对于热爱咖啡的人来说，液态咖啡洒漏弄脏衣物始终是个不大不小的烦恼。如果把它变成可以咀嚼的固体，会不会更省心？日本咖啡馆Bear Pond Espresso的主理人田中胜幸推出了一款名为EXPERIENCE的咖啡棒，外形酷似巧克力棒，却完全不添加可可成分，仅以咖啡豆、水、牛奶和少量糖为原料。每根含50毫克咖啡因，入口能感受到浓缩咖啡的浓烈集中风味，还夹杂着细微烟熏气息与颗粒状咖啡渣质感。这款产品由田中手工制作，仅在其咖啡馆独家发售，售价6.25美元，为咖啡的食用化提供了一种新思路。 [more…]

After Starbucks announced to suspend its business in Russia and withdraw from the Russian market last year, the founder of the local famous catering company Pinskiy & Co, Anton Pinsky, and the Russian rap singer Timati collaborated to acquire Starbuc [more…]

Yirgacheffe is Ethiopia's most iconic specialty coffee region, and domestic coffee enthusiasts have long been familiar with it. This time we're going to talk about a washed Yirgacheffe G1 that has its own专属专属 name—Blue Nile. This bean was created through a collaboration between the American company Royal Coffee and Ethiopia's Keffe Mill processing station, and its name comes from the Blue Nile, the river in Ethiopia that eventually flows into the Nile. As a high-grade designation within Yirgacheffe, G1 represents the superior quality of specialty coffee. Coffee Review gave it a high score of 94 points. Next, Front Street Coffee will walk everyone through this bean's packaging, green bean condition, and the flavor performance after pour-over brewing. [more…]

浓缩与牛奶的组合向来是意式咖啡的创意源泉，Dirty脏咖啡便是其中人气极高的一款。它看似一杯去冰的小杯冰拿铁，却有着独特的分层逻辑与品饮体验。本文从前街咖啡的制作参数出发，梳理Dirty在国内的流行轨迹，追溯日本东京Bear Pond Espresso的原创渊源，并解释它为何能成为网红级产品——从视觉动态之美到三口之间由热到冰、由苦到甜的层次变化，同时厘清它与拿铁、澳白在杯量、温度与饮用方式上的核心差异。 [more…]

对于许多人而言，喝咖啡是一件优雅的事，但有一类咖啡却以“脏”起家，以“脏”闻名，让洁癖患者看完都难受至极。市面上Dirty咖啡主要有两个流派：一种是在冰牛奶表面直接萃取意式浓缩，形成“玷污”牛奶的视觉效果；另一种则追求真正意义上的“污”，故意让液体溢出杯碟，撒上可可粉等，营造“污糟”境界。在英国伦敦，名为「Italian Bear Chocolate」的品牌推出了“Triple Chocolate”系列饮品。每当有人点一杯咖啡并追加“巧克力三重奏”，咖啡师会先拿起一个带着碟子的陶瓷杯，移到三大盆不同颜色的巧克力上，然后手持大勺将其逐一舀起并浇到杯边，白巧、牛奶巧、黑巧，力求让这个杯子可以充分“沐浴”在每种巧克力浆之下。最后，待咖啡师把这个“埋汰”到极致的杯子去接完热水和浓缩咖啡液，这杯特色咖啡就完成了。 [more…]

In the 2025 Best of Panama Natural Geisha category, Finca Los Cenizos placed second with 96.25 points, behind only Hacienda La Esmeralda's 97-point lot. The estate's name, Cenizos, literally translates to "ashes," evoking [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…]

In Italy, the moka pot isn't called a gadget; it's called "the coffee machine at home." It is estimated that over ninety percent of Italian households own at least one moka pot. Every morning, millions of little aluminum pots gurgle one after another on the stove—that is the shared background sound of the nation's morning. Understand this material culture, and you can see why [more…]

There is a Yirgacheffe coffee with a very cute name, called "Gotiti," transliterated from Gotiti. Many people initially bought it out of curiosity to try it, but unexpectedly were amazed on the spot by its rich aroma and fresh taste, and thus became loyal fans. So what exactly is the charm that makes the public fall for [more…]

"Caturra" and "Catuai" are two varieties under the Arabica umbrella. They may not be as universally well-known as Typica, Bourbon, Geisha, and other varieties, but they are the rising stars that most coffee farmers are eager to cultivate. Whether it's a large estate like La Esmeralda or Elida, or [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). For washed coffees, Front Street feels they're like a breeze in summer, refreshingly cool and soothing! When talking about washed coffees, how could we not mention Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe? [more…]

