Before ordering a latte, it's worth asking yourself one question: do you want a solid milk coffee, or one with a playful twist? This question splits lattes into two paths, and also cleaves the direction of bean selection in half. If the path isn't decided, even the best beans won't deliver the mood you expect. The original-flavor path pursues a harmony of the beans' and milk's true essence. [more…]

Seeing a strawberry candy latte on a café menu, many people instinctively assume it contains syrup. In fact, a properly processed flavored bean can produce a strawberry-like sweet aroma without any syrup at all, and Front Street Coffee's Strawberry Candy Blend was designed with exactly this approach in mind. Its premise is that the bean's own fermented flavor is distinctive enough—so distinctive that [more…]

Sometimes, just coffee and milk alone can be played with in endless variations, leaving outsiders utterly confused about the differences. Take latte and Flat White, for example—both are made by mixing espresso with milk, yet they offer two entirely different experiences. If [more…]

Although you can drink coffee however you like, doing so can easily cause you to miss out on some of its distinctive flavors. The character of a coffee lies not only in its taste but also in the experience it brings when you drink it—just like a Dirty. If you stir it before drinking, it is almost no different from [more…]

Nutty and cocoa-flavored coffee beans are suited to building your judgment gradually through tasting experience. When buying beans for everyday use, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. The flavor words on the packaging can offer clues, but they cannot replace the actual drinking experience—whether the acidity is gentle, whether the sweetness lingers, whether the mouthfeel [more…]

"This coffee is too bitter—I just can't drink it." If you've ever had this thought, it may not be that you dislike coffee—it's that you haven't found the right flavor. Traditional espresso beans mostly take a rich, intense route, with bitterness and roast character as the main notes. But Front Street Strawberry Candy coffee beans take a different path: fruity espresso. Its espresso smells [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) Have you ever noticed that beginners often find Mandheling very bitter, and espresso also very bitter, so sometimes they even think the two should taste the same, or they may make some comparisons in their minds? [more…]

What is specialty coffee? According to the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), specialty coffee is, in short, coffee obtained through good green beans, good roasting, and good extraction. The so-called "SOE" is actually "Single Origin Esp [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Front Street bets that among all the coffee drinks made at home by those who own a coffee machine, milk coffee must be at the top, and among them, the latte is the "face" that is especially favored by everyone. Because [more…]

At Front Street Coffee, many friends order latte and mocha, two very popular coffees, and the baristas at Front Street Coffee are also very fond of them. But when it comes to the difference between them, many people probably don't know. Front Street tells you: actually [more…]

Coffee, tea, and cocoa are together celebrated as the world's three major beverages. The coffee tree is an evergreen small tree belonging to the Rubiaceae family. The coffee we drink daily is made by extracting the beans from the fruit of the coffee tree, roasting them appropriately, and then brewing them with various devices. There are many popular coffee varieties on the market, each with its own distinctive flavor. This article will systematically cover classic single-origin coffees such as Blue Mountain, Cuba Crystal Mountain, Colombia Supremo, Brazil Santos, Mandheling, Mocha, Hawaii Kona, Java, Guatemala, and Kilimanjaro, as well as flavored preparations like milk coffee, Viennese iced coffee, and iced latte, along with their suitable roast levels and taste characteristics, making it easy for coffee lovers to choose according to their preferences. Front Street Coffee will also provide you with a stable supply of beans and roasting recommendations. [more…]

Coffee enthusiasts who regularly drink espresso know that there are many types of espresso drinks, such as those available at Front Street Coffee, including latte, mocha, cappuccino, as well as off-menu items like flat white and dirty coffee. Their recipes are all based on espresso. [more…]

Today, the menus in coffee shops are rich and diverse, and in order to cater to more people's tastes, adding various dairy products and flavored syrups to coffee is also very common. So have you ever heard of coffee with condensed milk? Adding condensed milk is to mask the strong bitterness in coffee. In Vietnam, the aroma of coffee drifts through the streets and alleys. [more…]

Chocolate-flavored coffee beans are best approached by gradually building your judgment from tasting experience. For everyday bean buying, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. The flavor words on the packaging can offer clues, but they can't replace the actual drinking experience—whether the acidity is mellow, whether the sweetness lingers, whether the mouthfeel is [more…]

Regarding the name of the Flat White, this Italian-style fancy coffee, coffee enthusiasts often mispronounce it—either accidentally calling it "Fuyubai" or "Aoruibai." So what exactly is the correct pronunciation? And what kind of charm does its flavor hold? In the following article, Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffe [more…]

Do you know what the differences are between Latte, Cappuccino, and Mocha? Standing in front of the café's ordering counter, have you ever had this question but not dared to ask it out loud, so you just ordered one at random, or always ordered the same [more…]

Espresso-based coffee is made with espresso as its foundation. Looking at the composition of most espresso drinks, they all require a single or double shot of good-quality espresso. Americano is made by adding a large amount of drinking water to espresso, while a latte is made by adding milk to espresso. Flavored coffees such as mocha, however, are made by adding even more on top of a latte. [more…]

People who drink coffee regularly know that Americano is black coffee with nothing added—it tastes bitter, with a smooth, mellow mouthfeel; a latte is a flavored coffee made by mixing milk with espresso—sweet and delicious, easy to accept even for a first-time coffee drinker, while other varieties are built on this cup of coffee by adding or subtracting ingredients, for example, sparkling Americano is [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). A friend complained to Front Street that when they go to a coffee shop, they can't understand the coffee menu—they recognize all the words, but when put together they have no idea what it means. Front Street took a look and realized the friend was referring to [more…]

Espresso is a must-have beverage in every café. Many people's first impression of espresso is that it's unbearably bitter. In fact, espresso isn't limited to such bitter shots. If you want an espresso that isn't bitter and suits your taste, the first thing you need to understand is the different types of espresso. Front Street Cof [more…]