新茶饮品牌跨界咖啡赛道的尝试正遭遇挫折。喜茶创始人投资的乌鸦咖啡，其深圳天利中央广场创始店已闭店招租，品牌目前仅存大冲一家门店。与此同时，奈雪投资的AOKKA咖啡也宣布将于8月底关闭深圳所有门店。回顾2022年，喜茶与奈雪通过投资Seesaw、少数派、KUDDO、怪物困了等品牌快速入局咖啡市场，但这些被投品牌如今普遍面临闭店收缩的困境。本文梳理各品牌门店现状，分析茶饮品牌跨界咖啡所面临的挑战与行业竞争格局。 [more…]

陆正耀创立的库迪咖啡与瑞幸咖啡之间的竞争正从市场延伸至人才与加盟商争夺。本文梳理库迪如何凭借“前瑞幸创始人”标签和低门槛政策，吸引原瑞幸加盟商与咖啡师转投阵营，并剖析其在三四线城市贴身布局、直指瑞幸客流的策略。同时关注库迪内部浓厚的瑞幸背景，以及双方在小城商圈中的短兵相接。通过多个案例与采访，揭示这场咖啡赛道上的激烈角力。 [more…]

新茶饮市场格局不断演变，连坚持十年直营的喜茶也宣布开放加盟，瞄准下沉市场。这一策略吸引众多加盟商关注，甚至有原一点点加盟商打算放弃旧店转投喜茶。然而，喜茶设置的合伙人筛选条件相当严格，不仅费用不低，还要求申请人全职投入、具备资产证明和管理经验。转投是否明智，仍是未知数。本文整理相关报道与数据，并附前街咖啡资讯入口，供读者参考。 [more…]

India is the earliest country in Asia to grow coffee, and its output ranks sixth in the world. Recently, the price of coffee has continued to rise. The reason for the rise in price is that Vietnam has suffered from heat waves and droughts, affecting [more…]

A few days ago, the much-anticipated online bidding event of BOP (Best of Panama) in the coffee industry came to an end. At this top-level auction that attracts the attention of coffee lovers worldwide, the Geisha from the renowned Hacienda La Esmera [more…]

Recently, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a disease prevention agency in the Americas, due to the rise in global temperatures and the influence of extreme weather beans, the number of reported dengue fever cases in the Ameri [more…]

咖啡生豆的处理方式直接决定了最终杯中风味的表现。日晒、水洗、蜜处理以及半日晒法各有其独特的工艺逻辑与风味走向。本文系统梳理三大类处理法的核心差异，深入解析半日晒法（含去皮日晒与蜜处理）的由来、操作要点及风味特征，并结合前街咖啡的杯测经验，帮助咖啡爱好者理解不同处理法对咖啡口感的影响，为日常选豆与品鉴提供参考。 [more…]

在精品咖啡日益兴盛的今天，烘焙师与杯测师逐渐成为热门职业，不少咖啡从业者和爱好者也将烘焙视为创业方向。一粒咖啡豆最终呈现的风味，受到品种、处理方式、产区风土乃至遮阴树种类等诸多因素影响，变量繁多且难以逐一厘清。不过，每种因素仍有其可循的规律与特点，其中处理方式对风味走向的影响尤为关键。本文将以日晒、水洗、半日晒与蜜处理这四种主流处理法为脉络，逐项梳理各自的工艺原理、操作要点、风味特征及代表性咖啡豆，帮助读者建立对咖啡处理法的系统认知。 [more…]

咖啡豆的风味差异，除了品种与产地之外，处理法也扮演着关键角色。目前主流的咖啡处理方式大致可以分成三大类：日晒处理（干式处理法）、水洗处理（湿式处理法）以及蜜处理（半干式处理法）。不同处理流程会让咖啡豆呈现出截然不同的香气、酸度与甜感。前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）将在下文中逐一说明这三种处理法的具体步骤、各自的特点，以及杯测后发现的风味表现，帮助咖啡爱好者更系统地理解处理法对咖啡风味的影响。 [more…]

