Brazil Santos coffee beans are one of the most familiar Brazilian representatives for coffee lovers worldwide, known for being soft and smooth, low in acidity, and prominently nutty, and they are also the top choice recommended by Front Street Coffee baristas for customers who dislike sourness. This article will take you through the legendary origins of Brazilian coffee from more than three hundred years ago, outlining how Brazil started from zero to become the world's largest coffee-producing country, and will also introduce in depth two Bourbon-variety Brazilian beans from Front Street Coffee—the Yellow Bourbon from Queen Estate in São Paulo and the Red Bourbon from Cerrado in Minas Gerais—covering regional terroir, processing methods, roasting recommendations, and brewing parameters to help you fully understand the classic charm of Brazilian coffee. [more…]

Yellow Bourbon is a rather legendary variety in Brazilian coffee. With its distinctive yellow appearance when ripe and outstanding flavor performance, it has attracted considerable attention in the specialty coffee world in recent years. Its history can be traced back to a natural mutation of Red Bourbon in the 19th century. Later, through systematic research by the Campinas Agronomic Institute (IAC), its genetic mechanism and cultivation characteristics were gradually clarified. Although its yield is relatively low and its disease resistance is weak, Yellow Bourbon often displays a flavor profile in cupping characterized by prominent sweetness and bright citrus acidity. This article reviews the variety's origins, genetic principles, and key cultivation points, and introduces the Yellow Bourbon from Fazenda Rainha in Brazil, along with Front Street Coffee's roasting approach and flavor description. [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…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). The moka pot is a coffee device very close to an espresso machine, capable of making rich, aromatic coffee with crema. It is deeply loved by Italian households. But for us, the moka pot is rarely encountered, therefore [more…]

The Moka pot, with its convenient steam extraction method, has become a staple appliance in many coffee lovers' homes. With a dazzling array of brands and models on the market, how do you choose the one that suits you? This article uses the classic brand Bialetti as a starting point to sort out the differences between the single-valve and dual-valve versions in terms of pressure and crema performance, helping readers make a choice based on their own preferences. At the same time, the article also organizes the basic structure and operating process of the Moka pot, and recommends a variety of Front Street Coffee espresso beans suitable for Moka pot use, covering Black Cocoa Blend, Classic Blend, Strawberry Candy Blend, PWN Golden Mandheling, and Brazil Queen's Farm, with everything from flavor descriptions to roasting suggestions, so that readers can choose both the right pot and the right beans. [more…]

There are many coffee varieties with a wide range of flavors, and for some coffee novices, they don't know how to choose. So today Front Street will recommend some coffee beans that are not sour. 1. Front Street Brazil Queen's Estate Coffee The coffee beans from Front Street Queen's Estate are of the locally rare Yellow Bourbon variety. Due to the high altitude, the Yellow Bo [more…]

The coffee cherries of most varieties turn red when ripe, but the Yellow Bourbon variety is known for its ripe cherries that are yellow, and Yellow Bourbon is regarded as a precious variety in Brazil. In recent years, this variety has been highly praised by coffee buyers and roasters, partly because of its unique and high-quality flavor. [more…]

Body is the sense of weight that coffee has on the tongue—dark roasts, low altitudes, and natural processing all add thickness to the body. Front Street Coffee's PWN Indonesian Golden Mandheling is the benchmark for full body: herbal dark chocolate plus a dense, velvety mouthfeel, entering the mouth like melted dark chocolate paste; the body of Brazil Queen's Estate is softer, carried by the sweetness of nuts and caramel. [more…]

As the largest coffee-producing country, Brazil offers a wide variety of coffees. Brazilian coffee beans have a moderate acidity, and the balance brought by their sweetness, bitterness, and body is excellent. When roasted, they give off a nutty aroma, with a mellow taste and a faint acidity, making them suitable for both single-origin and blended use. When buying Brazilian coffee beans, it is recommended to prioritize [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat public account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). The weather has been getting muggy and hot lately, and whether indoors or outdoors, a cup of iced coffee is like a treasure of summer. And iced coffee isn't something only coffee shops can offer—a small drip coffee bag can do it too. [more…]

Washed coffee beans aren't something you memorize by learning a few names. When buying beans day to day, you need to think about how fast you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether your home mostly makes black coffee or milk-based drinks. What's truly worth referencing is the sweet-to-sour ratio on the palate, the body's thickness or thinness, and the aftertaste once the coffee cools—then, combined with your brewing habits, your range of choices will gradually [more…]

When choosing specialty coffee beans for a moka pot, you can set the complex information aside for now. For everyday bean buying, 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 by looking at the 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 line with daily life. [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…]

How can you extract espresso at home without an espresso machine? Quite a few friends have asked Front Street Coffee about this. Yes, there is a way! The sleek and stylish moka pot is the perfect solution. The moka pot generates pressure by heating water to a high temperature, and through the siphon principle, it draws water from the lower chamber up to the upper chamber. Because of its design, the amount of coffee brewed in a moka pot each time [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) Brazilian coffee has always been regarded by everyone as the top choice for "large quantity and satisfying," because it not only has a balanced taste but is also economically affordable. A bag of Front Street Brazilian everyday coffee beans costs only 25 yuan, while a bag of [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…]

The advent of coffee machines has made people's lives more convenient. Through word of mouth and mutual recommendations, coffee machines can now be found in homes, offices, and commercial settings, and their functions, styles, and brewing methods have been continuously improved and evolved. From the birth of the world's first coffee machine in 1818, to [more…]

Since the fifteenth century, coffee has served as a common beverage and a pick-me-up tonic. It was not until the rise of the third wave of specialty coffee that roasters began to favor lighter roast profiles, and the distinctive acidity and aroma in coffee won over one group of coffee drinkers after another. Many who have just come to appreciate [more…]

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Having grown accustomed to coffee made with commercial espresso machines outside, replicating the taste of a coffee shop at home is no simple matter. Due to a lack of funds and space, one has no choice but to use a moka pot to brew the rich, bold coffee they desire. However, even with the tool in hand, using a moka pot [more…]