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雀巢再度出手收购星巴克旗下Seattle's Best Coffee，全球咖啡联盟进一步深化
全球食品巨头雀巢宣布将收购星巴克旗下品牌Seattle's Best Coffee，此举被视为雀巢持续加码北美咖啡市场的重要一步。这并非两家公司首次合作——2018年雀巢曾以71.5亿美元获得星巴克零售业务分销权。此次收购将进一步丰富雀巢在北美地区的咖啡品牌矩阵，预计于2022年底前完成。与此同时，雀巢今年已接连完成多笔收购，并推出咖啡可持续发展新计划。 [more…]
How to Properly Brew Starbucks Coffee Beans? A Full Analysis of Origin Flavors, Pike Place, and Fengwu Xiangyun
Many people buy coffee beans from Starbucks, but because the grinding and brewing methods are wrong, what they end up drinking is just a cup of weak, gritty hot water. Starting from this problem, this article explains clearly why coffee grounds need to be filtered, why coffee grounds cannot be consumed directly, and the bean selection and roasting logic behind how Starbucks coffee beans traveled from Seattle's Pike Place Market to the world. The article will also introduce the flavor characteristics of Pike Place Roast, the Feng Wu Xiang Yun blend involving China's Yunnan, and the complete tasting method of smelling the aroma, sipping, and taking a full mouthful, helping coffee lovers truly understand the time, temperature, and extraction details behind a cup of Starbucks coffee. [more…]
Shelf Life of Roasted Coffee Beans | What Is the Best Way to Store Coffee Beans? What Factors Affect Coffee Bean Freshness? Is Freezing Coffee Beans a Viable Option?
People nowadays enjoy drinking coffee not only in coffee shops, but more often they want to buy coffee beans and brew a cup carefully at home, savoring it slowly. However, how should the coffee beans or ground coffee you buy be stored so that they don't go bad so quickly? How can you better preserve their fresh flavor? Especially when you've bought some specialty coff... [more…]
Coffee Bean Resting Period | What Is the Coffee Bean Peak Flavor Window? Why Do Freshly Roasted Coffee Beans Need Resting? How Should Coffee Beans Be Rested and Awakened?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). For more specialty coffee beans, please add our personal WeChat Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee), WeChat ID: qjcoffeex. "Are coffee beans [more…]
Coffee Tasting Time | How soon after brewing is it best to finish a pour-over coffee? What changes in the coffee flavor of a pour-over coffee the longer it sits?
The peak flavor period refers to the optimal window for tasting coffee beans after roasting is completed. During this time, because there is not too much carbon dioxide interference, and the coffee's flavor compounds have not yet been lost in large amounts, we can brew coffee with the richest aroma and obtain the most complete flavor experience. But did you know, [more…]
American Coffee Beginner's Guide | What's the Best Coffee-to-Water Ratio for Americano? How Does an Americano Taste Without Crema?
With the development of the times, coffee has also continuously advanced. Having experienced two waves of coffee, although we are now in the third wave of specialty coffee, espresso remains important. The skill of making espresso is a must-have for every barista, and almost every café serves espresso. Front Street often [more…]
Drip Bag Coffee Brewing Guide | How to Brew Drip Bag Filter Coffee for the Best Taste? What Should You Pay Attention to When Brewing Drip Bag Coffee?
In recent years, coffee culture has continued to deepen, and many "early-shift workers" need a cup of coffee every day to have the energy to "grind." However, not everyone can go to a coffee shop anytime every day to properly enjoy a delicious cup of pour-over coffee, so for convenience people invented drip bag coffee. What is drip bag coffee? Drip bag [more…]
After the Roast Date, When Is the Best Time to Drink Coffee Beans for the Best Flavor?
Before putting coffee beans into an espresso machine, the roast date is worth checking before the aroma words on the packaging. Freshly roasted beans are still rapidly releasing carbon dioxide, and after grinding, the coffee bed is easily disturbed by the gas, which also causes fluctuations in the espresso flow rate and crema condition. Allow an appropriate resting period, and then plan to finish a bag of beans during its peak flavor stage, usually [more…]
Top Ten Well-Known Pour-Over Coffee Bean Brands | Which Coffee-Producing Country Has the Best-Tasting Single-Origin Beans? What Specialty Pour-Over Beans Do Seasoned Coffee Enthusiasts Recommend?
Coffee is one of the best-selling beverages in the world. Because different countries export coffee, the quality, taste, and mouthfeel of coffee can vary from country to country. So which country has the best coffee? 1. Front Street Ethiopia Sidamo Huakui coffee beans. Region: Sidamo Hambela Buku A [more…]
Drip Bag Coffee | What Are the Differences and Similarities Between Drip Bag Coffee and Hanging Ear Coffee? How to Brew Drip Bag Coffee? How to Brew Hot Coffee with a Hanging Ear Coffee Bag?
