Is Brazilian SOE Coffee Bean Good? How to Drink SOE Coffee? SOE Coffee Flavor Characteristics

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Have you ever been asked by a barista when ordering coffee at a café: "Would you like to try our SOE?" The so-called "SOE" is the abbreviation for "Single Origin Espresso," which means single-origin espresso coffee. Many people think single-origin coffee tastes better than blended coffee (Blend Coffee), but is this really the case?

The Formation of the Single-Origin Trend

SOE represents single-origin espresso coffee. Although it doesn't necessarily equate to specialty coffee, if you select single-origin coffee beans with easily identifiable flavors as SOE, you can create espresso with distinctive and typical flavors. For example, the typical citrus flavor of Yirgacheffe, Kenya's fruit flavors, etc. Since espresso amplifies the flavor of coffee, specific flavors become more prominent compared to pour-over. However, although SOE performs outstandingly, because it comes from a single origin, its缺点 are also relatively easily amplified. Therefore, factors such as roasting and grind size will affect the flavor, so it's not necessarily better tasting than blended coffee.

Finding Your Favorite SOE

Talking about the rise of this trend, Chen Zhihuang, founder of Fika Fika Café and winner of the 2013 Nordic Cup Coffee Roasting Championship, believes that coffee development today has striking similarities with whiskey. Everyone started by only knowing brands and tasting blended whiskies, until in the past decade, single malt whiskies from different regions began to gain great popularity, and SOE follows the same concept.

To find espresso that suits your taste, don't decide based solely on single-origin or blended coffee. Next time,不妨 ask the staff about the flavor and roast level of the espresso beans, and keep trying to find your favorite taste.

SOE Does Not Equal Specialty Coffee

SOE Does Not Equal Delicious

SOE Does Not Equal Higher Quality Than Blended Beans

SOE Does Not Equal Light Roast Espresso

1. That shop specializes in SOE but doesn't have pour-over coffee, how strange!

Answer: Not strange. Friends who have this question haven't understood what the E in SOE refers to.

2. The SOE coffee beans sold at that shop make espresso so sour, who would drink it!

Answer: Some people drink it. Espresso made from SOE coffee beans doesn't have to be sold only as espresso; it's the base for all espresso-based coffee. It can be made into Americano, milk coffee, many fancy coffee drinks, and even creative coffee. Brazilian SOE coffee beans

3. SOE is just espresso made by using single-origin pour-over coffee beans in an espresso machine

Answer: Single-origin beans used for pour-over can be used for SOE, but they might not taste good. Coffee beans used for espresso and coffee beans used for pour-over coffee will have differences in roasting methods. Brazilian SOE coffee beans

4. What's the point of roasting SOE beans so dark?

Answer: This is just like coffee beans used for pour-over coffee, which can have different roasts. Light roast has its benefits, dark roast has its merits. Brazilian SOE coffee beans

Make a SOE with FrontStreet Coffee's [Sidamo Guji]!

With the sour aroma of orange, the entry is rich with berry sour fragrance, and the aftertaste is quite lasting. Brazilian SOE coffee beans

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