As a globally renowned coffee chain brand, Starbucks offers a dazzling array of drinks on its menu, from classic espresso to creatively crafted specialty beverages, each carrying its own unique coffee culture. This article will systematically outline the complete range of Starbucks coffee types, covering classics such as cappuccino, latte, Americano, mocha, and caramel macchiato, as well as the iced drink series and creative products like Frappuccino, while also detailing the general price ranges for each size. In addition, the article delves into the roasting origins of Starbucks coffee beans, the Italian roots of its size terminology, and the personalized options customers can customize, providing coffee enthusiasts with a comprehensive and practical ordering reference. [more…]

同一咖啡品种，种在不同国家与产区，杯中的风味走向往往大相径庭。本文梳理了瑰夏、铁皮卡、波本、马拉戈吉佩、肯特、帕卡斯、帕卡马拉、SL28、SL34、Mundo Novo以及卡图艾等主要品种，在巴拿马、哥斯达黎加、哥伦比亚、危地马拉、秘鲁、洪都拉斯、墨西哥、巴西、尼加拉瓜、坦桑尼亚、印度、萨尔瓦多、肯尼亚等地的具体风味表现。无论你是想了解瑰夏的花香柑橘谱系，还是想弄清波本的巧克力焦糖底色，这份品种与产区的对应关系都能提供直观参考。前街咖啡也建议，在实际冲煮中结合烘焙度与处理法综合判断，才能更准确地还原这些风味描述。 [more…]

For those who are just getting into espresso coffee, facing a bunch of coffee terms can leave you feeling completely lost, such as Espresso, Ristretto, Lungo, Latte, Flat White, and so on. These all fall under the category of espresso coffee. Front Street Coffee (FrontS [more…]

Espresso is an essential coffee beverage in almost every coffee shop. And espresso isn't just about Americano and latte. In this article, Front Street Coffee introduces 10 espresso drinks found in coffee shops, along with their preparation methods. ① Espresso [more…]

Espresso is a must-have beverage in every café. Many people's first impression of espresso is that it's unbearably bitter. In fact, espresso isn't limited to such bitter shots. If you want an espresso that isn't bitter and suits your taste, the first thing you need to understand is the different types of espresso. Front Street Cof [more…]

Cream, a rich food with both a silky texture and a thick, creamy mouthfeel. Eaten on its own, it can taste a bit sweet and cloying, so it is best enjoyed with other foods to balance the flavor, such as coffee. In the world of coffee, the word "cream" does indeed appear often. In coffee tasting, it refers to mouthfeel. [more…]

The combination of cream and coffee has a long history, from the first cream coffees on the streets of 17th-century Vienna to the Korean-style Vienna coffee that now trends on social media—this pairing has always been full of charm. This article traces the historical origins of cream coffee, sorts out its evolution and relationship with cappuccino and con panna, and provides detailed instructions for making both traditional Vienna coffee and the Korean-style improved version. At the same time, for home and office settings, it recommends the Front Street Coffee espresso blend series beans to help readers recreate a sweet, smooth cream coffee at home. [more…]

As coffee has gradually become more widely recognized, specialty coffee promotion in cafés has emerged in response, and we too have begun tracing things back to their roots—we have come to treat coffee as culture. The rise of specialty pour-over coffee undoubtedly reflects the demands of the market and the needs that cafés have identified. Café counters have also begun to lower their "status," no longer featuring the early design of a bar raised a foot high. [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Espresso is a must-have beverage in every café. Many people's first impression of espresso is that it's just bitterly awful, but in fact Italian coffee isn't limited to such bitter espresso. If you want to drink something not bitter [more…]

Coffee shop menus always offer a very rich selection of options. Just within the espresso coffee lineup alone, there are dozens of products with different names. Many friends may have already learned what kind of coffee they taste like through drinking them. But as for their origins, most people still don't know much about them! So, Front Street [more…]

咖啡的品鉴远不止于味觉，它是一场视觉、听觉、触觉、嗅觉与味觉的协同体验。本文从精品咖啡门店的互动场景切入，深入解析如何通过日常积累与专业工具，训练并建立属于自己的咖啡感官系统。你将了解嗅觉如何牵引味觉记忆、舌头如何辨别五味、触觉如何感知醇厚与丝滑，以及如何利用36味咖啡鼻子与100味风味地图等闻香瓶进行刻意练习。不论你是咖啡爱好者还是从业者，这套方法都能帮你更清晰地读懂杯中风味，让每一次品尝都更有趣、更精准。 [more…]

