In the world of espresso, nothing matters more than a perfect shot. An ideal espresso has a creamy texture, intense coffee flavor, and a syrupy body, along with a lingering finish. Although it seems simple, in reality, to make a perfect espresso, when buying coffee beans we need to [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…]

Many people think that the taste of espresso is only bitter, but in fact, as long as you choose the right coffee beans and control the extraction well, we can drink espresso with a sweet taste. Choosing a high-sweetness espresso bean: from the moment a coffee bean starts to be heated as a green bean until the end of roasting, sweetness is the first flavor to develop, and only afterward [more…]

Front Street Coffee - Introduction to the Floral and Fruity Aromas of Coffee Beans. The main factors affecting coffee flavor are the following four, and below we will explain from the four aspects of variety, origin, processing method, and roast level how to choose the coffee beans that suit you. Why does coffee have fruity notes? The reason coffee smells (and tastes) "fruity" ultimately comes down [more…]

Front Street Coffee - Introduction to the Fruity and Floral Notes of Coffee Beans The factors that influence coffee flavor mainly fall into the following four categories. Below, we will explain how to choose the coffee beans that suit you best from four aspects: variety, origin, processing method, and roast level. Why does coffee have fruity notes? The reason coffee smells (and tastes) "fruity" ultimately comes down to [more…]

Many people probably know that the charm of light-roasted coffee lies in its low bitterness, often accompanied by fresh floral and fruity notes. It is mostly brewed using the pour-over method, allowing even those who originally didn't accept coffee to fall in love with this "dark" beverage. To keep everyone from blindly stepping on landmines, today we bring a carefully compiled "2026 [more…]

We all know that green coffee beans cannot be directly ground, extracted, or drunk. They need to undergo one more round of processing—roasting—before they can be brewed and tasted. Roasting is an endothermic process for coffee beans. Before roasting, many flavor compounds in green coffee beans cannot be brought out; whether smelled or tasted, they are just a faint grassy note. [more…]

No matter what roasting style and brewing method you prefer, Front Street Coffee believes it's worthwhile and necessary to refer to some tips for buying coffee. First and foremost, the most important thing is to buy freshly roasted coffee beans, and to choose products that clearly indicate the roast date (not the expiration date or shelf life), and that have brand credibility. [more…]

When it comes to brewing coffee, whether you're just starting out, advancing, or have already become a seasoned enthusiast, choosing coffee beans is still something you can't afford to be careless about. Today, we're going to dig out our most treasured good beans for experienced brewers, so you can brew delicious coffee at home too. 1. Front Street Coffee. Rwanda Red Bourbon: [more…]

Tropical Fruit Flavor Coffee Recommendation — Front Street Coffee Panama 90+ Geisha Estate Eleta Coffee Beans Region: Volcan Altitude: 1400~1800m Processing Method: 90+ Processing Method Variety: Geisha Producer: 90+ Estate Flavor: Bergamot, Sweet Orange, Ripe Grape, Fermented Notes, Various Tropical Fruits [more…]

Anaerobic Fermentation has been very popular in the coffee world in recent years, mainly because Sasa Sestic, the Australian competitor who won the 2015 WBC, started this trend, and even in 2018 WB [more…]

Many friends, when ordering pour-over coffee in a café, will prioritize the hot brew method, because as everyone knows, if we want to experience a relatively complete flavor profile in pour-over coffee, then hot brewing is absolutely the best choice. But when the weather is too hot, we always find it hard to [more…]

The advent of coffee machines has made people's lives more convenient. Through word of mouth and mutual recommendations, coffee machines can now be found in homes, offices, and commercial settings, and their functions, styles, and brewing methods have been continuously improved and evolved. From the birth of the world's first coffee machine in 1818, to [more…]

"Sweetness" is an excellent trait that can make a bean stand out. At Front Street Coffee, when selling coffee beans, we often have friends ask for "a bean with higher sweetness." When it comes to high-sweetness coffee, Front Street believes that the first thing many people think of is Costa Rican honey-processed coffee! As a honey-processed [more…]

Specialty drinks are the third main category of coffee sold in coffee shops, alongside espresso-based and single-origin coffees. Specialty coffee drinks can be understood as the "cocktails" of the coffee world: creative beverages made by combining coffee with various traditional or non-traditional ingredients, setting them apart from conventional coffee. (Cof [more…]

Honey processing, translated from the English "Honey Process" or "Miel Process," the word "honey" in honey processing actually comes from Miel, which means "honey" in Spanish. The term honey processing originated in Costa Rica in Central America, where it was first [more…]

For hand-ground coffee, the brewing methods can be quite diverse—pour-over, French press, siphon, moka pot, Clever Dripper, and so on—but the resulting coffee is always a pure black coffee. If you can't handle the bitterness of coffee, you can add sugar and milk to make its taste softer. Therefore, the flavor of hand-ground coffee mainly [more…]

When we often order at coffee shops, many baristas will recommend, "Would you like to try our SOE?" Some customers who come to Front Street Coffee also proactively ask whether there is SOE coffee. The so-called "SOE" is Single Origin Espresso, referring to the use of [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…]

This Panamanian Kotowa Estate specialty coffee bean boasts a rich tropical fruit aroma. In its dry fragrance, it presents delicate pink floral notes and intense fruity aromas, primarily fruits such as cranberry, dried fruit, and grapes. After breaking the crust and skimming off the grounds, the coffee greets the palate with flavors of ripe cherries, prunes, and honey-like [more…]