咖啡生豆的处理方式直接决定了最终杯中的风味走向。从最古老的日晒干燥，到18世纪荷兰人发明的水洗工艺，再到介于两者之间的半干式处理，每种方法都在咖啡豆上留下了独特的印记。日晒赋予豆子复杂的水果调性与发酵甜香，水洗则带来干净明亮的酸质与产区本味，而蜜处理和去皮日晒法在保留少许果胶的同时，创造出介于两者之间的风味谱系。此外，印尼湿刨法等因地制宜的创新工艺，也为咖啡世界增添了别样的地域特色。本文将以前街咖啡的杯测经验为例，逐一拆解这些处理法的原理、步骤与风味表现。 [more…]

在精品咖啡的世界里，一杯咖啡最终呈现的风味，除了品种与产地之外，处理方式同样扮演着举足轻重的角色。日晒、水洗、半日晒、蜜处理——这些常被提及的术语，究竟各自意味着什么？它们又如何塑造出截然不同的香气与口感？本文将逐一梳理这四种主流处理法的来龙去脉，从工艺原理到风味走向，再到前街品牌对应的代表豆款，带你系统了解咖啡豆处理方式背后的逻辑。 [more…]

一杯咖啡的风味走向，除了品种与烘焙，生豆的处理方式同样起着决定性作用。目前咖啡行业普遍将处理法归纳为三大类别：日晒处理（干式处理法）、水洗处理（湿式处理法）以及蜜处理（半干式处理法）。日晒法让整颗咖啡果实直接在阳光下脱水干燥，赋予豆子浓郁复杂的果香与发酵甜感；水洗法则通过去除果皮果肉并经过水池发酵，呈现出干净明亮、酸质突出的调性；而蜜处理介于两者之间，刻意保留部分果胶进行干燥，造就了独特的发酵香气与甜感。前街咖啡（FrontStreet Coffee）将逐一梳理这三种处理法的具体步骤、关键控制要点以及各自的风味表现，帮助咖啡爱好者建立起清晰的处理法认知框架，找到最适合自己口味的那一杯。 [more…]

When it comes to which country produces the most coffee, Front Street Coffee believes it must be Brazil. Its annual total output is about 2.7 million metric tons, accounting for one third of the world's total coffee bean production. But did you know? In fact, Brazil's geographical environment is not really suitable for coffee cultivation. After consulting the materials, Front Street Coffee found that Brazil's terrain is monotonous, and its climate [more…]

Today, with espresso sweeping the globe, we are no longer unfamiliar with espresso—even passersby can name espresso drinks like Americano, latte, and cappuccino. But the moka pot is rarely used for commercial coffee output; it is mostly used at home, so many friends feel that the moka pot does not belong to the Italian coffee system. [more…]

Today, Front Street Coffee will introduce you to this moka pot that is popular in Italian households. Europeans do not call this kind of pot a moka pot, but rather an Espresso Pot. Judging by this name alone, the coffee made by a moka pot is truly Espresso, though its extraction is [more…]

Although the moka pot is not as common in cafés as commercial espresso machines, it plays an irreplaceable role in Italian households. Some call it an Espresso Pot, while others question whether it can make true espresso, but its pressure extraction principle and unique construction are enough to make every cup of coffee worthy of serious attention. From the perspective of Front Street, this article systematically sorts out the three-part structure of the moka pot, its pressure extraction mechanism, and the approach to selecting suitable bean types and grind sizes, and provides complete operating steps from pouring water, loading grounds, heating, to cooling down, helping coffee enthusiasts reliably recreate a rich and full-bodied moka pot coffee at home. [more…]

As a symbol of American culture, Starbucks rapidly went global after Howard Schultz took over, opening 17,600 stores in 61 countries. However, when Starbucks entered countries with deep cultural traditions such as China, India, and France, it frequently encountered cultural resistance and controversy. From being forced to withdraw from its Forbidden City store, to the long wait in the Indian market, to the French people's steadfast defense of traditional cafés, Starbucks, while exporting American coffee culture, has also had to face the stubborn resistance of local cultures. This article will walk you through Starbucks' path of cultural conflict and integration around the world, and explore the balance between business expansion and cultural respect. [more…]