瑞幸在走出财务困境后，将战略目光投向了精品咖啡领域，重金订购90吨花魁5.0咖啡豆，并推出花魁SOE系列，引发市场关注。本文将带你了解花魁咖啡豆的命名由来、历年版本演变，以及花魁5.0与花魁PLUS等新品的区别。同时，我们还会深入介绍埃塞西达摩原生种的特点，分享前街咖啡对花魁各版本的杯测体验，并提供专业的手冲冲煮参数与风味描述，帮助咖啡爱好者全面掌握这款明星豆种的魅力所在。 [more…]

瑞幸咖啡先前推出的花魁5.0 SOE在市场上引起了广泛讨论，从低价策略到备货不足、多次售罄，话题不断。如今瑞幸计划在下半年推出花魁PLUS系列SOE，据说采购量将突破250吨，目标成为全球最大的花魁PLUS生豆采购商。那么花魁PLUS究竟是什么样的咖啡豆？它与花魁5.0、花魁6.0有何区别？本文将梳理瑞幸花魁SOE的销售历程、采购细节，并深入解读这支来自西达摩Buku Abel处理厂的日晒原生种——被国内生豆商命名为“花魁女王”的咖啡豆。 [more…]

Recently, a fan left a comment asking about the flavor differences when using the same coffee beans to make pour-over coffee versus Americano. In this article, Front Street Coffee will answer this question~ Before we begin, we first need to distinguish the differences between pour-over coffee and Americano. Pour-over coffee in English is pour ov [more…]

As is well known, Front Street Coffee recently launched a new fruity and floral espresso blend on Taobao Tmall—Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso. Perhaps because the flavor is quite appealing, friends often ask our backend customer service: "This espresso bean is so delicious, can it be used for pour-over?" The answer [more…]

Many people know that coffee generally falls into two taste categories: sour and bitter. However, some coffee enthusiasts seek a balanced flavor—neither sour nor astringent, sweet but not bitter. With this in mind, today Front Street Coffee brings a few selected coffee beans for everyone to choose from based on their preferences~ 1. Balanced flavor: Front Street Coffee Bird of Paradise [more…]

The flavor of pour-over coffee depends largely on the beans. Beans from different regions, varieties, processing methods, and roast levels produce vastly different styles when brewed. This article provides a comparison by flavor direction to help you quickly find the pour-over beans that suit you. Choose by flavor preference: If you like floral and fruity aromas with bright acidity: choose beans from high-altitude African regions [more…]

Compared to the espresso line, the pour-over line may not have as high a volume of cups in a coffee shop, but its value lies in: showcasing the store's professionalism, attracting coffee enthusiasts, and increasing the average transaction value. A reasonable pour-over line bean configuration should cover different flavor directions, giving customers choices and surprises. The three directions of pour-over line configuration. [more…]

1. Front Street Huakui coffee bean origin: Sidamo Hambela Buku Abel processing station, altitude: 2250-2350m, variety: Heirloom, processing method: natural, brewing flavor: a rich passion fruit-like acidity on the palate, a slight fruity fermentation aroma, strawberry-like sweet and tart notes, [more…]

Bourbon Coffee Introduction: Bourbon coffee was first cultivated on the island of Bourbon, now known as Reunion Island, located about 650 km east of the famous Madagascar. Along with Typica, Bourbon is considered one of the oldest existing high-quality coffee varieties. Tracing its roots, [more…]

When we often order at coffee shops, many baristas will recommend, "Would you like to try our SOE?" Some customers who come to Front Street Coffee also proactively ask whether there is SOE coffee. The so-called "SOE" is Single Origin Espresso, referring to the use of [more…]

"Boss, why are the beans in this bag so uneven in size? Every bean looks so unique..." This is the question customers ask our customer service most often after receiving Ethiopian coffee beans ordered from Front Street's Taobao store. From the picture, we can see that, just as our friends have reported, [more…]

