Front Street Coffee: Kenya Asaliya Coffee Beans Region: Kenya, Thika Region, Asali Processing Plant Altitude: 1550-1750m Processing Method: Washed Variety: SL28 & SL34 Flavor: Snow Pear, Smoked Plum, Yellow Sugar [more…]

When choosing cold brew coffee beans, you can set the complicated information aside for now. 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. Start from the two contrasts—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 closer to your daily needs. Flavor [more…]

From bean to cup, a coffee must still go through grinding and extraction. When it comes to hand-brewed single-origin coffee, your everyday bean buying needs to take into account how quickly you'll drink it, how much to buy at a time, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. First confirm your usual equipment and preferred taste, then compare specific beans—your actual practice will have clearer direction. [more…]

When it comes to coffee beans for home use, you have to start with what actually ends up in the cup. For everyday bean buying, you need to think about how fast you'll go through them, how much to buy at a time, and whether your household mainly drinks black coffee or milk coffee. The roast level of the beans determines the basic taste, the origin and processing method bring aromatic differences, and the equipment you use will change the strength—so when choosing beans, you need to weigh all these factors. [more…]

Evaluating coffee beans suitable for long-term drinking is best approached by gradually building judgment from tasting experience. When buying beans for daily use, 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. The flavor words on the packaging can offer clues, but they cannot replace the actual drinking experience—whether the acidity is gentle, whether the sweetness lingers [more…]

Choosing coffee beans suitable for cold brew is something you gradually learn to judge through tasting experience. When buying beans day to day, 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-based coffee at home. The flavor notes on the packaging can offer clues, but they can't replace the actual drinking experience—whether the acidity is mellow, whether the sweetness lingers, and the mouthfeel [more…]

Coffee beans suitable for cold brew and ice drip will show different facets depending on the brewing method. When buying beans for daily 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 coffee at home. Pour-over easily brings out the aroma, a coffee machine emphasizes intensity, and a moka pot amplifies the full-bodied richness. When choosing beans, you should first determine your own [more…]

From bean to cup, a coffee must still go through grinding and extraction. When choosing medium-roast coffee beans suited to pour-over, your daily buying decisions should take into account how quickly you drink it, how much to buy at a time, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. First confirm your usual brewing equipment and preferred taste, then compare specific beans—this will make the actual process much more [more…]

To talk about single-origin pour-over coffee beans with a mild balance of acidity and bitterness, we have to start with the actual taste in the cup. 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 your home mainly makes black coffee or milk coffee. The roast level of the beans determines the basic flavor, the origin and processing method bring differences in aroma, and the equipment you use will change the strength—so when choosing beans, [more…]

As the primary raw material, water not only makes up the vast majority of a cup of black coffee, but also influences the extraction of different substances, thereby producing distinct flavors and mouthfeel. Therefore, all of us should understand the importance of water to coffee. Common drinking water on the market varies from brand to brand, in the ingredients it contains, and in its purification processes. [more…]

On the African continent, beyond Ethiopia, Kenya is equally a presence that cannot be overlooked in the specialty coffee landscape. Anyone who has come into contact with specialty coffee, after experiencing how remarkably vivid coffee acidity can be, will almost always ask the same question: where does the coffee with the most prominent acidity come from? The brewers at Front Street Coffee often point to Kenya in their answer. Kenyan coffee is renowned for its clean and translucent cup, full and rounded body, and highly recognizable fruity acidity, conquering the taste buds of countless coffee lovers. This article will systematically review Kenya's coffee-growing terroir, historical evolution, characteristics of the top ten producing regions, and official grading standards. Using the washed fermentation process as an entry point, it will explain the reasons behind the formation of its signature flavors, and finally include the specific brewing recipe for Front Street Kenya Azalea for reference. [more…]

