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Coffee Tasting Event

Arranged from bottom to top, the lineup included Bali Xian Mantening Coffee, Yuanming Trois Coffee, Ming's Italian Classic Blend Coffee Beans, Yuanming Strong Aroma Coffee Beans, and Starbucks Preferred Blend Coffee Beans. The brand selections came from supplier and colleague recommendations.

The Blind Tasting Begins

Each coffee was freshly ground and hand-brewed to preserve its freshest, most mellow flavor.

19 colleagues tasted every cup without knowing the origin or brand of the coffee beans.

They exchanged tasting notes and cast their precious votes for their favorite coffee beans.

Final Results Revealed

There were a few raised eyebrows when the results were announced. Starbucks Preferred Blend, which had come highly recommended before the event, received only two votes.

Ming's Italian Classic Blend Coffee Beans and Yuanming Strong Aroma Coffee Beans each took 8 votes, tying for first place.

Through this fun test, we listened to and better understood our colleagues' needs. Continuous improvement is the goal of everything we do.

The opinions and suggestions raised by our colleagues are what we value most. FrontStreet Coffee is working hard to break through the limitations of limited space and staffing, striving to deliver a better service experience.

Here's to a promising future 😄

PS: A Little Coffee Knowledge

When you can smell the aroma of ground coffee, it is a sign that the coffee is deteriorating and its essence is fading. (Best practice: complete extraction within 45 seconds of grinding.)

If the diameter of a coffee particle is reduced by half, the volume of each individual particle drops to 1/8, while the total surface area of the coffee grounds doubles. Once coffee beans are ground into powder, their surface area increases exponentially, expanding the contact area with air hundreds or even thousands of times.

Once the important acidic and volatile fats contained in roasted coffee beans come into contact with air, chemical changes begin, and both taste and aroma deteriorate. The esters and aldehyde compounds in coffee aromatics are the most volatile of all, and their loss steadily worsens the flavor of the coffee.

It is not just a matter of losing aromatic substances: oxygen in the air also oxidizes aromatic components, especially fats, producing rancid flavors. Freshly ground coffee quickly absorbs moisture from the air, gaining weight and reducing the effectiveness of extraction, while internal molecular pressure complicates matters further.

This is why ground coffee that has sat on a store shelf for a long time can only be described as coffee "mummy fragments" — the vast majority of its flavor is already gone. For a genuinely good cup of coffee, never take the shortcut of buying pre-ground coffee. Grinding fresh and brewing immediately is always the best approach.

Even with whole roasted beans, aromatic compounds dissipate easily, so beyond grinding fresh, always choose beans that have been recently roasted and properly stored.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation: Fresh Whole Beans Worth Grinding at Home

If this tasting taught us anything, it is that great coffee starts with freshly ground, well-chosen beans. For espresso and moka pot brewing, the FrontStreet Classic Blend is our first choice: a traditional Mandheling-Brazil recipe famous for producing dense, silky crema, with a mellow, rounded body that suits beginners and seasoned drinkers alike. Those who prefer nut-driven espresso notes should try the FrontStreet Premium Blend, which pairs Brazil Cerrado with Colombia Huila beans for almond, chocolate, and caramel aromas with a gentle acidity. For a budget-friendly commercial option, the FrontStreet Black Cocoa Blend uses 100% Arabica beans for generous crema and a smooth, full-bodied cup. Grind fresh, brew immediately, and taste the difference.