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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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
哥伦比亚丰饶之境LOD竞赛：第九届赛事亮点、赛制特色与2025年展望
哥伦比亚丰饶之境LOD竞赛是该国国家级咖啡品质大赛，与COE和BOP齐名。第九届赛事汇聚13个产区1018名种植者，经两轮筛选后30支咖啡进入决赛，竞拍标王为娜玲珑省水洗瑰夏，价格高达66.50美元/磅。本文带你了解LOD的由来、赛制设计、与COE的差异，以及2025年第十届赛事的前瞻，并附前街品牌推荐。 [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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
巴拿马圣特蕾莎庄园瑰夏：处理法、烘焙建议与手冲风味全解析
圣特蕾莎庄园坐落于巴拿马奇里基省圣塔克拉拉产区，海拔1400至1800米，紧邻巴鲁火山，凭借肥沃火山土壤与微型气候，出产优质瑰夏。庄园由Juan Pablo Berard与女儿Maria Luisia共同经营，保留原始森林，践行环保处理，并多次在Best of Panama获奖。本文介绍庄园背景、瑰夏处理方式、烘焙度及手冲风味，前街咖啡推荐这款花香细腻、干净清新的艺妓，带您领略巴拿马瑰夏的独特魅力。 [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…]
巴拿马咖啡品种处理法与风味解析：波奎特产区艾利达庄园深度探秘
巴拿马精品咖啡以瑰夏等品种闻名于世，波奎特产区更是明星庄园云集。本文带你深入了解巴拿马常见咖啡品种、干法与蜜处理带来的风味革新，并聚焦艾利达庄园——这座近五年Best of Panama常胜军的传奇庄园。从海拔1670至1850公尺的火山沃土，到Lamastus家族对生态与品质的坚持，艾利达用卡杜艾品种屡创佳绩，展现风土与处理工艺的完美结合。前街也将为你推荐值得关注的巴拿马咖啡。 [more…]
Three Flavor Levels of Dark Roasted Beans: Which Roast Level Suits You Best?
Dark-roasted beans don't have just one flavor. As the roast progresses from medium-dark all the way to dark, the acidity in the coffee gradually recedes, while nutty, cocoa, caramel, and roasted aromas become more prominent, and the mouthfeel shifts from crisp to full-bodied. To pick the right beans, start by checking the roast level on the packaging, then decide whether you care more about aroma or sweetness. [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…]