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Making espresso is an essential skill for every barista, and almost every coffee shop offers espresso-based beverages. The espresso we often refer to is a series of coffee drinks made with espresso as the base. Today, let's make one of the easiest milk-based espresso drinks - the iced latte. Iced latte coffee may seem very simple, but
A piccolo latte is a mysterious beverage. This small milk drink can be hard to find and is often misunderstood. However, its coffee is strong yet smooth, making it an excellent choice for café menus. For customers, it's a delicious alternative to classic coffee options. We'll delve deep into the world of piccolo lattes.
Professional coffee knowledge sharing and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). The weekend is here again, for those who are romantic and not afraid of the cold, you can bring your girlfriend/boyfriend (also suitable for single folks), sit outdoors, put on small sunglasses, and enjoy the gentle (chilly) breeze.
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Geisha coffee has won numerous awards in international competitions due to its unique flavor, mouthfeel, and aroma. Whether in international coffee competitions or in specialty coffee shops you visit regularly, you can find
For most people, the taste of espresso is intense and stimulating, because in daily life, few people proactively encounter such high-concentration coffee. Therefore, to prevent beginners with "lighter palates" from accidentally ordering this high-concentration "bomb," most establishments don't list espresso as
South America is one of the continents with numerous volcanoes, while also possessing multiple plateaus, hills, and mountains. The continent boasts rich forest resources, with forests covering over 50% of its total area, and features numerous rivers, making its natural resources exceptionally abundant. Consequently, agriculture thrives on this continent, particularly cash crops such as coffee, with many countries across the continent engaging in its cultivation.
Central America is the connecting landmass between North and South America. The terrain in this region consists mainly of mountains and hills, with a volcanic belt stretching over 1,300 kilometers along the Pacific side. The fertile soil provided by volcanic ash has made agriculture highly developed in this area, with production and export of tropical economic crops such as bananas, coffee, and sugarcane.
FrontStreet Coffee has noticed an unwritten rule in many coffee shops: Dirty coffee on the menu is for dine-in only. It's neither available for delivery nor offered for takeout. After preparation, baristas even "urge" you to drink it quickly. At this point, many people wonder: Since all are freshly made coffees, why can other types be taken away while Dirty cannot?
"Is brewing coffee difficult?" "Not at all, anyone can do it!" "But what about brewing a delicious cup of coffee..." "That's a bit more challenging!" To brew a delicious cup of coffee, we not only need to ensure our extraction parameters are reasonable, but also develop the ability to freely control the water flow. FrontStreet Coffee often mentions
In a previous article titled "Why Isn't My Homemade Cold Brew Strong Enough?" FrontStreet Coffee mentioned that the strength of cold brew coffee depends not only on the grind size and coffee-to-water ratio, but also on the steeping time. However, since the article didn't elaborate on steeping time in detail, this
Given the tremendous fame of Hacienda La Esmeralda's Geisha coffee, even friends who rarely drink coffee have heard of the red, green, and blue label designations. However, truly understanding the origins of these names and distinguishing their differences requires considerable time. To save everyone's valuable time, FrontStreet Coffee will...
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). What is C.O.E? Generally, auction beans we commonly encounter are labeled with C.O.E. C.O.E. refers to (Cup of Excellence) International Coffee Cupping Competition.
When it comes to water temperature for pour-over coffee, most people tend to use higher temperatures for extraction, because high temperatures not only improve extraction efficiency but more importantly, can extract rich sweet and sour aromatic flavors. Basically, the water temperature used for pour-over coffee is rarely below 80 degrees Celsius. So, using temperatures below this to brew coffee, is there any...
When customers at FrontStreet Coffee discuss Geisha coffee, the conversation inevitably turns to the two prominent 'labels' on our board: Hacienda La Esmeralda's Red Label Geisha and Geisha Village Estate's Gold Label Geisha. Due to the higher cost of green beans, FrontStreet Coffee has specifically distinguished them with corresponding pour-over prices: '75/cup' and '60/'
As a well-known beverage in coffee circles, the Americano, composed only of espresso and water (or ice water), appears in nearly every coffee shop and often serves as a must-order signature drink. People enjoy Americanos for various reasons—perhaps for their energizing effects, thirst-quenching properties, cooling refreshment, or simply to unwind
You may often see this statement online: different brewing methods will give coffee different characteristics. For example: some brewing methods can make the coffee sweeter, while others can make the coffee's texture richer... Actually, this statement is not an exaggeration, because...
"Flavor" is a product of coffee specialization. To be able to taste more flavors in coffee, in addition to improving the quality of the beans themselves, people have invented some auxiliary tools used during extraction. These tools, as the name suggests, can retain more aromatic compounds in coffee, allowing us to taste more
Also known as the Central American Isthmus, this region serves as the connecting landmass between the North and South American continents. The terrain in these countries is predominantly mountainous and hilly, interspersed with basins and valleys. The presence of volcanic belts provides fertile volcanic soil ideal for cultivation. Combined with its tropical location and mild climate in mountainous basins, this creates excellent conditions for growing coffee and other crops.
You've likely noticed that most coffee sold by merchants carries an AA suffix, with Kenyan coffee beans being the most common examples. Kenya Nyeri AA, Kenya Kirimiri AA, and so on. It's not just Kenya though - countries like Tanzania and Uganda also...
Today FrontStreet Coffee came across an interesting vintage topic to share with everyone: "Does pour-over coffee taste better when the bloom liquid is removed?" The reason behind this question is fascinating, so let FrontStreet Coffee explain. As we all know, the purpose of blooming in pour-over coffee is to wet the grounds and release trapped gases.
