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Recently, Luckin launched their new small black cup Paradise Estate SOE, instantly making Paradise Estate a hot topic of conversation. So what's the story behind Paradise Estate, why did Luckin choose it, and what characteristics does this estate's coffee beans have? Don't worry, let FrontStreet Coffee explain it all.

Paradise Estate

Paradise Estate has actually been quite well-known in the specialty coffee circle for some time. Around 2019, Paradise Estate made its mark in China's specialty coffee market with several specially processed coffee beans. Paradise Estate's most popular coffee products include the Strawberry series and the Cherry Blossom series, and FrontStreet Coffee happened to select their FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Cherry Blossom as the representative of Paradise Estate.

FrontStreet Coffee · Colombia Paradise Estate Cherry Blossom Coffee Beans

Country: Colombia

Region: Cauca (Paradise Estate)

Altitude: 2050m

Variety: Castillo

Processing: Double Anaerobic Washed Processing

Flavor: Mugwort, berries, fermented aroma, spices, strawberry jam

Paradise Estate

Paradise Estate is located in the Cauca province of Colombia. According to FrontStreet Coffee's understanding, Paradise Estate is a coffee estate that Mr. Diego Samuel began operating in 2008. Initially, it was just a small 2.5-hectare family-style estate. The owner invested the surplus from each year's harvest into coffee agriculture research and continuously studied how to better produce specialty flavors.

In 2015, he participated in a local regional competition for the first time, and Colombia Paradise Estate coffee beans won first place. After becoming famous overnight, he gained recognition from the industry and became more motivated to promote the cultivation of specialty coffee. Currently, Colombia Paradise Estate coffee beans mainly include varieties such as Bourbon, Laurina, Geisha, and Castillo, with plans to try more different varieties.

FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Paradise Estate Cherry Blossom Coffee Bean Variety - Castillo

The variety of FrontStreet Coffee Paradise Estate Cherry Blossom coffee beans introduced by FrontStreet Coffee is Castillo. Castillo is currently a coffee variety being promoted for cultivation in Colombia. It was developed in 2005 by Colombia's coffee research institution based on enhancing plant disease resistance. According to FrontStreet Coffee's understanding, Castillo is the result of five generations of hybrid selection between the Timor and Caturra varieties. Timor is a natural hybrid of Arabica and Robusta, with tall plants that are resistant to leaf rust.

Caturra is a natural mutation of the Bourbon variety, with short plants and higher yields than Typica and Bourbon. It well inherits Bourbon's excellent flavor characteristics, allows for close plant spacing, and enables more intensive planting per unit area. However, it is also susceptible to leaf rust. The Castillo variety, created through hybridization of these two varieties, inherits Caturra's excellent flavor characteristics while also being resistant to leaf rust like the Timor variety, thus it has been widely promoted for cultivation.

FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Paradise Estate Cherry Blossom Coffee Bean Processing Method

As FrontStreet Coffee mentioned above, coffees with special processing methods from Colombia are very favored by coffee enthusiasts. The processing method for this FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Paradise Estate Cherry Blossom coffee bean is anaerobic natural processing. This method uses stainless steel containers (which don't absorb previous coffee bean flavors) to place coffee fruits, resulting in cleaner flavors. Fermentation in a sealed environment makes various factors easier to control, making each processed batch of coffee beans more consistent, and aromatic substances less likely to evaporate. Fermentation in an oxygen-free environment results in rounder flavors, often carrying cheese and cream aromas.

The estate owner Diego Samuel specializes in estates featuring special processing methods as their selling point. Through anaerobic processing, this FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Cherry Blossom coffee bean exhibits a very special taste, with aromas similar to mugwort, basil, and chamomile. These are flavors that are difficult to find in other coffee beans and are definitely worth trying.

FrontStreet Coffee Roasting Data Sharing

For this FrontStreet Coffee Cherry Blossom coffee bean, FrontStreet Coffee chose a medium-light roast to preserve the coffee's unique characteristics while maximizing its fruity sweetness. The specific parameters are as follows:

Using Yangjia semi-direct fire 800n, 300g green beans as an example. Set the drum temperature to 190°C when entering the drum, heat power to 140, and air damper to 3; Return temperature point at 1'42", when drum temperature reaches 140°C, open air damper to 4, heat power unchanged; When drum temperature reaches 151.8°C, the bean surface turns yellow, grassy smell completely disappears, entering the dehydration stage. When drum temperature reaches 150°C, adjust heat power to 120, air damper unchanged. At 8'38", ugly wrinkles and black spots appear on the bean surface, toast smell obviously changes to coffee aroma, which can be defined as the prelude to first crack. At this time, listen carefully for the sound of first crack. First crack starts at 9'07", open air damper to 4, develop for 2'10 after first crack, and finish at 195°C.

FrontStreet Coffee Brewing Suggestions

Dripper: V60 dripper

Water Temperature: 90-91°C

Dose: 15 grams

Ratio: 1:15

Grind Size: Medium-fine grind (78% pass-through rate on #20 standard sieve)

If you want to express the best flavor of the coffee, FrontStreet Coffee suggests using freshly roasted coffee beans for brewing, which can maximize the perception of the coffee's rich flavors. The coffee beans shipped by FrontStreet Coffee are all roasted within 5 days, because FrontStreet Coffee deeply understands that the freshness of coffee beans has a great impact on flavor. FrontStreet Coffee's roasting philosophy is "freshly roasted good coffee," ensuring that every customer who places an order receives the freshest coffee when it arrives. The coffee resting period is about 4-7 days, so when customers receive it, it's at its peak flavor.

For brewing technique, FrontStreet Coffee uses a three-stage pouring method. First, use 30g of water for blooming, bloom for 30 seconds; use a small stream to pour water to the center to 125g in sections, and when the water level drops and is about to expose the coffee bed, increase the water flow to pour to 225g and stop. After all the coffee liquid has filtered through, remove the dripper. (Start timing from the beginning of blooming) Extraction time is between 2'00" and 2'10".

FrontStreet Coffee Colombia Paradise Estate Cherry Blossom Coffee Bean Flavor Description

Distinct spiced tea, citrus-like acidity, smooth, slight floral notes, moderate body.

How Does Paradise Estate Cherry Blossom Perform as SOE?

SOE actually means using single-origin coffee beans to make espresso. Paradise Estate coffee beans will present a fresh and unique flavor performance. When used to make Americano, you can experience rich aromatic flavors, which FrontStreet Coffee highly recommends; however, when making SOE latte, the flavor can easily be masked by the milk taste.

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