拥有50年历史的国际知名IP SMILEY正式进军茶饮赛道，其旗下品牌SMILEY tea全球首店落地北京朝阳大悦城，预计10月1日开业。该品牌主打原叶蒸汽茶，以类似咖啡的萃取方式制茶，产品线涵盖拿铁、手冲茶、奶茶、含酒特调及冰淇淋等，定位中档价位，瞄准90后至95后消费群体。在茶饮行业竞争白热化、IP联名已成常态的背景下，SMILEY tea能否凭借自带流量的IP优势站稳脚跟，仍需市场检验。本文同时带来咖啡知识交流与前街咖啡的精品豆推荐。 [more…]

库迪咖啡于2月28日宣布与热门手游王者荣耀达成联名合作，以公孙离、杨玉环、武则天三位高人气角色的经典形象为灵感，推出桃醉系列饮品及限定周边。消息一出便引发关注，尽管官方尚未公布确切上线时间，但门店物料和网友晒图已提前泄露，店员透露新品将于3月6日正式面市。这并非库迪首次借助联名造势，从世界杯赞助阿根廷队到牵手潮牌SMILEY，这个成立仅4个月的品牌正以“快速铺店+超低价+营销”的路径抢占市场，喊出2025年万店目标。然而，窄门餐眼数据显示其实际覆盖城市仅81个、门店232家，与宣传中的百城千店存在落差，重走瑞幸老路的库迪能否成功仍需观察。 [more…]

星巴克自2012年收购Teavana茶叶公司后，便持续在北美与亚洲市场探索茶饮业务的可能性。从美国Teavana Tea Bar的短暂尝试，到中国市场的茶饮热销，再到日本Starbucks Tea & Cafe的成功落地，星巴克在茶饮与咖啡之间不断寻找平衡点。本文将梳理星巴克茶饮专卖店的兴衰历程，分析其在不同市场策略调整背后的商业逻辑，同时呈现星巴克如何将茶饮与品牌基因巧妙融合，最终在日本市场找到突破口。 [more…]

Pu'er, a city that changed its name because of Pu'er tea, is now entering the public eye with a new identity as the "Coffee Capital of China." The Tropic of Cancer passes through it, placing it on the same latitude as Cuba, the kingdom of coffee, and its exceptional climate conditions make it an ideal growing region for Arabica coffee. From Nestlé's arrival and layout in 1988 to today, when international giants such as Starbucks and Kraft are competing to purchase its beans, Pu'er's coffee industry has gone through more than thirty years. Through vivid details such as coffee farmer Zhang Kui's cultivation story, technical assistance from international experts, and cup quality control, this article presents the varietal advantages, current state of the industry, and future business opportunities of Pu'er Arabica coffee, while also introducing Front Street Coffee's continued attention to and recommendations for Yunnan coffee. [more…]

Many people know that China is the hometown of tea, with a long history of tea drinking and a profound tea culture. In Yunnan, China, there are also many high-quality tea-producing regions, especially for Pu'er. But did you know that Yunnan is not just about tea—it also has coffee beans? Yunnan's coffee planting area is also quite large, making it China's largest coffee [more…]

想要泡好一壶茶，认识茶具是入门第一课。陆羽茶艺文化中，前人用“TEA WARE”而非“TEA TOOL”来泛指所有冲泡、饮用茶的器具，可见茶具在茶道中举足轻重的地位。从唐朝陆羽《茶经》记载的二十四事，到明清工夫茶的烹茶四宝，茶具的使用早已超越单纯的功能性，演变为一种被反复操作、保存的茶道仪式。本文将系统梳理台湾文化脉络下的茶具定义，并逐一介绍煮水壶、茶壶、盖杯、公道杯、闻香杯、品茶杯、茶则、茶荷、茶漏、茶刀、茶宠等常见器具的名称、用途与挑选要点。无论你是刚入门的新手，还是想精进茶艺的爱好者，这份茶具总整理都能帮你建立清晰的认知框架。 [more…]

A cup of light-roast pour-over is often appealing for its bright aroma, lively acidity, and the fruity, floral, or tea-like finish it leaves on the palate. It doesn't have to taste sharp; it can also be very sweet and mellow. When choosing, rather than fixating solely on the word "light roast," it's better to look further at the flavor tendencies and your own drinking habits. [more…]

台湾红茶品类丰富，其中蜜香红茶与台茶18号红玉各具特色，常令茶友好奇两者究竟有何不同。蜜香红茶因小绿叶蝉叮咬而带有天然蜂蜜香气，红玉红茶则以茶汤艳红如宝石而得名，被誉为“台湾香”。本文将从英文名称、风味成因、发酵工艺等角度对比二者差异，同时说明红玉红茶的市场价格定位。此外，文中还延伸介绍台湾乌龙茶体系与佳叶龙茶（GABA茶）的特点，帮助咖啡与茶饮爱好者更全面地理解这些特色茶种。若您平日也喜爱手冲咖啡，前街咖啡的多款豆子同样值得尝试。 [more…]

