Although the variety of beans displayed at Front Street's store isn't exactly extensive, it's not small either. There are always customers who, unsure how to choose, ask Front Street: "Which bean do you personally prefer?" Recently, customers have often asked Front Street this very question. To be honest, every bean has its own unique character. [more…]

In recent years, there have been more and more innovative coffee processing methods, and new types of processing such as anaerobic processing, enzyme processing, and carbon dioxide maceration processing have begun to carve out a small niche for themselves. The enzyme-washed processing method that this article will introduce was met with mixed reviews when it first appeared, and now, years later, Front Street will take everyone back to observe this [more…]

After trying a few cold brews, many people ask: with the same method, why do some cold brews taste like fruit juice while others taste like cold bitter water? The answer isn't in the method, it's in the beans. Today, we'll cover cold brew bean selection thoroughly in one go, from three dimensions: origin, processing method, and roast level. Origin determines the flavor baseline. Coffee beans from different origins have flavors [more…]

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 in the specialty coffee market, more and more people began to purchase drip bag coffee, in order to quickly and conveniently enjoy specialty coffee without needing to use a bunch of utensils and vessels. Front Street Coffee ( [more…]

Panama is famous for Geisha coffee, one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Currently, on Front Street Coffee's bean list, the coffees from the Panamanian region are basically all Geisha coffee. Besides the renowned Geisha coffee from Hacienda La Esmeralda, there is also the Savi from Finca Deborah. [more…]

Nariño and Cauca are two neighboring emerging specialty coffee regions in southern Colombia. The coffee produced here has, for consecutive years, earned high scores in the Cup of Excellence thanks to its full-bodied tartaric acidity, pronounced fruity notes, and complex layers. [more…]

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…]

(Top left) Among the thousands of different coffee varieties, it's inevitable that some beans have rather unusual names! Unlike most beans such as Bourbon and Typica, which have conventional names, these are like secret agents, each with their own code number. For example, varieties named with letters plus numbers. [more…]

Many friends have messaged Front Street privately, asking Front Street to introduce some representative good coffee beans. Front Street thought about it, and the most representative coffees are the more distinctive coffee beans from each major producing region. For this reason, Front Street has recommended 10 coffee beans from different producing countries. 1. Front Street Coffee (FrontSt [more…]

Adding sugar and milk has become a coffee drinking habit formed over the past nearly hundred years, because Mandheling, Brazil, Colombia, and Blue Mountain have all traditionally used dark roasting. Yirgacheffe beans are small, and the fruity acidity of light-roasted coffee has opened a new coffee world. The African continent is vast, with an average elevation of 75 [more…]

艾丽达庄园作为巴拿马波奎特产区的老牌名庄，多年来在BOP赛事中屡获冠军，其卡杜艾品种咖啡豆一直备受关注。本文围绕前街最新上架的艾丽达庄园·厌氧日晒卡杜艾展开，详细解读ASD（慢速厌氧日晒）处理法的工艺流程，剖析这款豆子的风味表现与烘焙思路，并分享前街在手冲与意式咖啡制作中的具体参数与出品体验。无论你是想了解这支豆子的档次定位，还是好奇ASD处理带来的独特风味，都能从中找到答案。 [more…]

埃塞俄比亚作为咖啡的发源地，孕育了无数原生品种，其中耶加雪菲产区凭借独特的花香与柑橘调性独立成区，成为全球咖啡爱好者瞩目的焦点。在耶加雪菲的孔加合作社内，阿美狄拉洛处理厂以2200米高海拔红土种植的咖啡果实，采用厌氧慢速日晒（ASD）工艺，历经120小时密封发酵与5周缓慢干燥，打造出风味饱满的精品咖啡。这款阿美狄拉洛咖啡豆曾在2019/2020年连续斩获埃塞俄比亚国家赛与非洲区TOH双料冠军，杯测分数高达90.7分。前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）甄选此豆，以中浅烘焙呈现柑橘、莓果、奶油、玫瑰花茶与白葡萄的层次感，本文将深入解析其产区背景、处理工艺与冲煮表现。 [more…]

