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Origins of the Coffee Flavor Wheel | What's the difference between the old and new coffee flavor wheels? What are the limitations of the SCAA Coffee Flavor Wheel? How do you use the flavor wheel to taste and describe coffee?
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…]
SCA Specially coffee flavor wheel | Understanding the flavor wheel is the first step in learning the flavors of coffee.
As an authoritative coffee flavor guide map, as long as it is used properly, the new partners who join can quickly categorize the flavors presented by the coffee, and after learning it, combined with practice, mastering the coffee flavor is simply a [more…]
High-Resolution Coffee Flavor Wheel Reference Chart Download | How Can Coffee Beginners Understand the Coffee Flavor Wheel? How to Taste and Describe Single-Origin Coffee Flavors?
A large part of the reason the coffee flavor wheel was created was to meet the tasting standards that emerged after coffee became more specialty-oriented. It also drew on wine tasting and cupping, gradually evolving from vague, general flavor descriptions into a detailed, logical flavor wheel. The first version of the coffee flavor wheel was released in 1995, [more…]
SCA Coffee Flavor Wheel Analysis Tutorial | What Is Coffee Flavor? Which Single-Origin Coffee Beans Best Represent Coffee Flavor? How Can Beginners Distinguish Coffee Flavor Characteristics?
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…]
Coffee Sensory Tasting | How Can Coffee Novices Learn to Describe Coffee Flavors from Different Angles? How to Properly Develop Coffee Flavor Tasting Skills?
"This coffee has a rich fruity profile, with notes of citrus, lemon, oolong tea, and jasmine!!!" For someone who has just been introduced to specialty coffee, this might sound unbelievable—how can you taste so many flavors in one cup of coffee! (Are they just making it up?) In this installment of Barista Growth Diary, we'll share a little [more…]
How to quickly enhance the ability to perceive the flavor of coffee? An in-depth explanation of the use of the flavor wheel.
The flavors emitted by coffee are rich and changeable, attracting countless people to be addicted to it and compete to feel the "glimpse" that stays in the mouth! This also leads to those coffees that are naturally endowed with prominent flavors bein [more…]
SCA Coffee Sensory Evaluation Course | Why Does Pour-Over Coffee Taste Sour or Bitter? How Should Beginners Taste Single-Origin Black Coffee?
“How do you taste citrus in coffee?” Quite a few friends say they envy baristas for being able to casually name the specific flavors in coffee. Some friends also say, I can taste that the coffee is acidic, but that’s far from the citrus you’re talking about. Still others say flavors are all just nonsense. Front Street, in its daily online [more…]
Coffee Storage | How long is coffee's optimal flavor period? How long can ground coffee be stored after grinding? Which storage method can extend the optimal flavor period of ground coffee?
Recently, due to the crazy discounts of Double Eleven, many friends have gathered to place orders online, and Front Street Coffee's Taobao Tmall customer service has therefore received more coffee-related questions than ever before. Questions related to grinding on demand, such as "how long can coffee beans last after being ground into powder" and "within how many days after grinding is it best to finish drinking it," are among the questions these friends have been consulting about recently. [more…]
Coffee Flavor Descriptions | What Defects Can Be Found in Single-Origin Coffee Beans? How Can Coffee Beginners Identify Negative Flavors in Coffee?
When learning coffee tasting, most people focus their energy on describing positive flavors. For example, when describing a cup of coffee, they can rattle off "jasmine, lemon, strawberry, caramel, chocolate," but when they taste something unpleasant, they can only say "burnt bitter, muddy, green and astringent." In fact, to learn coffee tasting, [more…]
Single-Origin Coffee Bean Flavor Window | Why Must Pour-Over Coffee Be Ground and Brewed Fresh? How Does Coffee Bean Flavor Change Past Its Peak?
Many people assume that freshly ground coffee means fresh coffee, but that's not actually the case. In fact, to truly enjoy the aroma of coffee, it's not just about grinding fresh—there are also specific requirements regarding the roasting time of the coffee beans. Front Street Coffee, whether in-store or through its online Taobao shop, offers only freshly roasted coffee beans, unless a customer specifically requests grinding. [more…]
Espresso Blend Philosophy | Why Blend Coffee Beans? How Different Are Espresso Blends from Single-Origin Beans in Flavor?
Coffee lovers who frequently visit Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) know that Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) not only offers pour-over coffee but also espresso-based drinks, such as mocha, cappuccino, latte, and more, which are often available. [more…]
Coffee Bean Peak Flavor Window | Can Washed Yirgacheffe Pour-Over Coffee Grounds Be Stored in the Refrigerator? Is There a Big Flavor Difference Between Roasted Coffee Beans and Freshly Ground Coffee?
