式宣布与2022年WBC世界咖啡师大赛冠军安东尼·道格拉斯签约，将其纳入“瑞幸WBC冠军团”。自3月起，安东尼将率领寻豆团队深入埃塞俄比亚与巴拿马两大知名产区，参与生豆采购。这是瑞幸继井崎英典、安德烈·拉图瓦达、潘志敏、Agnieszka Rojewska之后合作的第五位WBC冠军。安东尼以冷冻干燥技术浓缩牛奶的创新手法夺冠，此前还担任La Marzocco全球大使。从墨尔本Axil Coffee Roasters一路走来，他的加入将为瑞幸精品咖啡线注入新活力，未来“小黑杯”系列是否迎来巴拿马瑰夏，值得期待。更多精品咖啡资讯，欢迎关注前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）。 [more…]

Until recent years, all coffee beans were packaged in burlap sacks and transported in shipping containers, only reaching roasters several months after the beans had been processed. If roasters and importers occasionally wanted to cup coffee beans from the place of origin, or taste a "pre-shipment sample," what they received instead would be stored [more…]

很多咖啡爱好者对拉花和器材如数家珍，但在萃取浓缩时却对布粉、控粉和品尝判断不够重视。事实上，粉量控制与研磨度调节同等关键——粉量波动会让再漂亮的拉花也掩盖不了咖啡本身的失衡。本文从TDS与萃取率公式出发，结合Mazzer Robur研磨机实测的2.3克粉量差异，用图表数据说明粉量对浓度、萃取率和酸苦平衡的具体影响，并探讨浅烘焙意式浓缩在粉量上的应对思路。前街咖啡在日常出品中也强调粉量一致性的重要，希望本文能为你的萃取调整提供实用参考。 [more…]

Whether enjoyed on its own or as part of an espresso-based drink, a good, balanced espresso is the first requirement. However, to create an espresso with balanced acidity, body, and sweetness, you need to start with the right coffee beans—blending beans from different origins together. About Espresso Beans [more…]

Whether enjoyed on its own or as part of an espresso-based drink, a good, balanced espresso is the first requirement. However, to make an espresso with balanced acidity, body, and sweetness, you need to start with the right coffee beans—blending beans from different origins together. Although single-origin [more…]

Whether enjoyed as a straight shot or as the base of a milk-based espresso drink, a good, balanced espresso is the first requirement. However, to create an espresso with balanced acidity, body, and sweetness, you need to start with the right coffee beans—blending beans from different origins together. About Espresso Beans [more…]

The soul of coffee flavor is often determined at the roasting stage. This article systematically sorts out the basic principles of coffee roasting—how green beans are transformed by high heat into roasted beans with a balance of acidity, bitterness, and sweetness—and explains in detail the most economical home mesh-skimmer roasting method: the complete steps and time references from dehydration, first crack, to second crack. It also introduces a ceramic roaster that makes temperature control easier and its operating parameters. The article also recommends Front Street Coffee's everyday drinking bean series, suitable for enthusiasts who want to try roasting at home. Whether you are a beginner just getting started or a seasoned connoisseur looking to refine your skills, you can find practical key points in it. [more…]

If you hear someone beside you describing the taste of a cup of drink, "floral, fruity acid, honey sweet, tea charm……" There is no doubt that this is probably describing the flavor of the coffee in his cup. Nowadays, it is hard to know what the "coff [more…]

Laura Szeliga, president of Stumptown Coffee Roasters, is leaving the roaster just two months after its parent company JDE Peet's was acquired by Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP [more…]

In the world of specialty coffee, more and more people prefer drinking single-origin beans, which is understandable. Coffee roasters can use the roasting method best suited to a particular bean to bring out its optimal flavor. In addition, when selling single-origin coffee, they can also introduce customers to the growing environment of that coffee and the story behind it. However, [more…]

