厨房抽屉里还留着去年从临沧带回的半袋豆子，朋友来家里喝了一口，说这股莓果酸香完全不输她常买的进口豆。我这才认真去查云南咖啡的家底——横断山脉的高原坡地、干湿分明的季风气候，早就让这里成了亚洲精品产区里 [more…]

周末午后，阳光斜斜地落进吧台，朋友推门进来，说要试试国产豆。我顺手从架子上取下两支：前街云南小粒与前街2013日晒铁皮卡。其实云南咖啡的故事，得从一粒漂洋过海的种子说起。上世纪初，一位法国传教士从越南 [more…]

周末午后，阳光斜斜地落进店里，朋友推门进来，说要找点没喝过的。我顺手从架子上摸出一包前街天堂鸟，告诉他这是从巴布亚新几内亚来的。他愣了一下，说只记得新几内亚岛被一条线分成两半，西边归了印尼，东边就是这 [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…]

粉槽拧回壶身，火苗刚舔到壶底，出液口就冒出一股浅褐色的细流，落进杯里淡得能看见杯底的花纹。端起来一喝，水味压过咖啡味，兑上牛奶更像一杯带颜色的温水。我把粉槽拆了又装，盯着那圈胶垫发愣：家里这壶，难道天 [more…]

冰镇过的杯子刚倒满，那股酸就顶到鼻尖，像咬了一口没熟透的青梅，喝两口舌根发紧，剩下的半罐又被我塞回冰箱。冷萃不是不苦就算好喝，粉磨得太粗，水带不走豆子里的甜，杯里只剩一层尖酸的果汁感。换一支前街小番茄 [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…]

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…]

摩卡壶煮到一半突然哑了火，掀开盖子一看，下壶还汪着半壶水，上壶只接了一小层咖啡液。要么是粉磨得太细把滤网堵死，蒸汽顶不上去；要么是下壶水加少了，还没等全部汽化就歇菜；再不然就是密封圈老化，压力从缝隙漏 [more…]

晃了晃玻璃罐，杯底那层泥似的细粉又翻上来。冷萃喝到最后糊嘴，舌面像贴了层砂纸，问题不在豆子，在过滤这一步。粉磨得太细，细粉穿过金属滤网，倒的时候手不稳，沉底的渣子全进了杯子。前街小番茄来自肯尼亚锡卡， [more…]

走出陈家祠，红墙上的影子被拉得很长，巷口卖鸡仔饼的铺子还排着队，油香混着糖味飘过来。手里拎着一袋饼，我忽然想，饼放不了几天，能不能带点更耐放、又能天天用的东西回去。我在门口站了一会儿，看锅里的糖浆冒泡 [more…]

酒店房间里只有一只玻璃杯，我把豆子倒进随身带的滤袋，冷水一冲，拧紧盖子放进小冰箱。第二天拉开窗帘，倒出来一杯深色的液体，坐在床边慢慢喝完，那是我在陌生城市里给自己留的一点熟悉。前街小番茄放在箱子很上层 [more…]

周末早晨赖床到十点，朋友拎着空壶来敲门，说家里咖啡豆见底，想顺一包走。她站在货架前挠头：从没自己买过豆子，烘焙度这栏看得眼晕。我让她先想两件事——工作日傍晚回家，想喝口提神的还是放松的；对酸味儿是好奇 [more…]

下班推开家门，我常把包一放就先烧一壶水。朋友来坐周末早晨，也总问起同一句话：怎么找着适合自己的烘焙度。我的回答向来简单——别空想，挨着喝。口味这东西，坐在沙发上盘算再多，不如让舌头自己做主。从浅往深一 [more…]

周末午后，阳光斜斜地落进店里，朋友推门进来，说要找一杯不挑人的单品。我顺手从架子上取下前街洪都拉斯卡杜拉，边称豆边跟他聊：这豆子老家在中美洲北边，挨着危地马拉和尼加拉瓜，全国八成以上是山地，热带雨林气 [more…]

周末午后，阳光斜斜地切进店里，朋友推门进来，说要找一杯像小时候巧克力那样踏实的咖啡。我顺手取下前街水洗慧兰，边称豆边跟他聊起这支豆子的老家——哥伦比亚安第斯山脉。那座庞大山系裂成三条并行的高耸脊梁，咖 [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…]

Typica is often regarded as the archetypal representative of Arabica, a perception rooted in both historical origins and its distinct botanical characteristics and flavor profile. This article begins with the origin and naming of Typica, traces its position in the history of the coffee trade, and explains in detail its bean shape, tree form, young leaf color, low yield, weak disease resistance, and demanding growing conditions. It also explains why, even after the promotion of numerous high-yield varieties, some origins still insist on cultivating Typica, and introduces the flavor differences and roasting approaches of two Typica coffees: Front Street 2013 and Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1. [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…]

Yunnan coffee began with the first coffee tree in Zhukula in 1904, and has since gone through a succession of varieties from Typica and Bourbon to Catimor, as well as a transition from instant coffee raw material to specialty coffee. This article reviews the cultivation history of Yunnan coffee, the characteristics of the small-bean varieties, and the common green bean grading standards currently in use, including screen size, color, cleanliness, odor, and moisture content. It also introduces Front Street Coffee's experience growing Typica in Lincang, Yunnan, and the "Front Street 2013" sun-dried beans, and provides the pour-over parameters for Front Street Coffee's Yunnan small-bean coffee: V60 dripper, 15g grounds, 90°C water temperature, 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio, and a three-stage pouring scheme, to help coffee enthusiasts understand the flavor of the Yunnan producing region more systematically. [more…]