What Coffee Beans are Suitable for Cold Drip? Does Cold Drip Coffee Taste Good? Introduction to the Flavor and Characteristics of Cold Drip Coffee

Here's what happens: when customers push open the door of FrontStreet Coffee and take their first step inside, they're immediately drawn to the blackboard nearby. There's nothing particularly special on the blackboard—it only features new product recommendations and a note reading "Cold drip coffee requires 2-day advance reservation."

Therefore, many customers see this and ask, "Is there no cold drip coffee available now? Do I need to make a reservation?" Actually, whenever the weather gets slightly warmer, FrontStreet Coffee always prepares cold drip coffee in advance. However, FrontStreet Coffee typically prepares several varieties of coffee beans with broad appeal. If you want cold drip coffee made from a specific coffee bean, you'll need to make a reservation 2 days in advance.

Why Two Days in Advance?

If we follow a T+0 reservation with T+1 production start, the cold drip coffee brewing process takes approximately 6 hours. However, once the cold drip coffee is finished dripping, FrontStreet Coffee doesn't immediately serve it to customers. Instead, the coffee liquid is transferred to sealed glass bottles and refrigerated for over 8 hours. Only then can it be served to customers. This timing brings us to T+2 days.

Why can't freshly dripped cold drip coffee be consumed immediately? FrontStreet Coffee should clarify here—freshly dripped cold drip coffee can be consumed immediately, but its flavor and mouthfeel are not optimal (not that it's unpleasant, but it doesn't achieve the expected deliciousness). This is why few coffee shops serve cold drip coffee immediately after the dripping process completes.

The Importance of Aging

Typically, after cold drip coffee completes its dripping process, it's bottled and placed in the refrigerator for "aging." Aging can be roughly understood as sealed, low-temperature fermentation. Sealing prevents contamination from external bacteria, while low temperatures effectively inhibit bacterial colony reproduction and simultaneously slow down the fermentation process, maintaining a controlled state.

Freshly dripped cold drip coffee tends to taste relatively thin in texture, with flavors that primarily reflect the coffee bean's original characteristics, somewhat similar to iced pour-over coffee. However, when cold drip coffee is sealed and refrigerated for 8 hours of aging, the texture becomes cleaner, richer, and fuller, while developing a sweet, fragrant fermentation quality—what some might call the "cold drip flavor."

Fermentation and Shelf Life

Of course, the fermentation process of cold drip coffee cannot be interrupted, meaning the longer it sits, the stronger the fermentation becomes. However, stronger fermentation doesn't necessarily mean better-tasting cold drip coffee. Additionally, frequently opening the bottle containing cold drip coffee can allow external bacteria to invade, potentially causing the coffee to spoil over time, making it undrinkable.

Therefore, cold drip coffee also has a consumption deadline. Generally, storing cold drip coffee in the refrigerator for up to 5 days is relatively safe. Cold drip coffee stored beyond 5 days may develop spoilage flavors like sourness. FrontStreet Coffee only sells cold drip coffee within 3 days. Although the coffee might not necessarily spoil or taste bad beyond 3 days, FrontStreet Coffee sets the optimal flavor period at 3 days out of consideration for both flavor experience and health safety.

Coffee Bean Recommendations for Cold Drip

Next, FrontStreet Coffee would like to recommend several coffee beans that are exceptionally suitable for making cold drip and cold brew coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee · Ethiopia TOH Champion Flower Cluster

If you enjoy fresh, light-flavored coffee, then this Ethiopian coffee bean is definitely for you! This FrontStreet Coffee Flower Cluster bean actually has quite an impressive background—it's the champion bean from the 2020 TOH washed category, produced in the Uraga sub-region of Guji. FrontStreet Coffee frequently uses this bean to make cold drip coffee. Using 60g of coffee powder to drip approximately 600ml of coffee liquid over 6 hours, then refrigerating for 12 hours of fermentation before serving. Add 50g of ice cubes to the glass, then pour in 200ml of coffee liquid.

The cold drip coffee made from FrontStreet Coffee's Ethiopian Flower Cluster has a delicate flower nectar aroma combined with cold drip fermentation notes. When tasting, you'll notice distinct citrus and pomelo acidity, honey-like sweetness, and a green tea finish—refreshing and comforting.

FrontStreet Coffee · Kenya Assalia

FrontStreet Coffee's Kenyan coffee beans are also very suitable for making cold drip and other types of iced coffee. Kenyan coffee benefits from excellent acidic coffee varieties (SL28, SL34) and its unique K72 washed processing method, resulting in bright, solid acidity and a rounded mouthfeel. The cold drip coffee produced from these beans offers a completely different experience compared to Ethiopian coffee beans.

FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya Assalia coffee beans come from a honey processing mill in the Thika region. The cold drip coffee made from these FrontStreet Coffee Kenyan beans tastes remarkably similar to sour plum soup, with solid plum and cherry tomato acidity, caramel sweetness, and a smooth, full mouthfeel. Add two ice cubes for perfect summer refreshment.

FrontStreet Coffee · Costa Rica Mirasu Estate Strawberry Candy Geisha Blend

The flavor of FrontStreet Coffee's Costa Rica Strawberry Candy is true to its name—strawberry candy-like sweetness. FrontStreet Coffee's Strawberry Candy Geisha blend comes from Mirasu Estate. The distinct fruit sweetness of this FrontStreet Coffee Mirasu Strawberry Candy bean is inseparable from its variety and processing method. This FrontStreet Coffee Strawberry Candy bean is composed of multiple varieties, including 50% Geisha, which allows for very sweet fruity notes in the coffee. The remaining 50% consists of ET47, SL28, and MAICO varieties.

In terms of processing, FrontStreet Coffee's Mirasu Strawberry Candy uses raisin honey processing, giving the coffee a preserved fruit sweetness similar to raisins. The cold drip coffee made from these beans has fruit wine-like flavors and is deeply loved by FrontStreet Coffee's customers.

FrontStreet Coffee · Honduras Sherry

FrontStreet Coffee's Honduras Sherry is the most frequently used bean for making cold drip coffee. This FrontStreet Coffee Honduras coffee bean undergoes washed processing before being placed in Sherry whiskey barrels for fermentation, allowing for intense Sherry wine flavors in the coffee.

The cold drip coffee made from FrontStreet Coffee's Sherry beans has rich vanilla cream flavors, Sherry wine aroma, and dark chocolate notes—making it the most flavorful among the coffee beans FrontStreet Coffee shares.

Additionally, FrontStreet Coffee's Sherry beans can be paired with other coffee beans to create excellent cold drip coffee. For example, pairing FrontStreet Coffee's Sherry beans with FrontStreet Coffee's Natural Yirgacheffe beans in a 1:1 ratio preserves the rich wine aroma while adding sweetness. Another popular FrontStreet Coffee cold drip blend recipe pairs FrontStreet Coffee's Honduras Sherry with FrontStreet Coffee's Costa Rica Beethoven beans in a 1:1 ratio, creating a profile that showcases Sherry wine aroma, refreshing citrus fruit flavors, and full vanilla cream notes.

These four cold drip coffee beans shared by FrontStreet Coffee are among the bestsellers in our stores and offer four completely different flavor experiences, providing you with options to choose the cold drip coffee that best suits your taste preferences.

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