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Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) What is single origin coffee? Actually those place names we see in cafes are single origin coffees. Single origin coffee: Coffee from a single growing region many coffee varieties are directly named after their origin such as Kenya Colombia Panama etc so at first glance the menu

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What is Single-Origin Coffee?

Actually, those place names we see in coffee shops are single-origin coffees.

Single-origin coffee: coffee from a single producing region. Many coffee varieties are directly named after their origin, such as Kenya, Colombia, Panama, etc., so at first glance, the menu might look like a world map.

Single-origin coffee is typically brewed using pour-over methods to highlight the origin's flavors, and most are lightly roasted beans, making it easier to bring out the coffee's inherent flavors.

How can you drink pour-over coffee without knowing Ethiopia?

The Arabica coffee beans used for pour-over were born in Ethiopia, where people still maintain the tradition of harvesting wild coffee beans.

Therefore, Ethiopia is synonymous with specialty coffee and is the origin of everything.

The Unavoidable Yirgacheffe

After seriously getting into single-origin coffee, Yirgacheffe is what I drink the most.

Yirgacheffe from Ethiopia has unique floral aromas and soft citrus flavors, with a fresh, bright taste and smooth, balanced mouthfeel.

Moreover, it has consistent quality and isn't too demanding on brewing techniques, making it suitable for those trying pour-over coffee for the first time.

A Cup of Geisha

You might not know Kopi Luwak; you might not know that Mocha is a port in Yemen; of course, you might not have heard of the world-class Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, but there's one name you must know:

Geisha

Geisha, the king of single-origin coffees from Ethiopia, is something every coffee enthusiast dreams about after tasting it.

You might be surprised that it doesn't taste like the coffee in your memory at all, but rather more like a sweet and sour fruit tea, with rich floral and fruity aromas. However, there's no denying that once you've had a sip, you can never forget it!

The Flavor Wheel That Makes You Sound Sophisticated

Since we're talking about floral and fruity aromas, we must also know something about the flavor wheel.

Actually, when I first saw the coffee flavor wheel, I was bewildered because I never knew that a single cup of coffee could have so many flavors.

Chasing the flavors on the flavor wheel is also the most interesting part of drinking single-origin coffee.

Learning to use the flavor wheel to express flavors is the most advanced skill. Let's talk about how to use sophisticated vocabulary to describe the tastes we experience.

Fruity Flavors

This category of coffee has very obvious fruity notes with strong acidity, like citrus or berries. Typical representative: Kenya. At this time, you can say:

"Wow, such obvious citrus flavors, the acidity is very bright!"

If you taste tropical fruit flavors, you can describe them as bergamot, although I've never actually eaten real bergamot myself...

Chocolate Flavors

This category of coffee has a heavier roasted flavor, similar to unsweetened dark chocolate. Although bitter, the mouthfeel will be round and smooth. Typical representative: Colombia. At this time, you can say:

"Hmm, it has nut and dark chocolate flavors, very smooth mouthfeel."

Why Do We Drink Pour-Over Coffee?

The first reason, I think, is:

Pour-over coffee gives me a moment to enjoy coffee with sophistication.

For example: I can make a cup of coffee at the company in the morning, watching the envious looks from colleagues around me. Yes, I'm just such a person with taste...

The second reason is:

It gives me the supreme feeling of standing out from the crowd.

When cycling outdoors, when all my friends pull out a bottle of Nongfu Spring, I silently open my travel mug, take a sip of cold brew that I put in the refrigerator last night, and scan the jealous expressions of my cycling companions with the corner of my eye.

The third reason is:

A new choice for late-night hours.

Many people now like to go out for a drink at night. However, compared to going to a bar to drink fake alcohol until you're cheaply drunk, with the risk of drunk driving, I prefer to go to a quiet coffee shop at night, order a cup of Geisha SOE for over a hundred yuan. At least I think it's more authentic.

Finally, I think the most important thing about drinking pour-over coffee, and the main reason I've been frequenting coffee shops for years, is:

You never know what the next cup will be.

Actually, every independent coffee shop owner has their own unique roasting preferences and bean selections. Based on my years of frequenting coffee shops, the coffee flavors you experience in different coffee shops are completely different, and the feeling of drinking an unknown coffee is just like scratching a lottery ticket.

Pour-Over Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted single-origin pour-over coffee beans offer excellent guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they offer extremely high value for money. A half-pound (227g) package costs around 80-90 yuan on average. Calculating based on 15g per cup of single-origin coffee, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only about 6 yuan. Compared to coffee shops selling for dozens of yuan per cup, this offers exceptional value.