Many friends have私信'd Front Street, asking us to introduce some representative good coffee beans. Front Street thought about it, and the most representative coffees are the more distinctive coffee beans from major producing regions. To that end, Front Street has recommended 10 coffee beans from different producing countries for everyone. 1. Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 Coffee Beans [more…]

瑰夏咖啡自2004年巴拿马翡翠庄园在BOP赛事夺魁后身价一路飙升，而艾丽达庄园的绿顶瑰夏更是在2018年以94.66分刷新BOP纪录，并包揽日晒与水洗双组冠军。这支采用厌氧低温慢速日晒处理、生长在海拔1900米的绿顶瑰夏，究竟风味如何？前街以60元一杯的价格将它带入日常手冲菜单，本文将从瑰夏的成名历史讲起，梳理绿顶与青铜顶的区别，解析ASD处理法的独特之处，并附上前街实测的完整手冲参数，帮助你冲出一杯花香与果味层次分明的艾丽达瑰夏。 [more…]

瑰夏咖啡被公认为精品咖啡中最高贵的品种，而巴拿马的艾丽达庄园更是在2016年BOP竞拍会上以94.15分创下历史纪录。本文从前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）的视角出发，系统梳理瑰夏的品种由来与风味特征，重点介绍巴拿马波奎特产区艾丽达庄园的种植条件、ASD厌氧慢速干燥处理法，以及水洗与厌氧日晒两款瑰夏的具体冲煮参数与风味描述，带你全面了解这支传奇咖啡豆背后的故事与品鉴要点。 [more…]

Coffee comes in different roast levels, and the flavor expression of coffee varies under different roast levels. The appreciation of specialty coffee has become a trend, and more and more people have fallen in love with the unique fruity and floral flavors of specialty coffee, so the roast level of pour-over coffee beans on the market has also become lighter and lighter. But in fact, no one likes to drink coffee that is only sour, even if it is [more…]

瑰夏咖啡被公认为精品咖啡中最高贵的品种，而巴拿马艾丽达庄园更是凭借其卓越的瑰夏豆在2016年BOP大赛中创下94.15分的历史纪录。本文将带你了解瑰夏的起源与风味特点，深入解析艾丽达庄园的ASD厌氧慢速干燥日晒处理法——这种由庄园主Wilford先生首创的工艺，通过密封厌氧发酵与低温慢速干燥，赋予咖啡更突出的花香与热带水果调性。前街咖啡也将分享这款巴拿马艾丽达庄园瑰夏的具体冲煮参数与风味表现，适合每一位热爱精品咖啡的爱好者阅读参考。 [more…]

瑰夏咖啡自2004年巴拿马翡翠庄园在BOP赛事夺冠后声名鹊起，价格也一路攀升。本文将从瑰夏的历史渊源讲起，重点介绍巴拿马艾利达庄园的绿顶瑰夏——这支曾在2018年BOP创下94.66分纪录的传奇豆子。前街咖啡将分享这支豆子的风味表现、厌氧低温慢速日晒处理法（ASD）的特点，以及冲煮时为何要将粉水比调整至1:16。此外，还会说明艾利达瑰夏在门店的售价与普通手冲的差异，并附上完整的手冲参数供参考。 [more…]

Yunnan coffee beans have stood out in recent years in green coffee competitions, frequently appearing in the public eye. And like a dark horse, they have gradually emerged in the specialty coffee market. Today, Front Street will share with you the development of Yunnan coffee in recent years. To understand the history of Yunnan coffee cultivation, you should know that Yunnan's [more…]

Many people distinguish cold brew coffee from iced coffee. The reason is that what we understand as iced coffee is made by extracting with hot water, then adding ice or chilling it, turning the coffee from a hot temperature into iced coffee—this is the traditional concept. The biggest difference with cold brew coffee is that it uses cold water throughout the entire process, obtaining the coffee liquid through low-temperature extraction. [more…]