As one of the most popular and trendy coffee brewing methods, pour-over has always been a favorite among coffee enthusiasts. However, if you want to brew a cup of coffee at home that is neither bitter nor astringent, which coffee beans should you choose? Because the flavor compounds in green coffee beans constantly change during the roasting process—simply put, it's a transition from acidity to bitterness. [more…]

Fruity coffee fruit flavors often present a natural sweet-and-sour aroma, making them one of the most prized qualities in specialty coffee. They are generally divided into stone fruits (peach, apricot, apple), citrus (orange, lemon, pomelo, sweet orange), and berries (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, cherry). Generally speaking, [more…]

Compared to tropical fruits, the description "berry" is obviously much easier to understand, but the word "berry" does not refer to just one specific fruit; rather, it broadly refers to a category that includes many small, juicy fruits. However, unlike tropical fruits, berries have their own separate category in the new version of the SCA Coffee Flavor Wheel released in 2016. [more…]

哥伦比亚咖啡凭借安第斯山脉的天然风土与家庭式小农经营模式，在全球精品咖啡版图中占据重要位置。从北部的桑坦德到南部的蕙兰、考卡，不同产区呈现出果酸、焦糖、坚果与巧克力等多元风味层次。本文系统梳理哥伦比亚咖啡的产区分布、品种特性与处理法，并以蕙兰、桑坦德、托利马、考卡四支前街咖啡豆为例，详细分享烘焙曲线、冲煮参数与分段萃取手法，帮助咖啡爱好者在家中手冲时精准呈现榛子、黑巧克力与焦糖的经典风味。 [more…]

Pour-over generally uses single-origin coffee beans, but with so many kinds available on the market, how do we quickly choose the one that suits us? The simplest method is to start from the coffee's flavor. Friends who don't like bitterness can prioritize medium-light roasted coffee beans: 1. Fresh floral: Front Street Coffee Rwanda Red Bourbon — berries, floral [more…]

哥伦比亚是全球第二大咖啡生产国，也是最大的阿拉比卡水洗豆出口国。本文系统梳理哥伦比亚咖啡的历史脉络、主要产区分布与风味差异，涵盖蕙兰、考卡、娜玲珑、桑坦德等代表性产地，并深入介绍卡杜拉、粉波旁、瑰夏等品种特性及水洗、厌氧双重酵素水洗等处理方式。前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）结合多年烘焙经验，针对多支哥伦比亚豆给出详细的烘焙曲线与冲煮参数，包括入豆温、火力调整、一爆时间及萃取手法，帮助咖啡爱好者全面理解哥伦比亚咖啡从产地到杯中的完整面貌。 [more…]

Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) Introduction - Single-Origin Coffee Recommendations. Single-origin coffee best expresses the unique regional character of coffee beans. Due to differences in the geographical regions of various countries, some are more acidic and some more bitter, and the roasting style of the roaster can also change the bean's character. For coffee beginners, [more…]

哥伦比亚凭借安第斯山区的高海拔、火山土壤与多样微气候，成为全球第三大咖啡产国。全国15个以省份划分的产区中，慧兰省最为知名，托利马省则跃升为第三大产区。本文将梳理哥伦比亚咖啡的地理优势，重点介绍慧兰与托利马的风土特点，并提及前街咖啡的口粮豆系列。 [more…]

哥伦比亚作为全球最大的阿拉比卡水洗豆出口国，其咖啡以均衡柔顺的口感和丰富的产区风味闻名于世。本文从前街咖啡的视角出发，系统梳理哥伦比亚咖啡的种植历史、产区分布与品种演变，并深入解析蕙兰、考卡、托利马等精品产区的风土特征。文章重点呈现前街哥伦比亚水洗蕙兰、玫瑰谷、瑰夏及粉波旁四支豆子的烘焙曲线与冲煮参数，涵盖KONO与V60滤杯的三段式萃取手法，为咖啡爱好者提供一份兼具知识性与实操性的哥伦比亚咖啡指南。 [more…]