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What Does Coffee Complexity Mean? How to Describe and Express the Layers of Coffee Flavor, Texture, and Aftertaste
When we taste coffee, terms like acidity, sweetness, body, and aftertaste are quite easy to understand. But then someone suddenly says, "This coffee has such rich complexity"; what exactly does that mean? Coffee complexity often feels both familiar and strange—familiar because we frequently hear this term, yet unfamiliar because...
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Expressing Pour-Over Coffee Grind Size: How to Distinguish Fine and Coarse Sugar
From beginning to end, we've never had a clear description for the coarseness of grind size. Therefore, when people discuss grind size, various expressions emerge. Some describe it using "fine sugar," others prefer using the grind setting numbers on their equipment, and some, like FrontStreet Coffee, use sieve retention rates to express it. Although these methods
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Coffee Flavor Description: How to Perceive and Express the Acidity, Sweetness, Bitterness, and Mouthfeel of Coffee
When you visit FrontStreet Coffee, after our baristas brew the coffee, they will guide you to savor this cup. Many of FrontStreet Coffee's fans often hear our baristas say things like: "First, let's smell the aroma, then let's taste this coffee. Can you perceive the acidity? Is the mouthfeel smooth? Do you notice any bitterness?" and other sensory-guided descriptions. So cof
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Shanghai Coffee Shop Owner Blasts Influencer Models for Commercial Photoshoot: "You're Driving Everyone Crazy!" Netizens Express Relief!
"Don't change clothes and take photos here. Other customers and we are all fed up with you. We've explained ourselves countless times, but you just don't listen!" Recently, a notice posted at a Shanghai café has gone viral online, with many netizens expressing relief after reading it! This coffee shop is located in a two-story building in downtown Shanghai.
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How to Enhance Coffee Tasting Skills? Introduction to Professional Flavor Expression for Pour-Over Coffee
Have you ever found yourself in this situation? When enjoying a cup of coffee with friends, your friend can eloquently describe endless details about the coffee, while you're left with... "hmmm... this coffee has a rich coffee flavor!" But that's not your expression...
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Pour-Over Coffee Basics: Is Coffee Body the Same as Coffee Concentration? Factors Affecting Coffee Body
Yes! Coffee body and coffee concentration are indeed related. To be precise, they aren't on the same wavelength. But since so many people misunderstand their relationship, there must be a reason. (Tongue: Ultimately, it's because of me.) What is coffee body? Body is a tactile sensation in the mouth, not a taste bud experience. Body is reflected in the "pressing sensation on the tongue." For example, when tasting
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Coffee Bean Roast Levels | Does Darker Roast Mean More Bitter? Which is Better: Medium or Dark Roast?
On the surface, coffee roasting may seem like a highly personal expression, but in reality, it follows certain flavor expression principles. For instance, many people are impressed by the acidity of Yirgacheffe coffee, which is why Ethiopian beans are typically expressed through medium-light roasts. Mandheling coffee's characteristic is its rich, full-bodied profile, so naturally, you need to bring it out through the appropriate roasting approach.
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An Analysis of 10 Categories in the Coffee Flavor Wheel - How to Describe Coffee Flavors - Introduction to the Flavor Wheel
An Analysis of 10 Categories in the Coffee Flavor Wheel - How to Understand the Flavor Wheel The Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel is one of the metrics developed to categorize and express coffee flavors. If you know what each category represents, you will be able to enjoy your coffee even more! Now, let's take a look at the Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel categories. What
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What is the Definition of Specialty Coffee? Why Are Specialty Coffee Beans So Expensive?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). For more specialty coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee's private WeChat account: qjcoffeex. Recently, a discussion in the coffee community sparked enthusiastic conversation among many friends. The topic began with...
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Why Should Pour-Over Coffee Be Drank Hot? The Underlying Logic of Japanese Iced Pour-Over!