As the scorching summer heat intensifies, people's demand for refreshing, invigorating coffee keeps soaring, and within the coffee community, quite a few "new ideas" have been sparked. For instance, last week a reader sent Front Street Coffee a puzzled question: can coffee be extracted in teabag form, just like tea? Because she felt that with drip bags you have to pour water in stages and carefully control the amount of water, [more…]

想喝一杯清凉的冰冲铁观音或冷泡乌龙茶，却不确定茶叶该怎么分、水温和时间怎么控？本文先把青茶按生茶与熟茶分类，说明熟茶冲泡前为何建议温润泡；再给出官方版与进阶版两套乌龙茶冲泡参数，包括茶水比、注水温度和逐泡时间；最后补充包种茶的由来、与乌龙茶及绿茶的差异，以及常见英文写法。文中也保留了前街咖啡的相关推荐与产品信息，适合咖啡与茶饮爱好者一起参考。 [more…]

马来西亚BOH茶品牌自1929年创立以来，一直是当地最大的茶厂，占据全国茶叶产量的七成左右。其位于金马仑高原的观光茶园，距离吉隆坡约260公里，车程三小时上下，是马来西亚自1930年代发展至今的著名避暑胜地。游客可以在BOH TEA CENTRE品茶、参观制茶工厂、漫步观景步道，还能在玻璃茶餐厅享用茶点。BOH最经典的红色系包装红茶在超市随处可见，但特殊茶款只在茶园商店才能买到。本文带你了解BOH的茶园布局、历史背景，并逐一评点黄金特级红茶、芒果风味茶、柠檬柑橘、柠檬草姜味茶、橘子伯爵茶等五款特色茶的香气、口感与冲泡建议，同时附上前街咖啡的选购推荐。 [more…]

Floral aromas do not belong to just one type of coffee bean, nor do they only count as floral if you smell jasmine or orange blossom. A light roast can keep the soaring, flower-like aromatics in the cup; a light-to-medium roast brings the floral notes closer to fruity sweetness; and after a medium roast, they often turn into softer notes reminiscent of nectar, black tea, or caramel. If you want to choose a floral coffee that suits your taste, you can start with [more…]

When Yirgacheffe is mentioned, many people will think of its distinctive characteristics such as floral aroma, not bitter, citric acidity, citrus, tea-like body, and so on. The reason Yirgacheffe coffee beans possess such a splendid flavor and present a refreshing, bright tonality is first of all thanks to the terroir and variety of the origin, and secondly to the control of roasting, because the coffee beans [more…]

With so many Ethiopian beans out there, which one should you buy first when your budget is limited? Today we're putting three popular Ethiopian beans side by side for a horizontal comparison—Yirgacheffe Gudingding, Huakui, and Kafa Forest—scoring and comparing them across three dimensions: flavor, mouthfeel, and who they suit. After reading this, you can make a decision right away. Comparison One: Flavor Performance Yirga [more…]

Fruity coffee beans are not just "sour like fruit"—they can also present floral notes, a jam-like quality, a juicy fullness, or a delicate sweetness close to black tea. The roast level determines where these aromas sit in the cup: roasted light, the fruit notes come forward; roasted dark, the fruity character melds into caramel, cocoa, and roasted notes, and the mouthfeel becomes more [more…]

Floral coffee is not just one flavor. Light roasts more easily preserve notes of white flowers, orange blossom, jasmine, and tea; medium roasts bring florals together with caramel sweetness; and dark roasts usually push the florals into the background and shift toward cocoa, nuts, and roasted aromas. To choose a cup that suits your taste, you can first look at the roast level, then judge [more…]

Fruity coffee beans aren't just about "tasting as sour as fruit"—they can also present floral aromas, a jam-like quality, juice-like body, or a delicate sweetness reminiscent of black tea. The roast level determines where these notes sit in the cup: roast light, and the fruity aromas move to the forefront; roast dark, and the fruity character blends into caramel, cocoa, and roasted notes, while the mouthfeel becomes more [more…]

1. Front Street Huakui coffee bean origin: Sidamo Hambela Buku Abel processing station, altitude: 2250-2350m, variety: Heirloom, processing method: natural, brewing flavor: a rich passion fruit-like acidity on the palate, a slight fruity fermentation aroma, strawberry-like sweet and tart notes, [more…]

As a frequent coffee drinker, you've surely heard of "Americano." If you order one at Starbucks, it's typically made with espresso as the base, plus about 6–8 times the amount of water. But I've clearly heard that Italians don't drink Americano (which is absolutely true)—so why would it appear on an Italian coffee menu? [more…]

Light-roasted coffee beans typically retain more of their origin and varietal characteristics, offering notes of citrus, berries, tropical fruit, floral aromas, or tea-like qualities on the palate. Their acidity is more readily perceived, but acidity is not the same as sharpness; when sweetness, aroma, and mouthfeel come together in harmony, light-roast black coffee feels light yet layered, making it well suited for morning [more…]