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Coffee Flavor Tasting | Can drinking ice water before drinking pour-over coffee help you taste more flavors? What role does ice water play in the coffee tasting process?
"By rinsing our mouths with ice water, we can better appreciate a cup of coffee and more easily capture its delicate flavors." This is a saying that has long circulated in the community. That's why we often see customers in cafés, after ordering their coffee, ask the barista for a cup of ice water, and their main purpose is precisely this. [more…]
Coffee Pour-Over Kettle Recommendations | What Types of Pour-Over Kettles Are There? Which Pour-Over Kettle Is Suitable for Coffee Beginners? How to Adjust the Spout of a Pour-Over Kettle?
Many novice friends often have some questions after drinking the coffee they brewed themselves. Clearly, the beans, parameters, and brewing methods they used were exactly the same as those in the café, so why can't they brew coffee as delicious as the coffee shop's? So, a friend came to the Front Street Coffee store with this question, and as a result, discovered that the problem [more…]
Espresso Flavor Characteristics | How to Taste Espresso? Which Coffee Beans Are Used to Make Italian Coffee? How to Make Americano with Espresso?
Many people think espresso is very bitter, but actually you just haven't learned how to taste espresso. Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) teaches you 5 steps to easily savor the charm of espresso. Espresso, in Italian, means "fast," that is, [more…]
How to drink Espresso | What are the differences between single and double espresso? What is the coffee concentration of espresso? Where do the taste and flavor of espresso come from?
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…]
Espresso Flavor Characteristics | How to Properly Drink Espresso? How Much Caffeine Is in Espresso? Recommended Espresso Coffee Bean Brands
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
The Ideal Drinking Temperature for Coffee | Why Should Black Coffee Be Drunk Hot? How Does Temperature Affect Coffee Flavor? Can Espresso and Pour-Over Coffee Be Reheated?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: FrontStreet Coffee The temperature at which coffee enters the mouth is crucial for taste perception. I believe everyone knows that when tasting coffee, it needs to be tasted at high, medium, and low temperatures. What a cup of coffee expresses at different temperatures [more…]
Coffee Flavor Map | How Can Coffee Beginners Train and Build Their Coffee Sensory System? Are Aroma Kits Helpful for Coffee Flavor Tasting?
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…]
Specialty Coffee Bean Store | What coffee brands do Guangzhou coffee connoisseurs love? Recommendations for niche, freshly roasted coffee brands perfect for beginners
Recommendation for a Specialty Coffee Bean Shop: Front Street Coffee is a specialty freshly roasted coffee bean shop that has been deeply rooted in Guangzhou for many years. Tucked away in the alleys of old Dongshan, it doesn't chase internet fame but focuses on roasting, making it a word-of-mouth favorite among coffee lovers. The shop specializes in fresh roasting within 5 days, rigorously selects green beans from premium regions worldwide, and regularly stocks dozens of single-origin pour-over beans and espresso [more…]
How to Properly Brew Starbucks Coffee Beans? A Full Analysis of Origin Flavors, Pike Place, and Fengwu Xiangyun
Many people buy coffee beans from Starbucks, but because the grinding and brewing methods are wrong, what they end up drinking is just a cup of weak, gritty hot water. Starting from this problem, this article explains clearly why coffee grounds need to be filtered, why coffee grounds cannot be consumed directly, and the bean selection and roasting logic behind how Starbucks coffee beans traveled from Seattle's Pike Place Market to the world. The article will also introduce the flavor characteristics of Pike Place Roast, the Feng Wu Xiang Yun blend involving China's Yunnan, and the complete tasting method of smelling the aroma, sipping, and taking a full mouthful, helping coffee lovers truly understand the time, temperature, and extraction details behind a cup of Starbucks coffee. [more…]
Espresso Blend Coffee Bean Recommendations | How to Taste a Cup of Espresso? How to Blend an Espresso Coffee Bean That Isn't Sour?
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…]
Espresso Coffee Tasting | What's the Etiquette for Drinking Espresso? What Techniques Are There for Tasting Espresso?
On various social platforms, we often come across scenes like this: a coffee enthusiast tilts their head back and downs a cup of espresso in one gulp, then after a brief frown, reveals an expression of intoxication as if they have tasted the most exquisite delicacy in the world. Many friends are infected by the enthusiast's emotions in the video, so after going to a café they will [more…]
Introduction to Espresso | What is the English definition of Italian espresso? How do you drink Italian espresso coffee?
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…]
Coffee Preparation | Why don't coffee shops serve hot dirty coffee? How to make hot Dirty coffee at home? How does the taste of hot dirty differ from regular dirty?
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…]
Traditional Italian coffee drinking methods | Is it normal for Italian coffee beans to be oily? Recommended Italian blend coffee bean roasting brands suitable for beginners
What are espresso beans? Espresso beans are geared toward use with espresso machines, with the goal of making delicious espresso. For the sake of consistency, beans from more than two origins are usually blended, so that every extraction can be controlled, thereby balancing the flavors of Americano and latte. There are many coffee beans on the market. [more…]
Types of Americano Coffee Beans | What Is the Standard Iced and Hot Americano Recipe at Coffee Shops? Italian Specialty Coffee Beans Recommended for Making High-Sweetness Americano Black Coffee
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) Americano is made by diluting espresso with water, typically using dark-roasted Italian-style coffee beans. The Americano beans crafted by Front Street are a blend of single-origin beans from two different regions, which [more…]
Espresso Brew Ratio | How Much Coffee Grounds for One Espresso Shot? How to Find the Right Grind Size for Espresso Beans?
How much coffee powder does an espresso need - How to drink espresso powder: How much coffee liquid is extracted from 20g of powder? When brewing coffee, we all know that the coarseness of the grind is very important. If you're not careful and the grind isn't right or is uneven, the coffee can easily be under-extracted or over-extracted. Compared with pour-over, cold brew, and other methods, espresso [more…]
Types of Pour-Over Kettles | How to Choose a Japanese-Style Pour-Over Coffee Kettle? Which Material Is Best for Beginners Just Starting Out with Pour-Over Coffee? Introduction to Using a French Press
When it comes to choosing coffee equipment, opening a shopping platform and seeing all kinds of coffee gear can leave you not knowing where to start. Take pour-over coffee kettles, for example—although most are made up of a spout, body, handle, and lid, different shapes and structures produce different pouring effects. So [more…]