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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

No need to queue for a promo drink to enjoy good coffee — brewing at home with better beans beats any marketing war. Here are FrontStreet Coffee's picks for entry-level specialty coffee:

Ethiopia — FrontStreet Coffee Natural Flower Queen and FrontStreet Coffee Washed Idido (Gud Ding) Cooperative lot: Ethiopia is Africa's largest coffee-producing country and the widely recognized birthplace of coffee, with beans named after regions or cooperatives — Yirgacheffe and Sidamo above all. In the 1970s the government introduced washed processing to raise green-bean quality, and Yirgacheffe became dominated by the washed method, now subdivided into fine cooperative lots. FrontStreet Coffee's washed Idido is a classic Yirgacheffe: jasmine florals, lemon acidity, berry tones. Sidamo shines with naturals — FrontStreet Coffee's Sidamo Flower Queen uses the traditional natural process with berries, florals, jackfruit, melon and honey.

Brazil — FrontStreet Coffee Cerrado Red Bourbon and FrontStreet Coffee Queen Estate: the world's No.1 producer. Sun-grown beans ripen quickly, giving a soft texture, gentle acidity and good sweetness. The Cerrado daily bean is tasty and affordable with cream, peanut and cocoa notes; Queen Estate grows at higher altitude in the rare Yellow Bourbon variety — layered nut aromas plus sugarcane sweetness and a thick, silky body, black or with milk.

Indonesia — FrontStreet Coffee Lintong Mandheling and FrontStreet Coffee PWN Golden Mandheling: Mandheling's signature wet-hulled (giling basah) process — peeling parchment off the half-dried beans — was born of Sumatra's rainy climate and creates its uniquely heavy, herbal, spice-laden profile, ideal for those who dislike acidity. For a higher grade, PWN Golden Mandheling is triple hand-sorted plus once machine-sorted to the lowest defect rate: cleaner, smoother, with clearer wood and caramel notes.

Colombia — FrontStreet Coffee Huila, Xigua (Pink Bourbon) and Big Navel: one of the few single origins sold under a country's name. The mild, humid, varied climate keeps Colombia harvesting all year. The everyday bean comes from Huila, the country's most famous specialty region — mountains, altitudes above 1500 meters, and Colombia's major rivers converging. Colombian cups lean floral with soft fruit acidity: try the Xigua or the Big Navel lot.

Costa Rica — FrontStreet Coffee Mozart, Blackberry and Tarrazu: high altitude, wide day-night swings and rich volcanic soil produce strictly hard beans (SHB grade) with elegant aromas, famous for honey processing — mucilage left on while drying — for standout sweetness and clean resonance. Start with black-honey Blackberry or raisin-honey Mozart: raisin and blueberry sweetness with osmanthus and rose, lovely as pour-over, cold brew, Americano or latte.

China Yunnan — FrontStreet Coffee Yunnan Arabica and FrontStreet Coffee 2013 Yunnan Typica: China's specialty coffee is concentrated in Yunnan (Hainan's hot, low coastal climate cannot grow Arabica). The Baoshan-washed everyday bean offers traditional nut and chocolate in a soft, balanced cup; the 2013 Typica, grown at 1300 meters, is cleaner, best at medium roast with hazelnut, dried apricot, black tea, caramel and ripe plum.

Panama — FrontStreet Coffee Boquete Washed Gesha: Panama is famous above all for Gesha, led by Esmeralda Estate — citrus, berries and florals over a smooth, balanced, never-bitter cup. For an affordable taste of that style, baristas recommend the entry-level FrontStreet Coffee Boquete Gesha: pure Gesha genetics from Panama's flagship region, washed processed, with clear orange-blossom honeyed notes and excellent value across brewing methods.