"Variety" is another consideration some friends use when selecting coffee beans, in addition to flavor and origin. Sidra, transliterated from "Sidra," also known as "Sydra" or "Bourbon Sidra." In Spanish, Sidra means "apple juice." [more…]

Coffee can be divided into three major varieties: Arabica, Robusta, and Liberica. Currently, Arabica and Robusta are the most commonly used coffee tree species for commercial planting. With the development of the coffee industry, the coffee varieties [more…]

希爪（Sidra）这一稀有品种因两届世界咖啡师大赛冠军的选用而走入大众视野。它最初来自厄瓜多尔皮钦查省，基因研究显示其与埃塞原生种存在亲缘关系，目前主要种植于厄瓜多尔和哥伦比亚。2022年WBC冠军Anthony Douglas选用的哥伦比亚蕙兰产区分界线庄园厌氧发酵希爪批次，更让该庄园与品种热度持续攀升。本文将梳理希爪的来源、植物特征、风味表现，并介绍前街引进的分界线庄园希爪咖啡豆及其冲煮建议，为咖啡爱好者提供完整参考。 [more…]

在2019年世界咖啡师大赛上，韩国选手全周妍凭借一支来自厄瓜多尔的希爪咖啡豆力压众多瑰夏品种摘得桂冠，让Sidra这一品种走进了大众视野。2022年，Anthony Douglas再度以希爪夺冠，更令业界对其充满好奇。前街经过了解发现，希爪是由厄瓜多尔咖啡研究中心在90年代将铁皮卡与当地红波旁杂交培育而成的品种，因风味出众而逐步开展小规模商业种植。全周妍当年选用的希爪便出自克拉拉庄园——一座坐落于洛哈高原、建于2014年的精品咖啡庄园。本文将带你了解希爪的品种渊源、克拉拉庄园的风土条件，以及这支水洗希爪的风味表现与前街的冲泡建议。 [more…]

在2022年世界咖啡师大赛上，Anthony Douglas凭借一支来自哥伦比亚分界线庄园的希爪咖啡摘得桂冠，让这个稀有品种再度成为精品咖啡圈的焦点。其实早在2019年，韩国冠军Jooyeon Jeon就已选用厄瓜多尔产的希爪登上WBC舞台。希爪究竟源自何处，为何能与瑰夏比肩？本文将带你了解希爪Sidra的品种来历、哥伦比亚分界线庄园的背景，以及这款冠军豆的风味表现与手冲建议。前街咖啡也引进了分界线庄园的希爪批次，采用双重厌氧水洗与中浅烘焙，呈现出杏桃、柑橘与葡萄等丰富水果调性。 [more…]

近两年，一个名为「希爪」（Sidra）的咖啡品种在精品圈迅速走红，两届WBC冠军分别选用哥伦比亚棕榈树与大嘴鸟庄园及分界线庄园的希爪批次夺冠，让这个曾流落田间的实验品种站上世界舞台。希爪在西班牙语中意为苹果汁或苹果酒，普遍被认为是铁皮卡与红波旁的杂交后代，但WCR基因鉴定显示其更接近埃塞俄比亚地方原生种，身世至今模糊。本文前街将梳理希爪的起源故事、基因研究、植株特征与风味表现，并分享分界线庄园厌氧日晒希爪的杯测体验及手冲建议，带你全面认识这支兼具花香与高甜水果调性的冠军品种。 [more…]

希爪Sidra近年来在世界咖啡赛事中频频夺冠，成为精品咖啡圈的热门品种。许多人以为它源自哥伦比亚，实际上它的故事要从厄瓜多尔的雀巢育种中心说起。本文将带你了解希爪的植物学特征、起源历史、基因检测结果，以及它为何未能在全球广泛种植。同时，前街咖啡精选哥伦比亚慧兰产区分界线庄园的希爪豆，呈现出葡萄、百香果与蜂蜜般的甜感，值得一试。 [more…]

Trying single-origin beans in a moka pot is a fascinating thing to do. The moka pot's extraction method brings about wondrous changes in the beans' flavors—some beans produce surprisingly great results, while others take on a completely different character. A few representative single-origin beans are worth trying in a moka pot. Golden Mandheling is an old partner of the moka pot. The dark-roasted Mandhe [more…]

