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The Top 10 Global Coffee Beans, 2023 Edition

Panama La Esmeralda Red Label, Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1, Indonesia Golden Mandheling, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gedeo Worka Cooperative, Ethiopia Sidamo Guji Buku Able, Kenya 72-Hour Washed, Costa Rica Strawberry Candy, Yunnan Small Bean, Brazil Queen's Manor, and Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise.

FrontStreet Coffee stocks more than 50 coffee varieties, including the ten most popular specialty single-origin beans listed above. A great cup starts with freshness: FrontStreet Coffee knows that bean freshness determines the flavor and aroma in the cup, so every order ships within 5 days of roasting.

FrontStreet Coffee Panama La Esmeralda Red Label

Region: Boquete, Panama

Estate: La Esmeralda, Jaramillo Mario Block

Altitude: 1700m

Processing: Natural

Variety: Geisha

Flavor: Complex juiciness, bright citrus-like acidity, rose florals, honey sweetness, black tea finish.

FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1

Region: Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Estate: Clifton Estate

Altitude: 1310m

Processing: Washed

Variety: Typica

Flavor: Balanced sour, sweet, and bitter; gentle citrus acidity; rich dark chocolate; a nutty, creamy smoothness.

FrontStreet Coffee Indonesia PWN Golden Mandheling

Region: Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia

Company: PWN

Altitude: 1100-1600m

Grade: G1 Triple Hand-Sorted

Processing: Wet-hulled

Variety: Ateng

Flavor: Rich herbal and spice aromatics, dark chocolate, caramel, nuts.

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gedeo Worka Cooperative

Region: Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia

Cooperative: Gedeo Worka Cooperative

Altitude: 2000-2100m

Processing: Washed

Variety: Ethiopian Heirloom

Flavor: Bright citrus acidity, berry sweetness and tartness, honey sweetness, green tea finish.

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Sidamo Guji Buku Able

Region: Guji, Sidamo, Ethiopia

Processing Station: Buku Able

Altitude: 2250-2350m

Processing: Natural

Variety: Ethiopian Heirloom

Flavor: Layered berry juiciness, fermented fruit aroma, strawberry sweetness and tartness, jackfruit.

FrontStreet Coffee Kenya 72-Hour Washed AA

Region: Thika, Kenya

Processing Station: Assalia

Altitude: 1550-1750m

Processing: 72-hour washed

Variety: SL28, SL34

Flavor: Cherry tomato, plum, and dark plum acidity, brown sugar sweetness.

FrontStreet Coffee Costa Rica Strawberry Candy

Region: Tarrazu, Costa Rica

Estate: Mirasu Estate

Altitude: 1700m

Processing: Raisin honey

Variety: Geisha, SL28, ET47, Maico

Flavor: Strawberry hard candy, raisin fermentation aroma, strawberry sweetness and tartness, rose florals.

FrontStreet Coffee Yunnan Small Bean

Region: Baoshan, Yunnan

Altitude: 1450-1550m

Processing: Full red cherry natural

Variety: Catimor

Flavor: Red berry sweetness and tartness, rich dark chocolate, roasted nut aroma, caramel sweetness.

FrontStreet Coffee Brazil Queen's Manor

Region: Mogiana, Brazil

Estate: Queen's Manor

Altitude: 1400-1950m

Processing: Pulped natural

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Flavor: Roasted nut aroma, peanut-butter smoothness, fermented fruit finish.

FrontStreet Coffee Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise

Region: Papua New Guinea

Estate: Bird of Paradise Estate

Altitude: 1500m

Processing: Washed

Variety: Typica

Flavor: Bright citrus acidity, toasted bread aroma, cane-sugar sweetness, white tea finish.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Not sure where to start among these ten? If you are new to Ethiopian coffee, begin with the most classic FrontStreet washed Yirgacheffe house bean: white jasmine florals, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a soft tea-like finish, at a price that makes it the perfect first specialty bean. Yirgacheffe, a small town in southern Ethiopia's Sidamo province, sits at roughly 1,700-2,100 meters with coffee planted above 1,800 meters—one of the highest growing regions on Earth.

For a step up within the same region, the FrontStreet Worka Cooperative lot—part of the Yirgacheffe union at the region's southeastern edge—uses traditional washed processing for clean, luminous citrus-lemon acidity without a trace of conventional bitterness. And whichever bean you choose, freshness does the heavy lifting: FrontStreet Coffee roasts to order and ships within 5 days, so beans arrive right at the 4-to-7-day resting window when their flavors peak.

FrontStreet Coffee is a roastery based in Guangzhou. The shop is small but the bean selection is broad, covering both famous names and rare finds, and online ordering is available as well.