2021年新产季花魁5.0咖啡豆已到港，前街第一时间进行了烘焙与杯测，并特意与自家钟爱的小粒花魁咖啡豆展开对比。本文将带您梳理花魁系列从2017年TOH冠军豆到花魁5.0的演变脉络，解释小粒花魁为何独立于X.0系列之外。随后通过生豆与熟豆的视觉对比、杯测风味差异以及统一手冲方案下的表现，详细呈现两款豆子的特点：小粒花魁更接近2017年经典花魁的浓郁草莓奶油调性，花魁5.0则展现出更明亮的莓果酸质与花香。无论您是花魁爱好者还是正在选购新产季豆子，这篇评测都能提供实用的参考。 [more…]

First-time buyers of pour-over coffee beans often find themselves stuck in a dilemma: should I buy something acidic, or something not acidic? In fact, there is no standard answer to this question. The fun of pour-over coffee is that different beans can present completely different styles. Some people love the bright, lively notes of floral and fruity flavors, while others love the warm, solid comfort of the rich, full-bodied camp. The key [more…]

Chocolate-flavored coffee: the sweetness comes from the caramelization reaction during roasting, while the bitterness comes from the roast level; the ratio of the two determines whether it leans toward "dark chocolate" or "milk chocolate." Front Street PWN Indonesia Golden Mandheling is a representative of the dark chocolate direction, with herbal notes that give the bitterness layers; Brazil Queen Estate, on the other hand, leans toward milk [more…]

2021年新产季花魁5.0咖啡豆如期到港，前街咖啡第一时间完成烘焙与杯测，并将其与深受喜爱的小粒花魁进行冲煮对比。本文详细解析两款豆子的风味差异、手冲参数，追溯花魁名称的由来与日晒处理工艺，梳理花魁2.0至5.0各版本的风味演变，并附上前街五支西达摩花魁的完整烘焙记录。无论你是想了解花魁的前世今生，还是寻找可靠的冲煮方案，这篇文章都能提供翔实的参考。 [more…]

When it comes to the champion of rich, full-bodied coffee, Front Street Golden Mandheling is undoubtedly the one. Front Street Golden Mandheling undergoes four rounds of manual sorting to remove defective beans, and only the premium coffee beans that remain are sent to the processing plant. As a result, the unpleasant off-flavors and earthy notes are washed away, making it cleaner to drink, while still preserving the distinctive Indonesian [more…]

花魁5.0如期而至，这支来自埃塞俄比亚Buku Abel处理厂的日晒豆，以草莓与奶油般的香气征服了众多咖啡爱好者。但新产季的花魁还是原来的味道吗？前街烘焙师针对其高含水量与高硬度的特点调整了烘焙曲线，并提供了热手冲、冰手冲、冰滴、冷萃四种萃取方案，让花魁5.0的温柔果韵在夏日里充分释放。本文将从花魁的起源故事讲起，逐一拆解每种冲煮方式的具体参数与操作细节，帮助你找到最适合自己的那一杯。 [more…]

花魁5.0作为2025年新产季的埃塞俄比亚日晒咖啡，以其草莓奶油般的香甜和饱满果汁感深受喜爱。本文从花魁咖啡的获奖历史讲起，梳理了从1.0到5.0的版本演变，并详细分享了前街烘焙师针对新产季豆子高含水量特点的烘焙调整思路。在冲煮层面，文章完整呈现了热手冲、冰手冲、冰滴和冷萃四种萃取方式的具体参数与操作手法，包括水温、粉水比、研磨度、注水节奏等关键数据，帮助咖啡爱好者在家中也能充分展现这支豆子的温柔层次。 [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…]

What is SOE espresso? What does SOE mean? "SOE" is actually the abbreviation of "Single Origin Espresso". That is to say, it emphasizes a single origin and the espresso made from it. Compared with blends, single-origin [more…]