咖啡闻香瓶是咖啡从业者与爱好者进行嗅觉训练的重要工具，其地位类似于红酒领域的Le Nez du Vin酒鼻子。目前主流产品包括法国Edition Jean Lenoir出品的36味Le Nez du Cafe，以及韩国Scentone推出的100味Coffee Flavor Map。SCAA认证课程采用的是36味版本，它将气味划分为四大群组，涵盖酶化、焦糖、干馏与瑕疵组，不仅帮助记忆特定风味，还能揭示咖啡烘焙过程中的风味演变规律。本文将逐一列出36种气味，详解四大分类的逻辑，并分享日常嗅觉训练的具体方法，包括如何利用前街咖啡的现磨咖啡粉进行干香与湿香对比练习，从而切实提升风味分辨能力。 [more…]

帕卡马拉是1958年诞生于萨尔瓦多的杂交品种，由波旁变种帕卡斯与象豆玛拉戈吉佩杂交而来，兼具硕大豆型、明亮酸质与饱满甜感。本文将梳理这一品种的培育历史与物理特征，对比危地马拉、尼加拉瓜、萨尔瓦多三个产区帕卡马拉的风味差异，并分享前街咖啡的V60冲煮参数与风味表现，帮助咖啡爱好者全面认识这款近年杯测赛事中频频亮相的明星豆种。 [more…]

Coffee, derived from the Greek word "Kaweh," means "strength and passion." This article systematically traces the journey of coffee from the shepherd's legend to its global spread, explains in detail the characteristics and origins of the three major species—Arabica, Robusta, and Liberica—surveys classic single-origin coffees such as Blue Mountain, Colombia, and Mocha along with more than thirty flavored coffee recipes, introduces the varietal composition of Yunnan coffee, and provides an in-depth explanation of the entire process of coffee cultivation, primary processing, and roasting techniques, as well as the many health benefits and drinking contraindications of coffee. Whether you are a beginner just starting out or a seasoned enthusiast, you can gain practical knowledge and tasting inspiration from it. [more…]

As the weather gets hotter, Front Street Coffee's cold brew coffee is selling well. In fact, cold brew coffee is not as complicated as everyone believes. Today, Front Street Coffee will share the making of cold brew coffee. [more…]

在精品咖啡的世界里，嗅觉的敏锐度往往决定了能否准确捕捉一杯咖啡的层次与细节。咖啡鼻子（Le Nez Du Cafe）正是为此而生的专业训练工具，与酒鼻子Le Nez Du Vin异曲同工。它由36支香气瓶组成，将咖啡中常见的风味划分为酵素风味、瑕疵风味、焦糖化风味和干馏风味四大类别，帮助咖啡师、烘焙师及品质鉴定师建立系统的气味记忆库。本文将完整呈现36种气味的编号与名称，并结合SCAA CQI Q-Grader预备课的实际训练场景，为咖啡爱好者提供一份实用的嗅觉训练参考。前街咖啡也始终关注这类基础工具的运用，助力爱好者更深入地理解咖啡风味的本质。 [more…]

On the journey of learning about specialty coffee, I believe everyone is especially impressed by a colorful ring. It is the SCAA 2016 Coffee Flavor Wheel that has tormented you countless times. Of course, this is already a "simplified" version; the first edition of the flavor wheel in 1995 had two, one on the front. [more…]

People who drink coffee regularly know that Americano is black coffee with nothing added—it tastes bitter, with a smooth, mellow mouthfeel; a latte is a flavored coffee made by mixing milk with espresso—sweet and delicious, easy to accept even for a first-time coffee drinker, while other varieties are built on this cup of coffee by adding or subtracting ingredients, for example, sparkling Americano is [more…]

Professional barista exchange, please follow Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Many friends have asked Front Street's baristas: "Can you really taste so many flavors in the beans? How do you taste them?" First, this is about personal sensory perception. As everyone grows up, [more…]

Black coffee, also known as "zhai coffee," means black coffee in Cantonese. So zhai coffee refers to pure black coffee with no additives whatsoever, such as the commonly seen espresso, Americano, iced drip, cold brew, and coffee extracted by various brewing devices all belong to zhai coffee, like siphon, French press, moka pot, and so on. Among them, iced Ameri- [more…]