What Coffee Beans are Recommended for Pour-Over Coffee? A Guide to Pour-Over Coffee Beans

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The market is filled with various coffee beans. If you don't have specific preferences for coffee, you'll surely be dazzled by the price list. It's recommended to first understand what flavor of coffee you enjoy - whether it's heavy floral notes, fruity aromas, or a light taste - before asking shop recommendations. This way, you won't make random purchases.

Advantages of Pour-Over Coffee

Compared to siphon pots or moka pots, which each have their suitable coffee beans, the advantage of pour-over coffee is that it's not picky about coffee beans at all. Unlike moka pots which have shorter extraction times, making it difficult to taste layered flavors if your palate is less sensitive, pour-over coffee allows you to experience the pure taste, aroma, and layers of any coffee bean, regardless of which country or region it comes from.

The Importance of Fresh Grinding

However, there's an important premise to note: coffee has a tasting period, and once coffee is ground into particles or powder, the increased surface area exposed to air accelerates oxidation, causing loss of aromatic compounds. Unless you're traveling and unable to bring all your pour-over equipment, it's recommended to grind fresh and brew immediately. This is the only way to truly appreciate the delicious flavors of coffee.

Are You into Floral Notes or Rich Flavors?

But back to the main point - how do you choose coffee beans? Are there principles for selecting coffee beans? Facing various coffee varieties from around the world, few people don't get lost in the coffee map. We recommend choosing based on your personal taste preferences. If you prefer heavier floral notes, you can choose Ethiopian, Guatemalan, or Panamanian coffee. Among these, the Geisha coffee beans from FrontStreet Coffee's Emerald Manor in Baru Volcano, southwestern Panama, offer jasmine, rose, and bergamot aromas. Drinking it cold allows you to better appreciate the acidic layers and offers a unique flavor experience.

If you enjoy rich flavors, coffee beans from island countries are most suitable. Due to climatic conditions that often create fog, it's easier to develop layers and aromas in coffee beans. For example, Hawaiian Kona and Jamaican Blue Mountain, with moderate acidity blended with subtle wine notes and nutty aromas, are favorites among coffee connoisseurs. As for those who prefer a heavier body, we recommend trying FrontStreet Coffee's Indonesian Mandheling or FrontStreet Coffee's Peruvian coffee. Indonesian Mandheling is currently the only coffee in the world processed using traditional wet hulling, while the famous "Golden Mandheling" on the market is an excellent product resulting from strict control of all processes by the Japanese.

Do You Prefer Dark Roast or Light Roast?

In addition to selecting coffee varieties, you should also pay attention to roast levels. The lighter the roast, the closer it is to the fruit's original flavor, so the fruity acidity is heavier, and relatively, the fruit aroma is also stronger. The darker the roast, the stronger the bitterness and richness of the coffee. As for medium roast, the taste naturally falls between the two. However, each coffee bean has its optimal roast level. If the coffee bean itself has lemon notes, dark roasting might overshadow this characteristic. Therefore, it's advisable to ask the shopkeeper more questions when purchasing.

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