As a well-known beverage in the coffee world, Americano—made with just espresso and water (or iced water)—can be found in almost every café and is a must-order star item. People love Americano for many reasons: it could be for a caffeine boost, to quench thirst, to cool down, or perhaps to satisfy [more…]

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…]

Cost-effective and great-tasting coffee beans are best approached by gradually building your judgment through tasting experience. When buying beans for everyday use, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether you'll mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. The flavor words on the packaging can offer clues, but they can't replace the actual drinking experience—whether the acidity is gentle, whether the sweetness lingers, and whether the [more…]

When customers who don't usually drink coffee walk into Front Street's offline stores, they often ask Front Street's baristas a question: "What kind of coffee is espresso? What is its relationship with Americano, and how do they differ?" This is a good question. At Front Street, there are only two small blackboards serving as menus—one for pour-over coffee, and the other [more…]

As everyone knows!! In espresso coffee, the combination of milk and coffee has an extremely rich variety of ways to be enjoyed. Just by slightly changing the method or parameters, milk and coffee alone can be made in countless ways. The well-known ones include latte, cappuccino, flat white, piccolo, cortado, macchiato, and so on and so forth. And on the other hand, [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) What is the correct way to drink Americano? Front Street's baristas are occasionally asked such tricky questions by some customers, and every time this happens, Front Street tells them, just taste it with your heart and it's good if you enjoy it. Actually, front [more…]

At the mention of black coffee, people immediately think of the light Americano brewed from dark-roasted coffee beans. Ever since Starbucks began expanding into the global market, Americano has become synonymous with black coffee, which has led many people to believe that black coffee is just Americano. In fact, black coffee simply refers to pure coffee. [more…]

The requirements for beans differ between black coffee and milk coffee. Black coffee needs aroma and sweetness that can stand on their own, while milk coffee requires the coffee liquid to have enough concentration and body to retain a clear flavor after milk is added. Deciding first whether milk will be added to the cup, and then choosing the style of beans, will make it easier to pick a suitable one. [more…]

Black coffee is simply coffee with no sugar, milk, or other additives. The Americano, pour-over coffee, and black coffee made from freeze-dried powder that we commonly see are all types of black coffee. Today Front Street Coffee will talk about the most popular type of black coffee: the Americano. Where does the Americano come from? The ingredients for an Americano are very simple, [more…]

Cold brew isn't simply about chilling coffee liquid—low temperatures and a slow water flow stretch out the bean's aroma and sweetness, and they also magnify the differences that freshness brings. If freshly roasted beans are used right away, the cup may have a noticeable fizzy mouthfeel and a harsh acidity; once they've rested to a stable state, the fruity notes, sweetness, and finish are more likely to flow together. [more…]

To understand making milk coffee with SOE beans, you need to translate flavor descriptions into sensations you can actually taste. When buying beans day to day, 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 notes, fruity acidity, nuts, and cocoa aren't a ranking of better or worse—they're just different directions, and only the category that suits you is the right one. [more…]

First, determine the drinking scenario, then talk about choosing beans: a cup of black coffee in the morning and a milk coffee with breakfast are two different needs, and slow sipping with pour-over versus quick output from a machine are two different rhythms. Roast level, flavor intensity, and brewing method all change with the scenario. The core of espresso extraction is the mutual constraint among several parameters: dose, grind size, liquid weight, and yield. [more…]

When customers who don't usually drink coffee walk into Front Street's offline stores, they often ask Front Street's baristas a question: "What kind of coffee is espresso? What is its relationship with Americano, and what's the difference between them?" This is a good question. At Front Street, there are only two small blackboards serving as menus, one for pour-over coffee and the other [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Espresso is the soul of Italian coffee, commonly called Italian-style espresso. As the name suggests, it comes from Italy, with high concentration and a strong taste. A good espresso is like a good base liquor, [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) Espresso has always been known as the "soul of coffee"! However, because Espresso has a rich mouthfeel and strong flavor, it is often hard for people to accept. But once [more…]

Cold brew and ice drip may seem gentle, but they are actually very good at magnifying the condition of the coffee beans. With low temperatures and long contact time, aromas are released slowly. When the beans are too fresh, you tend to get lots of bubbles, a scattered flavor, and disjointed acidity and sweetness; if left too long, the fruity notes become dull. When choosing beans, don't just focus on flavor descriptors—the roast date and when you plan to drink it matter just as much. [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…]

Espresso, which many people also like to call "Espresso," or "Italian-style espresso," or "concentrated coffee." A good espresso will add a good coffee flavor to Italian coffee. If you drink espresso on its own, the taste will be very strong, but there are also quite a few people who just like it [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Espresso is the soul of Italian coffee, commonly known as espresso; as the name suggests, it comes from Italy, with high concentration and a strong taste. A good cup of espresso is like a good base liquor, [more…]

The Mandheling style is often placed on the "thick, steady, low-acid" side. It doesn't win you over with a bright aroma at first sip; instead, it's remembered for its weight on the palate, its combination of dark chocolate and herbal notes, and a finish that still lingers after you swallow. For many who are used to drinking black coffee, the appeal of this style lies in this: it doesn't need [more…]