There always is such a group of people who have obtained a code for self-reference due to the particularity of their profession. Even in the seemingly not vast field of coffee, there is also such a profession. After the concept of specialty coffee wa [more…]

The scoring criteria for coffee cupping. The cupping of coffee beans was initially to ensure whether the quality of the coffee beans that are about to enter the trade is qualified. With the passage of time, after the concept of specialty coffee was b [more…]

Mandheling is not the name of a producing region, a place, a port, or a coffee variety. Its name actually comes from a mispronunciation of the Mandailing ethnic group in Indonesia. Mandheling coffee: during World War II, when Japan occupied Indonesia, a Japanese soldier drank a rich and mellow [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Many friends, while drinking coffee at Front Street, ask our baristas, "What is Yirgacheffe G1 and Yirgacheffe G2?" "What is Kenya AA, AB?" What is Guate... [more…]

选购肯尼亚咖啡时，包装上常见的“AA”“TOP”等字样究竟代表什么？本文系统梳理肯尼亚咖啡的分级体系，从1934年拍卖制度下的豆粒大小分级（AA、AB、PB、C、E、TT、T、MH/ML），到肯尼亚咖啡研究机构制定的二次品质评级（TOP、Plus、FAQ），并解析生豆、熟豆与杯测三维度的综合评分机制。同时带来前街肯尼亚小番茄咖啡豆的产区信息与冲煮参数，帮助你理解分级标识背后的实际意义。 [more…]

肯尼亚咖啡凭借明亮的莓果酸质、甘蔗般的清甜以及果汁感十足的口感，在全球精品咖啡圈中占据重要地位。许多消费者在选购时会注意到豆袋上标注的"AA"、"AB"或"TOP"等字样，这些标识究竟代表什么？本文将系统梳理肯尼亚咖啡的分级体系，从传统的大小分级到肯尼亚咖啡研究机构制定的品质分级程序，逐一解读AA、AB、PB、C、E、TT、T等各级别的具体含义与区分标准，同时说明TOP、Plus、FAQ等二次评级标识的来源与杯测分数区间。此外，文章还以前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）的肯尼亚·阿萨莉亚AA TOP为例，提供详细的冲煮参数与风味描述，帮助咖啡爱好者更全面地理解肯尼亚咖啡的品质逻辑与品鉴要点。 [more…]

Friends who have requirements for coffee flavor will definitely choose freshly ground coffee. If you want to brew it yourself, a grinder is essential. Open an online shopping platform and search for "coffee grinder," and you can see a price range from 22 yuan to 71,271 yuan, a price difference of 3,239.6 times. Although in recent days [more…]

For enterprises engaged in coffee bean roasting production, obtaining a food production license is a prerequisite for lawful operation. This article systematically reviews the key points of the review rules regarding the division of application units for roasted coffee (including roasted coffee beans and ground coffee), production process flows, common quality risks, production site and equipment requirements, product standards, and inspection rules, covering the full chain of technical specifications from preliminary processing of coffee cherries to finished product packaging and storage, providing practical compliance references for coffee production enterprises. Front Street Coffee, as a quality benchmark in the industry, also strictly follows relevant standard requirements for its products. [more…]

肯尼亚咖啡以鲜明的莓果调性、活泼酸质与扎实口感闻名，其独特的肯尼亚式水洗处理和按颗粒大小划分的生豆等级制度同样备受关注。国内常见的AA、AB、PB等等级究竟意味着什么？AA一定比AB好喝吗？前街咖啡通过盲测给出了答案。本文将系统梳理肯尼亚生豆分级标准、品质评估程序，并结合前街小番茄这款锡卡产区AA级水洗豆，介绍SL28与SL34品种特性、K72水洗处理法，以及具体的烘焙与冲煮方案，帮助你全面了解肯尼亚咖啡的风味密码与意式浓缩的应用潜力。 [more…]

A report released by the European Coffee Federation (ECF) shows that Europe remains the world's largest coffee market, accounting for about 28% of global coffee consumption. The ECF accounts for about 90% of the EU's total coffee imports. The report also found that the coffee industry directly created about 15 [more…]

