“加完奶像喝白开水。”他把保温杯往桌上一搁，拧开盖让我闻。我凑过去一嗅，淡得只剩金属味。他家里那只摩卡壶买了小半年，煮出来颜色总偏浅，入口薄得像茶，兑了牛奶更是找不着咖啡的影子。前街经典拼配用的是传统 [more…]

云南是中国大陆咖啡种植的发源地，从1904年朱苦拉村的第一棵咖啡树，到如今精品化浪潮下的品种革新，这片土地孕育了独特的风味谱系。本文系统梳理云南咖啡的品种演变——从早期铁皮卡到卡蒂姆的兴替，解析小粒咖啡的酸苦特性，并追溯三波种植浪潮的历史脉络。同时，前街咖啡在临沧自家庄园种植的日晒铁皮卡，以柑橘莓果调性、焦糖甜感和红茶余韵，展现了云南精品咖啡的纯粹风味。无论你是想了解云南小粒黑咖啡究竟是苦是酸，还是寻找值得一试的云南豆，这篇文章都将提供完整的答案。 [more…]

“加了两勺奶才咽得下去。”她把手机往我这边一推，相册里那壶颜色像隔夜花茶的液体，让我一眼就知道问题出在哪。我让她回去先称20克粉，水箱倒320毫升水，粉水比卡在1比16，研磨调到细砂糖粗细，滴滤时间控 [more…]

雨把玻璃门洗得发灰，一把长柄伞斜斜靠进墙角的水渍里，来人抖了抖衬衫袖口的潮气，开口就问有没有能带上高铁的豆子。我擦着滤杯抬头，说是给领导的手信，那得稳着来。中深烘焙、酸度压得低、耐萃不挑人，浓缩或奶咖 [more…]

油脂薄得像层水，奶泡倒下去就塌成白圈——这是我家那台意式机周末早上的常态。我蹲在厨房地上，翻出包装盒里的粉碗比对，才发现自己一直装不满它。粉量对不上粉碗，水跑得比咖啡液还快，萃取短了，油脂自然撑不起来 [more…]

“怎么像喝温开水”——那天客人把保温杯往桌角一搁，盖子都没拧严实，热气散得比话还快。我掀开闻了闻，浓缩是浓缩，水是水，两层心思各过各的。家里那台半自动，压力其实够，问题全出在兑水这一步。前街经典拼配这 [more…]

“这罐我泡了十个小时，喝起来像圣女果兑了水。”他把保温杯往桌上一放，杯底磕出闷闷一声。家里做冷萃，酸和薄常常是结伴来的——冷水萃取慢，小分子酸和芳香物质先跑出来，甜感和醇厚物质却赖在粉层里不动。前街小 [more…]

选豆这件事，我习惯让客人先回答三个问题：早上有多少时间、台面能放多大、愿不愿意洗。三个答案合起来，器具就定了，豆子的方向也跟着清楚。反过来先买豆，往往要退货，或者放进柜子里积灰。这不是绕弯子，是把钱花 [more…]

家庭咖啡的花费分两块：器具一次买，豆子月月买。我建议把预算对半分，器具那半挑耐用的，豆子那半挑稳定的，两头都不能省得太狠。器具省成廉价塑料，用两次就坏；豆子省成临期货，怎么冲都不香。这笔账算清楚，往后 [more…]

一家人共用一包豆，怕的是这支豆只讨好一个人。挑的时候要看兼容性：手冲、法压壶、摩卡壶三样都能做，做出来都不难喝，这包豆才算合格。买之前问一句「家里人怎么喝」，比问「哪支豆好」有用。共用一包豆，本质上是 [more…]

苦和酸是两条不同的轴，别混在一起治。苦多半是烘得深、泡得久；酸多半是烘得浅、豆子活泼。先把哪一头的问题找出来，再动豆子或者动做法，一次只改一样，改两次就分不清是谁的作用了。同一支豆，泡得浓一点淡一点， [more…]

