Black Coffee Brand Recommendations Definition of Black Coffee Introduction to Black Coffee Flavor and Profile

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People who are new to drinking "black coffee" often face a question: how can they quickly and cost-effectively find their favorite coffee flavors? (Selection of bean varieties).

Before you decide which type of coffee to drink regularly, I suggest you first understand these points:

• The impact of roast level on black coffee bean flavors
• The characteristic flavors of black coffee bean origins
• Which brands of black coffee beans are good

Start with roast level when selecting coffee beans

Light to medium roast levels preserve more floral and fruity aromas and acidity; medium to dark roasts reduce the fruity acidity of coffee, with a stronger bitter taste and increased body; dark roasts and above almost eliminate fruity acidity, leaving only rich coffee flavor.

You can find a local coffee shop and ask for a medium-dark roasted coffee bean. Medium-dark roast generally retains light fruity acidity. During the drinking process, experience whether you can accept the taste of fruity acidity. If your acceptance is good, you'll have many options to choose from. If you can't accept the taste of fruity acidity, you need to be careful to avoid hitting taste minefields.

Because many people don't particularly like the fruity acidity of coffee, if you happen to be like this, you might as well choose beans with a darker roast level when buying coffee beans. Such coffee will have a stronger bitter taste and weaker fruity acidity. Try to avoid touching lightly roasted beans, and you basically won't hit your personal taste minefield.

Of course, some coffee beans may still have a light fruity acidity even when roasted to dark level. Everything I've said here is just a general overview.

Understand origin information and flavor profiles of coffee beans

I think coffee bean roasting is quite "stereotypical." For example, Mandheling is usually dark roasted to better express its full-bodied characteristics; Yirgacheffe beans are typically light to medium roasted, making floral and fruity acidity flavors easier to showcase; when mentioning Kenyan beans, it's easy to imagine acidity in your mouth.

Previously, I drank a Kenyan bean at a coffee shop, and that refreshing sour taste still makes my mouth water when I think about it today. A few days ago, I roasted a Kenyan bean myself using medium-dark roast, and my friend said it was like drinking aged vinegar.

Therefore, you should appropriately understand the origin information of coffee beans. This way, based on the coffee bean's origin, you can初步 evaluate in your mind what distinctive flavor characteristics this coffee bean might have. Finally, combine it with roast level to make your selection, and you basically won't hit taste minefields.

Recently, friends who don't particularly like fruity acidity have fallen in love with Kilimanjaro coffee beans. After medium roasting, they emit sweetness and light acidity; after dark roasting, they produce smooth bitterness, suitable for blending.

A recommended "path" for beginners to choose black coffee beans

• Choose medium-dark roasted "Yunnan Xiaoli"/"Colombian Huilan"/"Kilimanjaro." Coffee beans from these three origins, at the medium-dark roast level, will have weak fruity acidity and emphasize bitter and full-bodied flavors. Even if you can't stand the taste of fruity acidity, adding milk won't waste the coffee or the money in your wallet.
• If your acceptance of weak fruity acidity is good, you can next try "Yirgacheffe." Ethiopia produces many high-quality coffee beans. As long as you like fruity acidic aromas, I believe you'll fall in love with beans from this origin.
• If you don't like acidity and only prefer the bitter taste of coffee, plus want better body, you can try medium-dark to dark roasted Mandheling, Yunnan Xiaoli, Kilimanjaro, and similar types of coffee.

However, even if you only like bitter coffee, why not save some curiosity for excellent coffee beans? After all, my friend who doesn't like fruity acidic flavors also nodded repeatedly in praise after drinking a light-medium roasted Geisha with an intense honey sensation.

Black Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted single-origin and espresso black coffee beans: Yirgacheffe coffee, Brazilian coffee, Mandheling coffee, etc., all have full guarantees in terms of brand and quality, suitable for brewing with various equipment. More importantly, the cost-performance ratio is extremely high. A half-pound (227 grams) package costs only about 80-90 yuan. Calculating at 15 grams per pour-over coffee, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each single-origin coffee costing only about 6 yuan. Compared to the normal cafe price of 30-40 yuan per cup, this is extremely cost-effective.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find various famous and lesser-known beans, while also providing online store service. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

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FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

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