Every year, when the green coffee bean competition season arrives, the coffee community starts to get excited. Rubbing their hands in anticipation, they wait for the latest results, then immediately look for opportunities to taste the beans on the list. Besides classic regions like Ethiopia and Brazil, a new rising star region has emerged in recent years. Because of Panama's Geisha [more…]

The popularity of gourmet coffee allows us to obtain more detailed planting and production information of coffee beans. These information usually accompanies the sale of coffee beans and is printed on the label of the packaging bag! Bean varieties, p [more…]

Coffee is an imported product, and everyone drinks coffee for different reasons. Some people are enjoying a petty bourgeois lifestyle, some are dependent on caffeine, and others simply like the taste of coffee. Front Street is here to take stock of which coffee those who know coffee must drink. Pour-over coffee is undoubtedly the most popular coffee-making method in the world today. [more…]

We know that the grading method of coffee beans usually depends on the actual situation of the growing country, such as being divided according to the size of the coffee beans, like Kenyan coffee; being divided according to the altitude, like Blue Mo [more…]

Many friends have messaged Front Street privately, asking Front Street to introduce some representative good coffee beans. Front Street thought about it, and the most representative coffees are the more distinctive coffee beans from each major producing region. For this reason, Front Street has recommended 10 coffee beans from different producing countries. 1. Front Street Coffee (FrontSt [more…]

Previously, we talked about the coffee grading in Ethiopia. Today, let's take a look at what the coffee grading in Kenya is like! After all, when we see Kenyan coffee, we will see things like AA and AB. What exactly do these refer to? What is AA TOP? [more…]

蓝山咖啡是世界上最负盛名的咖啡之一，但市面上标着“蓝山”字样的产品鱼龙混杂，真正了解其背后体系的人并不多。牙买加蓝山咖啡究竟特别在哪里？CIB（牙买加咖啡工业局）又是如何监管品质与认证的？本文将从蓝山咖啡的历史起源、蓝山山脉的地理条件、水洗处理方式、三大产区划分、等级分类标准、品种特征，到日本优先采购权的由来、真假蓝山的鉴别方法，以及“蓝山风味”与正宗蓝山的本质区别，逐一梳理。同时介绍前街咖啡等品牌推荐的蓝山产品信息，帮助咖啡爱好者全面认识这支传奇豆子。 [more…]

For a long time, many media outlets have been perpetuating the claim that there is no genuine Blue Mountain coffee in China, but in fact, this situation began to change in 2010. Blue Mountain coffee has a mellow taste and is a very standard cup of black coffee, and because it is produced in small quantities, it is called the king of coffee. At one point, it was quite difficult to buy domestically, which is true, and [more…]

The AeroPress brewing method is versatile, with no absolute rules—use your imagination to make a great cup of coffee. Use it however you like. It is precisely because of the AeroPress's varied techniques, its operability, and the controllability of coffee extraction factors that the World AeroPress Championship exists today. [more…]

蓝山咖啡为何能享誉全球？本文从牙买加咖啡的起源讲起，梳理蓝山山脉独特的自然条件、铁皮卡品种特性、严格的水洗处理与CIB认证体系，并重点介绍沃伦福德庄园等代表性产区。同时解析日本优先采购权的历史由来，以及蓝山咖啡的烘焙与冲煮建议，帮助爱好者真正认识正宗蓝山咖啡与前街咖啡的选品逻辑。 [more…]

There are two kinds of Blue Mountain coffee on the market, and it's easy to buy the wrong one by mistake. One is Blue Mountain flavor, which refers to beans roasted from coffee beans of other regions; these are labeled as Blue Mountain flavor coffee. The other kind, Blue Mountain coffee, refers to coffee produced in the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica, and when we refer to Blue Mountain coffee, we mean [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…]

牙买加是全球唯一设立政府级咖啡管理机构的国家，牙买加咖啡工业局（CIB）对蓝山咖啡的产区、等级与处理方式都有严格界定。本文围绕CIB授权体系，梳理蓝山一号的生豆标准、蓝山与高山及牙买加咖啡的分级差异，并介绍Wallenford、Mavis Bank、CLYDESDALE等主要生产商。同时分享前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）针对牙买加蓝山咖啡的手冲方案，包括V60、kalita、KONO滤杯的粉水比、水温、研磨度与分段注水手法，并附法压、虹吸、爱乐压的萃取建议，最后给出前街牙买加蓝山咖啡的风味描述。 [more…]

The same bag of beans, hot-brewed, comes out bitter and astringent, but made into cold brew, it's clean, sweet, and delicious. This isn't an illusion—it's determined by the principles of extraction. Once you understand "why cold brew isn't bitter," you'll know what kind of beans to choose for summer, and you'll never have to worry about buying "cold bitter water" again. Where does coffee's bitterness come from? The bitterness in a cup of coffee mainly comes from [more…]

牙买加蓝山是海岛型咖啡中的传奇名豆，以柔顺淡雅的香气与均衡优雅的口感闻名于世，价格也长期位居各豆种前列。本文将从多个维度带你认识它：铁皮卡品种的起源与豆形特征、牙买加咖啡工业局（CIB）的等级规范、蓝山主产区Amber与CLYDESDALE等庄园的故事，以及生豆的科学储存方法与适宜的烘焙程度。文末还附上前街烘焙的牙买加蓝山一号推荐——158元一包可冲6杯，每杯约25元，性价比十分出众。 [more…]

牙买加蓝山咖啡被誉为精品咖啡中的瑰宝，但市面上标着“蓝山”字样的产品鱼龙混杂，究竟哪些才是正宗？本文系统梳理蓝山咖啡的价格参考、历史渊源、三大产区与六大标志，详解牙买加咖啡工业局（CIB）的分级标准与No.1等级要求，并介绍克里夫顿农场、Wallenford、Mavis Bank、CLYDESDALE等知名庄园的特点与产量格局。同时附上前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）水洗蓝山一号的手冲参数与风味描述，帮助咖啡爱好者认清正宗蓝山、选对新鲜好豆。 [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…]

Colombian coffee occupies an important place in the world of specialty coffee, and its green bean grading system is based primarily on defect rates and bean screen size. When buying Colombian coffee, what exactly do the words "Supremo" and "Excelso" commonly seen on burlap sacks mean? This article will systematically sort out the grading rules for Colombian green coffee beans from multiple angles, including export standards, defect scoring, and screen-size classification, and explain the specific differences among the three grades UGQ, EP, and Supremo. At the same time, the article will also introduce common Colombian coffee bean brands on the market, including product information recommended by Front Street Coffee, to help coffee lovers more clearly understand the grade and quality of the bag of beans in their hands. [more…]

I believe everyone who loves coffee has heard of the famous Geisha. Geisha coffee shone brightly in Panama, which both made Panamanian Geisha famous and drove up the value of Panamanian coffee. In fact, the Geisha variety did not originate in Panama itself, but came from Ethiopia, the homeland of coffee. Ethiopia [more…]

I believe everyone who loves coffee has heard of the famous Geisha. Geisha coffee shone brilliantly in Panama, which both made Panama Geisha famous and sent the value of Panamanian coffee soaring. In fact, the Geisha variety did not originate in Panama itself, but came from Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. Ethiopia [more…]