Entry-Level Coffee Bean Brands Recommendations - Affordable Coffee Bean Brands for Late Nights

Students who have experienced the intense preparation for the high school entrance exam (Gaokao) know the fear of being overcome by sleepiness night after night. During the critical final year of high school, where every second counts, securing even one extra moment for study can increase the chances of success. The energizing effects of coffee have made it the top choice for many students.

So among the many coffee bean options available, which varieties offer both effective stimulation and excellent flavor that are worth recommending?

1. Coffee Bean Recommendations for Pour-over and American Drip Coffee

FrontStreet Coffee's PWN Golden Mandheling Coffee Beans

Indonesia's Mandheling coffee is renowned worldwide. The most distinctive characteristic of Mandheling coffee is its rich coffee body combined with flavors of roasted nuts, dark chocolate, and traditional herbal notes. For high school students, the most important feature is its stimulating effect. FrontStreet Coffee's PWN Golden Mandheling Coffee Beans represent the finest quality among Mandheling coffees.

FrontStreet Coffee's Golden Mandheling Coffee Beans come from Indonesia's Pawani company. This company holds the trademark rights to Golden Mandheling, so strictly speaking, only Golden Mandheling coffee beans sourced through Pawani Company are authentic Golden Mandheling. Each bag of green Golden Mandheling coffee beans comes in a gunny sack with the PWN logo and a certificate issued by Pawani.

The biggest difference between Golden Mandheling coffee beans and regular Mandheling lies in their superior origin (Aceh Gayo Mountains) and strict selection standards (only coffee beans above 18 mesh are chosen, with three rounds of manual selection, maintaining a defect rate below 3%). Under these rigorous standards, Golden Mandheling coffee beans exhibit exceptional quality, large bean size, and attractive appearance. High-quality green beans also result in cleaner, fuller-bodied coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe Red Cherry Coffee Beans

The Yirgacheffe Red Cherry Project began in 2007 when Trabocca, the largest green coffee importer in the Netherlands, launched the "Red Cherry Project" in pursuit of high-quality Ethiopian coffee. The process is straightforward: they only purchase fully red coffee cherries while increasing the purchase price for coffee fruits, and simultaneously subsidize local farmers who grow premium coffee, creating a virtuous cycle of improving coffee quality.

FrontStreet Coffee recommends this coffee bean because, after so many years, the Red Cherry Project continues to maintain stable flavor profiles, standing at an excellent level among Ethiopian coffees. Moreover, Yirgacheffe has created a new impression of coffee for many people—black coffee is no longer just about varied bitterness but also possesses high-quality citrus acidity and berry sweetness. For hardworking high school students, what more could one ask for than coffee that is both stimulating and not bitter?

FrontStreet Coffee's Costa Rica Musician Series Mozart Coffee Beans

The Costa Rica Musician Series has received widespread acclaim, with Mozart standing out for its rich raisin flavor that has attracted numerous fans. Many enthusiasts were initially drawn in by the elegant name, only to be captivated by its unique taste. Mozart Coffee Beans are a collaborative product between Costa Rica's Canet Estate and Taiwan's Black Gold Green Coffee Company.

Over the years, Black Gold Company has continuously improved its processing methods. This year's Mozart Coffee Beans underwent anaerobic honey processing, which enhances the grape and berry flavors in this batch of Mozart coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee 2013 Coffee Beans

This is a coffee bean that FrontStreet Coffee began cultivating in Yunnan since 2013. After seven years of challenges, every aspect—from site selection, variety selection, cultivation, planting, harvesting, processing, to roasting—has been handled entirely by FrontStreet Coffee's team. Looking back to 2013, when we knew nothing, we learned step by step: discovering that good coffee requires cultivation at altitudes above 1000m, FrontStreet Coffee went through several difficulties to find pristine forests near the Myanmar border in Lincang. Understanding that choosing the right variety greatly affects coffee flavor, FrontStreet Coffee cultivated the excellent Typica variety. It takes 5-6 years for coffee seedlings to grow into trees, flower, bear fruit, and reach mass production. Thus, in 2020, FrontStreet Coffee harvested its first batch of mass-produced coffee beans. To commemorate this journey, the coffee beans were named "FrontStreet Coffee 2013."

"FrontStreet Coffee 2013" does not use special processing methods but employs very traditional natural processing, as FrontStreet Coffee's philosophy is to explore the terroir characteristics of Yunnan. Customers have responded with enthusiastic reviews for "FrontStreet Coffee 2013," praising its brown sugar-like sweetness, chocolate-like richness, and clean, crisp mouthfeel that have refreshed many people's previous perceptions of Yunnan coffee.

2. Coffee Bean Recommendations for Milk-based Beverages, Espresso Machines, and Moka Pots

FrontStreet Coffee's Sunflower Warm Blend Coffee Beans

FrontStreet Coffee's espresso blend is named Sunflower Warm. True to its name, this espresso blend's aroma is as comforting as warm sunshine, while its flavor profile is eye-catching. Featuring rich, fermented wine-like Honduras Sherry coffee beans as the base, complemented by acidity-focused Yirgacheffe Red Cherry Coffee Beans, this creates an aromatic and complex blended coffee. Many people believe that blended coffee beans cannot compare to single-origin coffee beans, but this blend completely shatters that perception.

When milk is added to this coffee, it reveals flavors of caramel, sherry wine, vanilla, and chocolate cream.

FrontStreet Coffee's Basic Blend Coffee Beans

FrontStreet Coffee's Basic Blend Coffee Beans offer exceptional value for money while delivering mainstream flavor profiles. Whether for friends new to coffee or serious coffee enthusiasts, this espresso blend is easily approachable. It primarily uses well-balanced Brazilian coffee beans, complemented by Yunnan coffee beans with milder flavor profiles than Brazilian beans for harmony.

The advantage of this coffee lies in its price—just 50 RMB per pound for stimulating coffee. When mixed with appropriate amounts of milk, it also yields smooth coffee with caramel and nut flavors.

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