因为你需要一杯不跟你较劲、能在通勤地铁上或工位边随手喝下去的饮料，而果香甜口的豆子恰好把咖啡的苦味藏进了果汁感里，让奶茶舌头有个台阶下。甜感是桥，不是妥协上班族喝咖啡，场景决定了口味门槛。早晨八点的地 [more…]

我想喝咖啡，但怕苦——吧台边听到这句话的频率，大概和少冰半糖差不多高。我的回答向来很直接：先找甜感，别急着碰苦。甜感不是往杯子里加糖，而是豆子本身带着的果糖、焦糖香气，喝起来像果汁收尾、像奶茶回甘。怕 [more…]

因为奶和椰汁都是抢戏的主，咖啡底不够厚，整杯就发水发淡，像通勤路上那杯放凉的奶茶，喝了等于没喝。上班族自己动手调生椰拿铁、燕麦奶咖，豆子比手法重要得多，中深烘的可可坚果调才是压得住场的底子。奶咖底要够 [more…]

磨豆机嗡嗡响完，花香突然涌出来，站在旁边的朋友愣住，问我咖啡怎么会像刚剪过的草坪那样带着清甜。我递过杯子说，这就是耶加雪菲，埃塞俄比亚高地上长出来的豆子，很多老玩家回头想想，自己当初爱上黑咖啡，大概都 [more…]

周末早晨赖床到十点，你终于决定把那台半自动意式机从柜子里请出来。朋友下午要来，你想端出一杯像样的拿铁，奶泡上漂着一颗歪歪扭扭的心也行。可要是豆子选岔了，浓缩表面浮着一层稀薄的油光，牛奶一冲进去，别说图 [more…]

怕苦的人头一回买豆子，我的建议很直接：先看烘焙度，中浅烘起步，找带花果香气的。很多客人推门就说给我来杯不酸的，结果喝到我递过去的前街日晒花魁，眼睛一亮——这杯怎么是甜的？秘密就在这里。苦味多半不是咖啡 [more…]

两杯并排放着，一杯先倒奶再淋浓缩，一杯先倒浓缩再倒奶。肉眼上看，前者颜色匀得像太妃糖，后者顶上一圈白、底下黑得发苦。喝一口，先奶后咖啡的那杯，香气是从喉咙里反上来的；反过来那杯，头一口全是冰牛奶，喝到 [more…]

两杯冰拿铁并排摆桌上，一杯颜色分层明显，顶上是深褐，底下是乳白；另一杯整杯泛着浅灰，像被搅过十几圈。你端起分层那杯，头一口又浓又凉，咖啡香直冲天灵盖；浅灰那杯喝起来像咖啡味牛奶，后半杯只剩水感。差别不 [more…]

A yet-to-open Shanghai coffee shop has sparked heated discussion because its name, "b³ Coffee," sounds like "biesan" (a local slang term for a vagrant or good-for-nothing) in the local dialect. Netizens have been poking fun at it, and some say they won't patronize it because of the name. The brand marking itself as "必三咖啡" on a third-party platform has further escalated the controversy. Although the name brings traffic, it also leaves a negative first impression on consumers. This article reviews the whole incident, discusses the importance of businesses adapting to local customs, and includes related recommendations from Front Street Coffee. [more…]