万圣节将至，星巴克在国内首度推出「南瓜芝士派风味拿铁」及星冰乐两款限定饮品，引发粉丝热议。海外经典Pumpkin Spice Latte的忠实爱好者原本满心期待，却有不少人尝鲜后直言失望——既缺南瓜味，也少芝士感，更因少了肉桂粉而被指失去“灵魂”。不过也有观点认为，品牌或为迎合本土口味做了调整。本文将带你了解这款节日新品的真实反响，以及它与此前海外限定饮品之间的差异。 [more…]

As coffee has gradually become more widely recognized, specialty coffee promotion in cafés has emerged in response, and we too have begun tracing things back to their roots—we have come to treat coffee as culture. The rise of specialty pour-over coffee undoubtedly reflects the demands of the market and the needs that cafés have identified. Café counters have also begun to lower their "status," no longer featuring the early design of a bar raised a foot high. [more…]

Coffee lovers often enjoy dining out, but after eating out too often, they always think about making a cup of equally rich coffee at home themselves. At times like this, a bag of delicious yet affordable everyday beans can easily eliminate most of the trouble. Today, we'll introduce a few selected good buys that are most worth ordering and repurchasing. All coffee beans come from Guang [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…]

Coffee beans suitable for making lattes can show different facets depending on the brewing method. When buying beans regularly, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at a time, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. Pour-over easily brings out the aroma, espresso machines emphasize intensity, and a moka pot amplifies the full-bodied feel, so when choosing beans you should first determine your own [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…]

If you like coffee that is heavy, low in acidity, and intensely flavorful, Indonesian Golden Mandheling is almost a name you cannot avoid. Its dark chocolate, herbal, spice, and faint earthy notes after dark roasting make many veteran coffee drinkers hooked from the very first sip. The uniqueness of the Mandheling producing region—Mandheling comes from the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. [more…]

SOE can certainly make a delicious latte, and its appeal isn't just in the words "single origin." Once the espresso is mixed with milk, the roast level directly shapes the character of the whole cup: light roasts are livelier, medium roasts are more balanced, and dark roasts are richer. To find a combination that suits your taste, you can start with your preferred roast. [more…]

Latte art almost always uses espresso as its base, and when brewing espresso, there are actually tricks to make it more suitable for latte art. So, which kind of coffee beans is more suitable for latte art? Front Street Coffee is here today to give the answer. Recommendations for choosing latte art coffee beans. To make perfect latte art, we first [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Latte art almost always uses Espresso as the base, and when brewing Espresso, there are actually tricks to make it more suitable for latte art. So, which kind of coffee beans is more suitable for latte art? [more…]

The charm of dark roast coffee beans lies in their full body, deep aroma, and long finish. They often present notes of dark chocolate, roasted nuts, caramel, smoke, or spice, with acidity pushed to the background, making them suitable for pairing with breakfast in the morning or for making rich drinks with milk. If you prefer a solid, smooth coffee with a roasted feel, dark roast will be a good choice. [more…]

The moka pot is the top choice brewing device for countless beginners, simply because it is not only attractive and portable, easy to operate, but also very affordable compared to coffee machines that easily cost thousands of yuan. But in Front Street Coffee's view, if you want to rely on a small moka pot to brew a delicious Americano or latte, you still need a certain [more…]

I. Brazil (South America) Front Street Red Bourbon Coffee: smooth and mellow flavor, neutral, can be brewed directly in a moka pot, with a touch of medium acidity and a strong nutty aroma; known for its balanced taste, it can also be combined with milk to make a latte, rich and smooth; II. Colombia (South America) Front Street Huila Coffee: rich flavor [more…]

The arrival of autumn and winter has made hot lattes a favorite once again. After all, who wouldn't want to drink a cup of heartwarming coffee in the biting cold wind? And the key is that it's so sweet! Therefore, many friends have started making hot lattes at home. It is precisely because of this that Front Street's backend has received many messages from friends about making la [more…]

(Comparison of Arabica and Robusta) Generally speaking, Arabica is mainly used for the currently popular single-origin/specialty coffees, while Robusta is mostly used for instant coffee. This is not to say that Robusta is necessarily inferior to Arabica; it simply reflects the main uses of the two coffee varieties in the market. However, no [more…]

When selecting coffee beans for opening a shop, you can set the complex information aside for now. For everyday bean purchases, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether your home mainly makes black coffee or milk coffee. Start with these two sets of differences—light versus rich, and black coffee versus milk coffee—then look at the roast date and processing method, and your judgment will be more in tune with daily life. [more…]

From bean to cup, a coffee must go through grinding and extraction. When choosing coffee beans for lattes, everyday buying decisions should factor in how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. First confirm your usual equipment and preferred taste, then compare specific beans—this makes the actual process much more manageable. [more…]

Entry-level moka pot coffee beans can reveal different facets depending on the brewing method. When buying beans for daily use, you need to consider how quickly you'll go through them, how much to buy at once, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. Pour-over easily brings out the aroma, espresso machines emphasize intensity, and the moka pot amplifies richness. When choosing beans, you should first determine what you usually [more…]

From bean to cup, a coffee still has to go through grinding and extraction. When choosing coffee beans for making lattes with a moka pot, your daily bean buying needs to take into account how fast you drink them, how much to buy at a time, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. First confirm your commonly used equipment and preferred taste, then compare specific beans, and the actual process will [more…]

For beginners, choosing an espresso blend starts with what actually ends up in the cup. When buying beans for everyday use, you need to consider how quickly you'll go through them, how much to buy at once, and whether you'll mainly be making black coffee or milk-based drinks at home. The roast level of the beans determines the basic taste, the origin and processing method bring differences in aroma, and the equipment you use will change the strength—so when picking beans, you need to [more…]