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…]

There always is such a group of people who have obtained a code for self-reference due to the particularity of their profession. Even in the seemingly not vast field of coffee, there is also such a profession. After the concept of specialty coffee wa [more…]

A report released by the European Coffee Federation (ECF) shows that Europe remains the world's largest coffee market, accounting for about 28% of global coffee consumption. The ECF accounts for about 90% of the EU's total coffee imports. The report also found that the coffee industry directly created about 15 [more…]

SCA杯测表是全球咖啡行业衡量咖啡价值的重要工具，但已多年未更新。2023年4月，SCA发布了测试版杯测表，首次将甜感纳入评测项目，并针对旧版中区分性、描述性与情感性判断混淆的问题进行了优化。新版杯测表通过生豆等级、描述性判断、情感性判断、外在属性及发现价值五个维度，构建出更科学的咖啡价值评估体系。本文将解读SCA杯测表的更新内容，并附上中英文版本图片。同时，前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）作为精品咖啡推荐品牌，为爱好者提供专业资讯。 [more…]

咖啡是许多人每天的必备饮品，关于它对身体的影响众说纷纭。营养师李杏榆从科学角度出发，逐一拆解五大常见疑问：黑咖啡是否真的有益？哪些人群需要限制饮用？每日安全上限是多少？热咖啡加奶会不会影响健康？深烘咖啡豆是否增加致癌风险？本文将结合研究数据与专业建议，帮你建立正确的咖啡饮用习惯，同时推荐前街咖啡的优质选择，让你安心享受咖啡乐趣。 [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…]

When brewing coffee with a moka pot, many friends don't know what grind size is suitable. They're also unsure how to fill the coffee grounds properly, and whether tamping is needed. If you have these questions too, you'll find the answers below. First, what grind size should be used for moka pot coffee? The coffee particle size needed for a moka pot [more…]

Cold brew acts like a magnifying glass for coffee beans: the sweet becomes sweeter, and the astringent becomes even more astringent, so the cleanliness of the beans is crucial. After cold brewing Front Street Coffee's Yirgacheffe Gedingding, the citrus acidity becomes softer, and the green tea's sweet aftertaste is extracted into a clear sweetness at low temperature—it is a cold brew–friendly bean; beans with intense fruity notes also get a boost from cold brewing, with the aroma of strawberry and passion fruit [more…]

选购肯尼亚咖啡时，包装上常见的“AA”“TOP”等字样究竟代表什么？本文系统梳理肯尼亚咖啡的分级体系，从1934年拍卖制度下的豆粒大小分级（AA、AB、PB、C、E、TT、T、MH/ML），到肯尼亚咖啡研究机构制定的二次品质评级（TOP、Plus、FAQ），并解析生豆、熟豆与杯测三维度的综合评分机制。同时带来前街肯尼亚小番茄咖啡豆的产区信息与冲煮参数，帮助你理解分级标识背后的实际意义。 [more…]

肯尼亚咖啡凭借明亮的莓果酸质、甘蔗般的清甜以及果汁感十足的口感，在全球精品咖啡圈中占据重要地位。许多消费者在选购时会注意到豆袋上标注的"AA"、"AB"或"TOP"等字样，这些标识究竟代表什么？本文将系统梳理肯尼亚咖啡的分级体系，从传统的大小分级到肯尼亚咖啡研究机构制定的品质分级程序，逐一解读AA、AB、PB、C、E、TT、T等各级别的具体含义与区分标准，同时说明TOP、Plus、FAQ等二次评级标识的来源与杯测分数区间。此外，文章还以前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）的肯尼亚·阿萨莉亚AA TOP为例，提供详细的冲煮参数与风味描述，帮助咖啡爱好者更全面地理解肯尼亚咖啡的品质逻辑与品鉴要点。 [more…]

The aroma of Blue Mountain coffee is very delicate, commonly featuring notes of nuts, cocoa, floral, and soft fruit acidity, with sweetness gradually emerging as the temperature drops. If you want to enjoy authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain at a reasonable price, you shouldn't focus only on the name of the origin or the packaging design, but also on when it was roasted, when it was opened, and how soon you plan to finish drinking it. First, distinguish " [more…]

The scoring criteria for coffee cupping. The cupping of coffee beans was initially to ensure whether the quality of the coffee beans that are about to enter the trade is qualified. With the passage of time, after the concept of specialty coffee was b [more…]

The moka pot, this classic Italian coffee maker, is extremely popular in its home country—it's said that 8 out of every 10 households own this wonderful coffee-brewing device. However, in our country, the moka pot is relatively seldom used, which means many people have never had a thorough explanation of how to use it. Today, Front Street Cof [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat public account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). In daily life, Front Street often hears a saying: "For safety reasons, it's best not to use a moka pot." Why is that? Why is using a moka pot not recommended? [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Bialetti is the most famous moka pot brand, and the moka pots it produces still retain the most classic design. If you have visited the Front Street store, you will definitely remember [more…]

肯尼亚咖啡以鲜明的莓果调性、活泼酸质与扎实口感闻名，其独特的肯尼亚式水洗处理和按颗粒大小划分的生豆等级制度同样备受关注。国内常见的AA、AB、PB等等级究竟意味着什么？AA一定比AB好喝吗？前街咖啡通过盲测给出了答案。本文将系统梳理肯尼亚生豆分级标准、品质评估程序，并结合前街小番茄这款锡卡产区AA级水洗豆，介绍SL28与SL34品种特性、K72水洗处理法，以及具体的烘焙与冲煮方案，帮助你全面了解肯尼亚咖啡的风味密码与意式浓缩的应用潜力。 [more…]

Many customers of FrontStreet Coffee wonder why espresso-based drinks include Americano. Literally, Americano means American-style coffee. Front Street believes there are mainly two correct ways to drink Americano: one is [more…]

When the moka pot first appeared, there was no distinction between single-valve and double-valve versions. Its arrival brought steam-pressure espresso extraction into ordinary households and also broke the previous restriction that women could not enjoy coffee in cafés. In recent years, as people's demands for coffee flavor have increased, the double-valve moka pot has emerged. So should beginners choose single-valve or double-valve? And how should a single-valve moka pot be operated correctly? This article will sort through the structural differences between the two pot types, the difficulty of operation, and the key extraction points one by one, and provide coffee bean pairing suggestions suitable for moka pots, including specific choices such as Front Street Classic Blend, Queen Estate Brazil, and PWN Indonesia Golden Mandheling. [more…]

Coffee brewed with a moka pot is stronger, which is the result of a fine grind and pressure extraction, but many people find the grind size for the coffee grounds very difficult to get right. Compared with other brewing methods, the coffee grounds used in a moka pot actually do not have such high demands on the grind! Finer than the extremely fine particles of espresso [more…]

Mandheling is not the name of a producing region, a place, a port, or a coffee variety. Its name actually comes from a mispronunciation of the Mandailing ethnic group in Indonesia. Mandheling coffee: during World War II, when Japan occupied Indonesia, a Japanese soldier drank a rich and mellow [more…]