希爪（Sidra）这个品种近年来在精品咖啡圈声名鹊起，两届世界咖啡师大赛冠军的选用让它成为焦点。它最初来自厄瓜多尔，由铁皮卡与红波旁杂交培育，基因检测显示与埃塞原生种有遗传关联。目前主要种植在厄瓜多尔和哥伦比亚，其中哥伦比亚蕙兰产区的分界线庄园（Finca El Diviso）因Anthony Douglas夺冠而备受瞩目。前街咖啡也引进了这款豆子，采用双重厌氧水洗处理与中浅烘焙，呈现出杏桃、柑橘、葡萄等丰富水果风味。本文将带您了解希爪的起源、分界线庄园的故事、品种特征以及前街的冲煮建议。 [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow the WeChat official account: FrontStreet Coffee. In different European countries, iced coffee is also different! Some add ice cubes to hot coffee, some add ice cream to hot coffee, and some use cold water immersion extraction. For example, in Amer [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: FrontStreet Coffee In different European countries, iced coffee is also different! Some add ice cubes to hot coffee, some add ice cream to hot coffee, and some use cold water immersion extraction. For example, in the United States, the basic pairing [more…]

“Coffee is my life! And iced coffee is what keeps me going!” While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, there's no denying that during the hot season, iced coffee is truly a fantastic way to beat the heat! Before the weather fully hits its peak temperatures, Front Street Coffee has put together a few super simple iced coffee recipes that are perfect for making at home or in the office. [more…]

Many friends, when ordering pour-over coffee in a café, will prioritize the hot brew method, because as everyone knows, if we want to experience a relatively complete flavor profile in pour-over coffee, then hot brewing is absolutely the best choice. But when the weather is too hot, we always find it hard to [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Every day at Front Street Coffee, we encounter customers asking about pour-over coffee, perhaps about what pouring technique should be used for pour-over coffee? Or [more…]

Whenever Front Street brews a pour-over for a customer's order, if the coffee bed puffs up quite a bit during blooming, there's a good chance the customer will ask: "Why doesn't my coffee bed puff up this much when I brew?" This is a topic Front Street often discusses! Honestly, although the bloom [more…]

哥伦比亚作为全球第三大咖啡生产国，也是最大的水洗阿拉比卡处理国，出口豆中精品级占比高达40%。从19世纪唐·马里亚诺·奥斯皮纳·罗德里格斯的早期实验，到1927年全国咖啡种植者联合会的成立，哥伦比亚咖啡产业走出了一条独特的发展道路。本文将梳理哥伦比亚咖啡的历史脉络与主要产区分布，并重点介绍惠兰产区的分界线庄园（Finca El Diviso），以及近年来备受瞩目的希爪（Sidra）品种——这款曾在世界咖啡师大赛上大放异彩的咖啡，究竟有何魅力？前街咖啡也引进了该庄园的希爪咖啡豆，下文将一并分享手冲参数。 [more…]

A home semi-automatic espresso machine doesn't necessarily mean you can only brew espresso blends—single-origin SOE can also produce distinctive shots on a home machine. The flavor profiles of SOEs from different regions vary noticeably; choose the right region, and even a home machine can deliver espresso with regional character. Mandheling SOE is the rich, full-bodied choice for home machines. Mandheling is harvested [more…]

To understand SOE coffee beans at different roast levels, you need to translate flavor descriptions into sensations you can actually taste. For everyday bean buying, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. Floral, fruity acidity, nutty, and cocoa notes are not a matter of better or worse, but of different directions—the one that suits you is the right one. [more…]

Fruity coffee beans aren't something you can master just by memorizing a few names. When buying beans day to day, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. What's truly worth referencing is the sweet-to-sour ratio on the palate, the body's thickness or thinness, and the lingering finish once the coffee cools—then, combined with your brewing habits, your range of choices will gradually [more…]

When choosing cold brew coffee beans, you can set the complicated 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 you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. Start from the two contrasts—light and refreshing versus rich and full-bodied, and black coffee versus milk coffee—then look at the roast date and processing method, and your judgment will be closer to your daily needs. Flavor [more…]