In the Asian coffee landscape, Indonesia's Mandheling and Vietnam's massive output often dominate the conversation, while the coffee story of landlocked Laos is rarely mentioned. This country, bordering China, Vietnam, and Thailand, nurtures a mild and smooth coffee flavor thanks to the high altitude, abundant rainfall, and volcanic soil of the Bolaven Plateau. From the introduction of Typica and Bourbon during the French colonial period, to the shift toward Robusta after war and disease, and now to a diverse landscape where Arabica accounts for one-third, Lao coffee has weathered a century of ups and downs. This article will walk you through the historical trajectory, core production regions, and current state of the Lao coffee industry, along with relevant recommendations from the Front Street brand. [more…]

According to Ethiopian media reports on September 14, 2025, exporters in Ethiopia recently stated that their businesses are facing severe disruptions due to outdated systems and poor communication between financial institutions and the National Bank [more…]

Dirty咖啡凭借高颜值和独特口感成为精品咖啡馆的常客，而关于制作时是否必须使用冰杯，一直存在争议。前街通过对比常温、冷藏、冷冻三种玻璃杯的实测，发现牛奶品质才是分层关键，杯温主要影响冰镇口感和油脂保存。文章还追溯了Dirty原创者田中胜幸的做法，他并未提前冰杯。如果你追求上镜效果和层次体验，前街建议将杯子与牛奶一同冷藏，并注意最佳赏味时间。 [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). The earliest method of making Espresso was born in 1884, when an Italian named Angelo Moriondo designed a machine that obtained [more…]

Dirty咖啡是浓缩与冰牛奶碰撞出的意式饮品，凭借缓慢下沉的油脂分层和冷热交替的品饮体验，在精品咖啡馆迅速走红。本文从前街的制作参数出发，梳理Dirty的起源脉络，包括日本田中胜幸的B.P Dirty以及国内“分层咖啡”的早期实践，并分析这款小杯量咖啡为何能成为网红产品：它填补了冰咖啡的视觉空白，又提供了由热到冰、由苦到甜的层次变化。 [more…]

瑞幸咖啡与热门IP黄油小熊的联名活动于9月30日上线，推出四款主题杯及小黄油系列饮品，吸引大量粉丝关注。然而活动开启后，不少消费者反映在饿了么等第三方平台下单并未获赠联名贴纸，与官方宣传的“任意2杯送”存在出入。客服回应称需通过瑞幸App或小程序下单才能获得周边，引发消费者对渠道规则不透明的质疑。事件折射出品牌在多平台营销中信息传达不一致的问题，也提醒消费者下单前需仔细确认赠品条件。 [more…]

Dirty咖啡自2018年前后在国内走红以来，并未如其他网红饮品般昙花一现，反而稳居各大精品咖啡馆的常驻菜单，与拿铁平起平坐。小红书相关笔记超过20万条，每个标签阅读量均在500万以上。这款由日本咖啡师田中胜幸原创、以热浓缩撞击冰牛奶形成分层效果的饮品，凭借冷热交融的独特口感和冰博克提纯牛奶的加持，推动了国内咖啡市场对原料品质的更高追求。本文将从Dirty的起源、传播路径、制作特色到市场影响，解析它为何能成为本土精品咖啡的"团宠"。 [more…]

Dirty咖啡自诞生起便以冰饮形式呈现，凭借冰牛奶与热浓缩的密度差营造出层次分明的口感。但不少咖啡爱好者提出疑问：能否将Dirty做成热饮？本文从前街咖啡的隐藏菜单说起，追溯Dirty的起源与制作核心，深入分析热Dirty的可行性。通过实测以特制冰球快速冷却浓缩液、加热牛奶的方式，尝试复刻分层效果，并对比冰热两种版本的风味差异。文章还探讨了热Dirty在门店出品中的局限，为咖啡爱好者解答为何热Dirty难以成为常规选项。 [more…]

浓缩咖啡与冰牛奶的碰撞，造就了近年来风靡精品咖啡馆的Dirty脏咖啡。它既不是简单的冰拿铁，也并非纯粹的视觉噱头，而是从日本东京一家小馆子走向世界的独特饮品。本文将带你追溯Dirty的原创起源，解析它为何能成为网红爆款，并分享前街的制作参数与多层次的品饮体验。无论你是想了解它的历史，还是打算自己动手复刻，这篇文章都会给你完整的答案。 [more…]