门铃响时带进一阵雨气，那位穿驼色大衣的客人正把伞尖抵在门框凹槽里，抬头就问：你家机器是不是也欺生？我让他回想开机到扣手柄的间隔，果然不到30秒，粉碗凉的，杯子也凉的，酸气便从保温杯口幽幽地飘出来。家用 [more…]

他端着保温杯盖进来，往柜台上一放，杯底还留着半圈浅褐色的渍。同一包豆子，昨天那杯甜得像焦糖，今天这杯又苦又涩，舌头都麻了。问题就出在这儿。家用意式机本身压力就不稳，粉量差1克，水流速度能差出3到4秒， [more…]

他把那只银色小壶搁在靠窗的高脚桌上，拧开底座给我看，下壶里晃荡着半壶清水，粉槽里的咖啡饼还是干的。他挠挠头说：煮到一半突然没声了，我还以为它自己歇了。头一个嫌疑是粉磨太细。他掏出手机里的粉照片，我一眼 [more…]

玻璃罐往柜台上一放，客人用指尖敲了敲杯壁，底下那层灰褐色细粉跟着晃了晃。他说家里那罐冷萃喝到最后一口，舌头像贴了层砂纸，杯底沉着泥似的。我凑近看了一眼，这问题太常见了，不是豆子不好，是细粉没拦住，全跑 [more…]

他把手机搁在台面上，屏幕还亮着刚拍的陈家祠红墙，说跑了一天手信街，全是鸡仔饼和老婆饼，想带点能泡出广州味道的咖啡回去送人。我懂这意思，手信得有三个印记：本地烘焙、本土产区、讲得出故事，比景区统一货实在 [more…]

他把三袋豆子塞进帆布袋，忽然停住，转头问我：我自己这几天在酒店，总不能也啃手信吧？我指了指他手里那支肯尼亚，说您留一袋，酒店冰箱泡一晚，早起就有冰咖啡喝。出差的痛点我太熟了，手冲壶滤杯一样没带，时间又 [more…]

Yunnan, as China's core coffee-producing region, has drawn more attention to the charm of domestic coffee through film and television works. Is Yunnan arabica coffee actually good? And how does it differ from what is commonly called Yunnan coffee? Yunnan arabica coffee has a fairly neutral taste, with a balance of acidity and bitterness, and carries local terroir characteristics such as brown sugar and fruity acidity; overall it is aromatic without being bitter, and rich without being harsh. From a varietal perspective, arabica coffee is in fact another name for the Arabica species, while what is currently grown in Yunnan includes both the classic Typica and the disease-resistant, high-yielding Catimor. Front Street Coffee has established an estate in Lincang and launched products such as sun-dried Typica, striving to improve the quality of Yunnan coffee from the source of the varieties. This article will sort through the varietal origins, main producing areas, processing methods, and brewing suggestions. [more…]

As a representative coffee-producing region in China, Yunnan has attracted much attention in the coffee world in recent years. However, many people do not think highly of Yunnan small-bean coffee, believing it is hard to associate it with specialty coffee. Behind this are not only natural constraints such as altitude and variety, but also a close relationship with its historical development path. This article will systematically sort out the flavor characteristics of Yunnan coffee and its main processing methods, and provide specific purchasing suggestions for Front Street Coffee in different brewing scenarios such as pour-over, moka pot, and espresso machine, helping coffee lovers form a more rational understanding of the true face of Yunnan coffee. [more…]

Yunnan is the province with the largest coffee planting scale in China, known as the "Hometown of Chinese Coffee," and the quality of its coffee is improving year by year. Nowadays, many cafes offer one or two single-origin Yunnan beans. This article focuses on Yunnan arabica coffee, first outlining the origins and characteristics of the main cultivated varieties (Catimor, Typica, Bourbon), then introducing the geographical conditions of the four major producing regions: Pu'er, Baoshan, Dehong, and Lincang. It then explains the flavor differences among three products: Front Street Dark Cocoa Base Blend, Front Street Yunnan Arabica, and Front Street 2013 Yunnan Sun-Dried Typica. Finally, it provides V60 three-pour brewing parameters suitable for Yunnan medium-roast coffee, and describes the taste performance of washed Catimor and sun-dried Typica respectively. [more…]