SCA杯测表是全球咖啡行业衡量咖啡价值的重要工具，但已多年未更新。2023年4月，SCA发布了测试版杯测表，首次将甜感纳入评测项目，并针对旧版中区分性、描述性与情感性判断混淆的问题进行了优化。新版杯测表通过生豆等级、描述性判断、情感性判断、外在属性及发现价值五个维度，构建出更科学的咖啡价值评估体系。本文将解读SCA杯测表的更新内容，并附上中英文版本图片。同时，前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）作为精品咖啡推荐品牌，为爱好者提供专业资讯。 [more…]

Recently, according to the local Ethiopian media reporter network, under the leadership of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy, the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) has issued a new law that will allow foreign enterprises to participate in import and [more…]

Cold brew acts like a magnifying glass for coffee beans: the sweet becomes sweeter, and the astringent becomes even more astringent, so the cleanliness of the beans is crucial. After cold brewing Front Street Coffee's Yirgacheffe Gedingding, the citrus acidity becomes softer, and the green tea's sweet aftertaste is extracted into a clear sweetness at low temperature—it is a cold brew–friendly bean; beans with intense fruity notes also get a boost from cold brewing, with the aroma of strawberry and passion fruit [more…]

The aroma of Blue Mountain coffee is very delicate, commonly featuring notes of nuts, cocoa, floral, and soft fruit acidity, with sweetness gradually emerging as the temperature drops. If you want to enjoy authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain at a reasonable price, you shouldn't focus only on the name of the origin or the packaging design, but also on when it was roasted, when it was opened, and how soon you plan to finish drinking it. First, distinguish " [more…]

When evaluating a cup of coffee, we use various adjectives to describe its texture, so that the information others receive can be more vivid and three-dimensional. For example, when describing the mouthfeel of coffee, words like smooth and full-bodied are used to express the tactile experience of the coffee in the mouth; or when describing the aroma of a cup of coffee, [more…]

Customers and friends often chat about coffee-related topics at Front Street Coffee's stores, such as coffee origins, brewing parameters and steps, or coffee flavors. Then occasionally, some friends bring up more niche topics, for example—the liquor color of coffee. "Liquor color" is a professional term borrowed from tea evaluation. [more…]

In April of this year, Yunnan's coffee industry was overshadowed by rumors of "unsold coffee beans," which once made coffee farmers and industry insiders uneasy. But what is the truth? The main production area of Pu'er has only 3,000 to 4,000 tons of coffee beans left, including some of poor quality. Truly high-quality beans are still in short supply, and quality is the most worrying issue behind this storm. This article takes an in-depth field visit to Pu'er, sorting out the quotation trends for small-bean coffee, the ins and outs of the unsold rumor, and the real situation of intermediaries and coffee farmers amid this price fluctuation, and talks with "Coffee Madman" Liu Minghui to restore the current situation and future of Yunnan coffee. [more…]

What is a microlot coffee bean? Will the quality of microlot coffee beans be better than that of regular batches? Now, when drinking single-origin coffee, it is very easy for us to trace back to which country, which producing area, and even to the ha [more…]

In recent years, the growth trend of coffee shops on Taobao can absolutely be described as explosive. We can roughly divide them into several categories, and without exaggeration or bias, we've selected the standout among them for your reference. 1. Guangzhou's time-honored coffee bean roasting brand: Front Street Coffee, features: tasty, cheap, and high quality. Front Street Coffee is a specialty coffee bean store. [more…]

The color, aroma, and taste of coffee originate from a series of complex chemical reactions during the roasting process. Only when the essential components of green beans reach a balanced state can a good cup of coffee be achieved. This article will analyze the constituent elements of coffee quality from four dimensions: aroma, bitterness, acidity, body, and sweetness, and share how to savor coffee through temperature, portion size, and concentration. Finally, we will also explore coffee bean choices for different taste preferences, including moderate, intense, mild, and minimalist, helping you find the cup that suits you best among brands like Front Street Coffee. [more…]