Pour-over coffee is an extraction method that combines quality, speed, and convenience. It takes only a short time to fully express the flavor of beans. This is the most popular "dish" at FrontStreet Coffee! And whenever customers choose pour-over coffee at FrontStreet Coffee, FrontStreet Coffee
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Introduction to Mandheling Premium Coffee Beans: Expressing the Unique Flavor and Rich Body of Mandheling Coffee
Mandheling coffee originates from Sumatra, Indonesia, also known as Sumatra coffee. It features an exceptionally rich flavor profile - aromatic, bitter, and full-bodied with subtle sweetness. While most coffee enthusiasts enjoy it as a single-origin brew, it's also an indispensable variety in blended coffee formulations. Mandheling: A rich and solid body with a pleasing...
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Luckin Coffee Reduces Coupon Distribution Frequency! Netizens Express Dissatisfaction and Engage in Collective PUA?
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). For more premium coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee's private WeChat account: qjcoffeex "Luckin Coffee has become so expensive recently, it's ridiculously pricey. If they don't make it cheaper, I'm switching to Cudi Coffee!"
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What are the High, Medium, and Low Temperatures of Coffee? What are the Three Major Standards of Coffee Tasting?
Previously, FrontStreet Coffee mentioned in the article "Does Coffee Have an Optimal Drinking Temperature?" that a complete coffee tasting process requires experiencing coffee from high temperature to low temperature, because the flavor and aroma of coffee continuously change with time and temperature, so our tasting purposes will change accordingly at each stage.
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What is the Third Wave of Coffee? Don't Let Specialty Coffee Become the Beginning of a "Coffee Snobbery Chain"!
Over the past decade, the coffee industry has rapidly developed, with more and more people influenced by the third wave coffee movement, gradually paying attention to specialty coffee. This often leads to the perception that specialty coffee equals third wave coffee. In reality, however, the third wave of coffee doesn't actually refer to a single cup of coffee
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Kalita Wave vs Hario V60: Comparing Pour-Over Coffee Flavor Profiles and Key Differences
Have you noticed? Nowadays, apart from some major chain brands, very few coffee shops use trapezoid-shaped pour-over drippers. Almost all are now using conical drippers with large holes. FrontStreet Coffee is here to explore why. The world's first dripper was actually Germany's Melitta trapezoid-shaped dripper, which was a
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Is Inability to Taste Coffee Flavors Always a Palate Problem? Why Strong Coffee Makes Flavors Harder to Perceive
Sometimes, being unable to taste flavors in coffee may not mean you haven't grasped its essence. It could also be due to certain brewing factors that prevent flavors from having adequate room to express themselves, making their presence too weak and thus difficult to perceive. So today, FrontStreet Coffee will share what factors might hinder your ability to perceive coffee flavors.
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What is Combo Coffee? What Does "Two Drinks from One Bean" Mean?
Since Combo became popular in the coffee circle last year, FrontStreet Coffee has been frequently asked by customers if they offer Combo. When FrontStreet Coffee replied that they don't, one customer retorted: "Isn't Combo just about using a split portafilter for extraction, then adding milk to one cup and water to another? Why don't you offer it?"
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How to Professionalize Coffee Flavor Descriptions: The Importance of Expressing Coffee Taste in Tasting
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Coffee Flavor Descriptions. The most famous descriptions of Arabica and Robusta coffee flavors: Robusta beans are easier to grow, as the plants don't need high altitudes to thrive. Generally, Robusta beans are purchased at lower prices and are commonly used as fillers.
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How to Describe and Express Coffee Flavors, Evaluate Coffee Texture, and Properly Taste Pour-Over Single-Origin Black Coffee
Have you ever experienced this moment: Wow~ Let me tell you! This pour-over coffee is amazing! The flavors of ginger flowers, jasmine, lemon, honey, and Tieguanyin tea!!! But at that moment, you look completely bewildered. Although you hear flavors you know, you simply can't taste them. Then you can only wonder: Are coffee flavors tasted by the taste buds? No, they need a partner - the sense of smell~
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Starbucks Anti-Police Incident Backlash? Starbucks Uses Delivery Service to Educate Customers Not to Judge Others
On February 25th, a netizen posted on social media about ordering delivery from a Starbucks in Beijing. Upon receiving the order, they found messages written on the bag: "Don't judge others hastily; you never know what someone is going through" and "Tolerance, kindness, and generosity are what make you worthy of excellence." The netizen expressed that these words made them very uncomfortable.
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