In recent years, many coffee shops have introduced SOE coffee. Even quite a few friends who come to Front Street's store ask as soon as they walk in whether SOE is available here. So Front Street will briefly analyze why SOE has become popular. SOE (single origin espresso) means single-origin espresso. [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…]

To understand SOE coffee beans at different roast levels, you need to translate flavor descriptions into sensations you can actually taste. For everyday bean buying, you need to 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, fruity acidity, nutty, and cocoa notes are not a matter of better or worse, but of different directions—the one that suits you is the right one. [more…]

Dark roast coffee beans reveal different facets depending on the brewing method. When buying beans for daily use, you need to consider how quickly you'll go through them, how much to buy at a time, and whether your household mainly drinks black coffee or milk coffee. Pour-over easily brings out the aroma, a coffee machine emphasizes intensity, and a moka pot amplifies the rich, full-bodied feel, so when choosing beans you should first decide which method you use most often. [more…]

When choosing coffee beans with tropical fruit flavors, you can set the complex information aside for a moment. For everyday bean buying, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at a time, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. Start from the two sets of differences—light and refreshing versus rich and full-bodied, and black coffee versus milk coffee—then look at the roast date and processing method, and your judgment will be more in line with your [more…]

In recent years, SOE coffee has become especially popular. Basically, newly opened small community coffee shops will be equipped with more than two espresso grinders: one filled with traditional-flavor coffee beans (usually a blend), and the other loaded with SOE coffee beans. SOE is generally seen as an advanced version of traditional (blended) coffee beans, and requires an additional [more…]

Understanding which coffee beans are suitable for espresso means translating flavor descriptions into sensations you can actually taste. When buying beans for everyday use, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at a time, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk-based coffee at home. Floral notes, fruity acidity, nuts, and cocoa aren't a matter of better or worse—they're simply different directions, and the one that suits you is the one worth pursuing. [more…]

The aroma of cold brew coffee lies in low temperature and prolonged contact, and the condition of the beans directly affects what ends up in the cup. Freshly roasted coffee beans usually carry a lot of gas, and their aromas have not yet unfurled; after resting for a period, sweetness, fruity notes, and mouthfeel gradually become more harmonious. Therefore, when choosing beans for cold brew, you should look not only at the flavor description but also at the roast. [more…]

Coffee brewed in a moka pot is quite concentrated, and as hot water passes through the coffee bed it also brings out a pronounced roasted note, so the roast level directly shapes the first impression on the palate. Light, medium, and dark roasts are not simply a ranking of intensity but three different flavor focal points: light roasts lean toward aroma and sweet-tart brightness, medium roasts emphasize balance, and dark roasts highlight richness and [more…]

Great changes are taking place in the coffee industry. This year, the news of the potential sale of Starbucks China has caused a great stir in the industry. The list of potential bidders is long and impressive, including Carlyle, Hillhouse, Primavera [more…]

The coffee brewed from a moka pot has a concentration between pour-over and espresso. After adding milk, it needs to retain enough aroma and presence. To make a smooth latte, the roast level is a very useful screening clue: it affects the sweet-and-sour performance, the nutty and cocoa notes, the body, and also changes how clearly the coffee comes through in the milk. [more…]

Starting a refined day for the working crowd often takes just a cup of freshly ground coffee, and an Americano is the top choice for countless office workers. No matter what factors are at play, the Americano is always the "pillar" of any coffee shop, so its taste often directly shapes people's first impression of the place—sometimes even prompting the thought, "They can't even make a decent [more…]

In the espresso coffee system, there exists a soul core, and that is espresso. Drinks like lattes, Americanos, and cappuccinos are all espresso-based coffee beverages made with espresso as the foundation. Next, Front Street Coffee will introduce you to espresso. What is espresso? [more…]

Customer: "Boss, I'll have a Dirty!" Front Street: "Coming right up!" Customer: "Make it hot!" Front Street: "..., sorry, we don't have that. Dirty isn't made hot..." In the daily life of a coffee shop, this kind of exchange is a common occurrence. Because the ingredients for making a Dirty [more…]

Seeing a strawberry candy latte on a café menu, many people instinctively assume it contains syrup. In fact, a properly processed flavored bean can produce a strawberry-like sweet aroma without any syrup at all, and Front Street Coffee's Strawberry Candy Blend was designed with exactly this approach in mind. Its premise is that the bean's own fermented flavor is distinctive enough—so distinctive that [more…]

Coffee is bitter—this is the first impression many people have. But as more and more people begin to explore specialty coffee, they discover that coffee doesn't have to be bitter at all; it can even carry floral aromas and the sweet-tart notes of fruit. Yirgacheffe from Ethiopia is the most famous classic example. Yirgacheffe is a premium Arabica [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…]

Yirgacheffe is a very high-quality Arabica coffee with a unique and bright fruity sweetness and acidity. As soon as it enters the mouth, you can immediately perceive a fresh and clear white floral aroma, leaving a deep impression on everyone who has tried it. In terms of green coffee bean grading, Ethiopia focuses primarily on the defect rate of the beans, combined with cup [more…]

What is specialty coffee? In the past, people's impression of coffee was nothing more than bitterness, a flavor characteristic caused by dark roasting. As times changed, coffee culture also evolved into the third wave trend of medium and light roasting, among which a new term emerged—specialty coffee. A simple definition of specialty coffee is [more…]

If you want a Yirgacheffe without pronounced acidity, start by checking the roast level on the packaging, then decide on the flavor direction. A light roast usually preserves more of the regional character, which may show up as citrus, berries, or floral notes; a medium roast pushes sweetness and roundness to the forefront; a medium-dark roast leans more toward nutty, cocoa, and roasted tones. So-called "not sour" mainly [more…]