Freshly ground coffee brews up more aromatic—this is already a well-worn topic, and we also know well how important freshness is to coffee flavor. But sometimes, to avoid hassle, many friends have the merchant grind the coffee beans into powder before shipping when buying beans, because then when it comes time to brew, there's no need to worry about what grind setting to use, nor [more…]
Coffee Flavor Tasting | How Can Coffee Novices Build Their Coffee Sensory System? How Should Coffee Beginners Train Their Coffee Senses Daily?
Coffee today is no longer just a "functional drink" used to wake you up; it is also a medium that holds a wealth of experiences. Thanks to the spread of the concept of specialty coffee, which has brought about a leap in coffee quality, we can now taste the terroir of different places through a single small cup of coffee. For example, [more…]
Single-Origin Coffee | What Is the Coffee Flavor Wheel? How Can Coffee Beginners Learn to Taste Single-Origin Coffee? How Do You Describe the Flavor Characteristics of Pour-Over Coffee?
After years of development, specialty coffee has formed a scientific system. From cultivation and processing at the green bean stage, to roasting, and then to brewing and tasting, there is a very complete body of knowledge. The improvement of green bean quality, roasting, and brewing quality ultimately serves to give us a better experience when tasting coffee. [more…]
Coffee Tasting | Is coffee flavor pseudoscience? How do you describe the taste and mouthfeel of a good single-origin coffee? From what aspects should you taste pour-over coffee?
Many customers have told Front Street Coffee that they actually can't taste the flavors in coffee, and even after watching many coffee tasting tutorials, they only "understand it while watching, but don't know where to start when it comes to actually doing it." If this sounds like you, you might want to take a look at some of Front Street Coffee's insights on coffee tasting. Tasting coffee ≠ describing flavors. Many [more…]
Coffee Region Flavors | What are the flavor characteristics of coffee from Africa, Central and South America, Asia, and the islands? What are some beginner-friendly, high-value specialty pour-over coffee beans you would recommend?
Front Street Coffee Introduction: Coffee flavor characteristics of Africa, Central and South America, Asia, and islands. African bean flavors: Among them, Ethiopia's Front Street Huakui coffee and Front Street Yirgacheffe coffee have relatively pronounced orange and floral aromas, with a bright and transparent flavor; Kenya's Front Street Little Tomato coffee has a rich berry aroma, as well as dark plum juice and [more…]
Chocolate-flavored coffee bean recommendations: first consider the context, then the flavor and roast
When choosing coffee beans, start by considering your daily drinking scenarios: is it a cup of black coffee in the early morning, or a milk coffee to go with breakfast; is it a slow pour-over to savor, or a quick cup from a machine. Different scenarios call for different roast levels, flavor intensity, and brewing methods. Dark roasts push the flavor toward cocoa, nuts, [more…]
Tracing the Estate Origins of Pour-Over Regions: From Origin Stories to the Provenance of Flavors in the Cup
The pour-over community is placing increasing importance on estates—not to follow a trend, but because beans from different estates within the same region can differ enormously in flavor. An estate is the micro-unit of a region; slicing the region one layer finer makes the origin of flavor clearer. Understanding estate traceability takes pour-over bean selection from "choosing a region" to the next level: "choosing an estate." [more…]
Coffee Bean Roast Levels | What Is the Maillard Reaction in Coffee? How Do Light, Medium, and Dark Roast Coffee Beans Differ in Flavor?
Coffee is a beverage brewed from coffee beans. Front Street believes that what makes coffee special is that green beans must be roasted before they can be used for preparation, and the roasting temperature reaches over 200 degrees Celsius, which is far higher than the roasting temperature for nuts. The length of roasting time is also related to the depth of the roast level, so it is not [more…]
Home Coffee Bean Storage Methods | Can Freshly Roasted Coffee Beans Be Frozen in the Refrigerator? Can Sealing the Degassing Valve Slow Down the Loss of Coffee Bean Flavor?
Recently, everyone has probably stocked up on beans during Double Eleven. The questions asked to Front Street are all things like "How long can the flavor of unopened coffee beans be preserved at most?" and "How can opened coffee beans be stored to slow down the rate of flavor loss?" Today, Front Street will talk about the issue of storing coffee beans. How long can the flavor of coffee beans be preserved? Can it be asked this [more…]