There are many world-famous coffee brands. Some mainly operate through chain stores, with unified raw materials and unified standards, so the quality of their coffee output is relatively consistent; others operate as independent coffee shops, and these stores offer different coffee products for customers to choose from. As the coffee culture becomes more and more [more…]

Malaysia's specialty coffee culture is undergoing a profound transformation. From Kuala Lumpur to Penang and then to Johor Bahru, a growing number of passionate coffee professionals are driving a shift from traditional white coffee to specialty coffee. This article explores in depth the development of Malaysia's specialty coffee scene, from specialty coffee's initial entry into the market in 2010 to today's proliferation of independent roasting workshops and coffee classrooms. We interviewed several industry pioneers, including Joey Mah, Michael Wilson, Cheryl Lee, and others, who shared how they have advanced the upgrading of the entire industry by educating consumers, improving roasting techniques, and enhancing customer service. At the same time, the article also focuses on the development of key cities such as Penang and Johor Bahru, as well as the efforts of institutions like the Asian Barista Guild in coffee education. For coffee lovers, this is a complete picture for understanding the changes in Malaysia's coffee culture. [more…]

Front Street Coffee believes that different roasting degrees will produce different flavor profiles, but many people have a misconception: is it enough to simply roast coffee beans to a certain roast color? Of course not—the flavor of coffee is not just about the roast degree, but also about the growing region. [more…]

The roast level of Yirgacheffe directly affects its floral aroma, fruity acidity, sweetness, and mouthfeel. To buy beans that better suit your taste, you can first check whether the beans are light, medium, or darker roasted, and then decide which channel to look for them in. Different channels show varying levels of detail in their information, so the suitable way to choose beans also differs. Relatively [more…]

The purchasing channels for Yirgacheffe beans are greatly influenced by the roast level. If you prefer bright fruity notes, floral aromas, and a crisp mouthfeel, you can prioritize light-roast single-origin offerings from specialty roasters; if you favor a rounder sweetness with more restrained acidity, look for medium-roast batches; and if you mainly drink espresso, moka pot coffee, or milk-based coffee, you should look for medium-dark roasts. [more…]

When Front Street Coffee baristas introduce coffee bean flavors to customers, they also share a lot of related knowledge about coffee beans. From a single coffee bean to the coffee we taste, it goes through picking, drying processing, hulling and sorting, roasting, and finally extraction—every step [more…]

Many friends, after tasting a certain pour-over single-origin coffee bean with rich floral and fruity aromas, like it so much that they ask Front Street: Is it suitable for making espresso? At this point, Front Street begins to analyze the characteristics of SOE ~ What is SOE? Traditionally, coffee shops choose medium-dark roasted blend coffee beans to use [more…]

来自埃塞俄比亚耶加雪菲产区的Aricha咖啡豆，凭借高达23个品种的野生混合与独特的Honey B处理法，成为近年最令人惊艳的咖啡之一。它采收自海拔1850米以上的原生树林，因无法以单一庄园命名而沿用采收地Aricha。自然日晒让浆果糖分与风味充分转入生豆，带来 Juicy 般的酸质与花香蜜甜。前街耶加雪菲Aricha在Coffee Review上曾获多家美国烘焙商高分评价，本文将全面解析其品种、处理法与冲煮建议，带你认识这支水果炸弹的独特魅力。 [more…]

咖啡豆从生豆到熟豆的蜕变，本质上是一场关于火候与时间的精密把控。不同烘焙度不仅决定了咖啡最终呈现的色泽，更深刻影响着酸度、甜感、醇厚度与风味层次。本文将以Coffee Roasters Asia旗下前街咖啡的产品为例，系统梳理从极浅烘焙到义式烘焙共八个阶段的出豆时间与风味特征，并深入探讨梅纳反应与焦糖化在烘焙过程中的关键作用。同时，我们还将借助前街咖啡万圣节限量拼配豆“AHH.?!”的案例，解析法式烘焙如何为特定产区豆子带来风味增益，帮助咖啡爱好者建立对烘焙度的完整认知框架。 [more…]