Speaking of drip bag coffee, this reminds Front Street of the convenient and simple hanging ear coffee, but they are not actually the same thing. In terms of steps, drip bag coffee is even simpler than hanging ear coffee—just put it into a clean container and add liquid, such as hot water, cold water or milk. [more…]
Moka Pot Bean Selection Tips | What Coffee Beans Are Best for Moka Pots? 5 Cost-Effective Medium-Dark Roasted Specialty Moka Pot Coffee Bean Recommendations
Many people ask, what kind of coffee is a moka pot suitable for brewing? Or, what coffee beans are best for a moka pot? Actually, as long as you understand the working principle of the moka pot, the answer becomes very clear. The moka pot, also known as a stovetop Italian coffee maker, is the first-choice device for many households getting started with making "espresso-style coffee." It uses a simple [more…]
Top Ten Coffees in the World | Which brand of coffee beans tastes best? Which single-origin beans have high reputation and good quality? Which coffee beans can coffee beginners start with?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). At Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee), the coffee beans produced by the physical stores offer over 50 different coffee beans from various origins, satisfying different tastes. [more…]
A Beginner's Guide to the Moka Pot | How Do You Brew Coffee with a Moka Pot? How Does a Moka Pot Work? Which Coffee Beans Are Best for Brewing with a Moka Pot?
In the past, espresso machines were not that common in households, while moka pots were inexpensive and could still produce a fairly concentrated coffee liquid—that is the reason for the moka pot's existence. As coffee has become more and more popular, the moka pot, as an affordable coffee device, has gained widespread popularity. More and more [more…]
One Bean, Many Ways | What Is Combo Coffee? Why Is Coffee Combo So Popular? Which Coffee Beans Are Best for Making Combo Coffee?
By splitting the extracted espresso into 2~3 portions, then separately crafting each into a different type of coffee and finally combining them for service, this is a very popular serving format in coffee shops today—Coffee combo. Because you can simultaneously taste different "dishes" made from a single bean [more…]
Pour-over black coffee drinking method | What is the best temperature for tasting coffee? Is there a big difference in coffee flavor at different temperatures? Can pour-over coffee be reheated after it cools down?
The saying "coffee should be drunk while it's hot" is something people often keep on their lips, and not without reason! Front Street Coffee remembers a coffee friend describing coffee after it had gone cold like this: "After one sip my head hurt so much, that bitter/sour + woody taste lingered in my mouth and wouldn't go away, and it made me withdraw for a long time~" Hot coffee left to cool [more…]
Sweet fruity pour-over beans: when is the best time to open the bag after roasting?
Hand-brew beans with pronounced sweetness and abundant fruit aromatics are not necessarily best brewed the closer they are to leaving the roaster. Freshly roasted beans are still continuously releasing carbon dioxide, and when hot water touches them, the coffee bed tends to puff up noticeably; the aroma may seem soaring, but the cup can taste somewhat scattered. Give them a quiet, stable period of rest, and the fruit notes and sweetness will usually connect more [more…]
Introduction to the Chiroso variety, the champion of the best varietals group in the 2024 BOP.
In recent years, the coffee market has seen an increase in demand for some new coffee varieties. In some large competitions, some contestants choose to use new varieties for the competition, which makes the variety become popular overnight, such as t [more…]
Drip Bag Coffee Brewing Guide | What Flavors and Tastes Do Best-Selling Drip Coffee Bags Have? Recommended Drip Coffee Bag Brands Every Beginner Must Buy
In 1990, Yamanaka Sangyo Co., Ltd. of Japan applied the concept of tea bags to coffee, inventing the drip bag coffee and applying for a patent. With the demand of the specialty coffee market, more and more people began to buy drip bag coffee, in order to quickly and conveniently enjoy specialty coffee without needing a bunch of equipment and utensils. Here, for everyone [more…]
Arabica Drip Coffee Brands | How to Brew Filter Drip Specialty Coffee for the Best Taste? How Can Beginners Buy Cost-Effective Drip Black Coffee?
Drip coffee bags, also called filter-hanging coffee, break the need for complex equipment to brew specialty coffee. You don't have to worry about the grind size of the coffee beans, nor do you need a specific pouring technique. Just open the drip bag and hang it on your cup, pour in hot water, and you can recreate the joy of drinking pour-over coffee. It is the top choice for many office workers. [more…]
Medium-Dark Roast Drip Bag Coffee Recommendations | Can You Add Sugar or Milk to Drip Bag Black Coffee That's Too Bitter? How to Brew Indonesian Mandheling Single-Origin Drip Bag Coffee for the Best Taste?
If you're traveling for work or leisure, grinding and brewing coffee on the spot can seem a bit unrealistic, or at least rather troublesome. But if you still want to enjoy the authentic taste of coffee, what can you do? Then drip bag coffee is your best bet. Compared to instant coffee, drip bags offer a wide range of flavor options, from light roast to dark roast, from fruity and floral notes to nutty tones, [more…]