He started his business in the old town with a cup of coffee.

In the Fengjing ancient town scenic spot, a "Bantang Coffee" is welcomed by many tourists.

Che Jian, a local youth and owner of Fengjing, told us that Bantang Coffee was the first coffee shop in the ancient town of Fengjing. Before that, many people sighed, how could Fengjing ancient town not have a coffee shop? "I'm tired of walking and playing in the old town. It's really nice to have a place to sit down and chat and drink coffee."

A literate coffee shop

"Bantang coffee" is not big, only nearly 30 square meters. Although the space in the store is compact, the simple and elegant decoration and the books placed on the wooden frame also give people a sense of comfort. "Bantang Coffee" is opened in the corridor area of Wenzhong Road in the ancient town. If you feel that the indoor space is small, the promenade outside the store can accommodate two tables of people. The promenade is next to the Bantang River in the ancient town, sitting next to the river, where you can enjoy coffee, enjoy the scenery, and bask in the sun if the weather is fine.

"as a young man, how could he think of opening a coffee shop?" We asked. Che Jian told us that he came up with the idea of starting a business just after he changed jobs from a state-owned enterprise in downtown Shanghai in 2011. Once, he and his friends were drinking coffee in a cafe. In the communication with the boss, he gradually fell in love with coffee. "at first I liked espresso, but I never knew it, and then when I came into contact with hand-brewed coffee, I really fell in love with coffee."

"Why is the shop called Bantang?" Che Jian said that the word "Bantang" has two meanings: one is that the scenic river beside the coffee shop is called Bantang River, and the other is taken from the first poem of "Fengxi Zhuzhi ci"-"the source of Heaven is a long water, and the Yuxu Gao Guanzhi Center." The two sides of the boundary bridge are divided into north and south, half of the antler city and half of Weitang. "

When I heard this, I immediately felt that the small coffee shop on this side was also very educated. As he spoke, Che Jian had brought out two steaming cups of coffee from the bar.

"try it. These beans are coffee beans from Alida Manor in Panama. It's a little bitter at first, but if you drink a few more mouthfuls, you can taste it with a little wine fruit flavor in it. "

A barista certified in Europe

After six years of exposure to coffee, Che Jian has become obsessed with coffee beans. "the flavor of each kind of bean is different, and the parameters such as acidity, sweetness and water temperature will be different. It is these uncontrollable factors that affect the taste of coffee, so every time it changes, this is also a fun place …... "

"good beans can feel different when you drink them, so I hope to show more good beans to the guests." Che Jian said that in the process, he continued to enrich his coffee memory bank. When traveling to a foreign country, che Jian's first concern is what coffee beans are produced in this place. "the beans that make lattes in our store come from Ethiopia and Guatemala. After baking in the coffee studio, the taste is a little fresh, which is acceptable to friends of all ages."

With his obsession with coffee beans and his opponent's obsession with making coffee, this young barista has also been certified by the European Association of Fine Baristas in the past two years. Last year, Che Jian broke into the top nine in the Shanghai division of the World Coffee Brewing Competition with Alida coffee beans.

It is worth mentioning that in order to ensure the freshness of coffee beans, Bantang Coffee only buys about 10 kilograms of coffee beans every month. "We will no longer sell the extra coffee beans to our customers, but we will use them to practice our coffee skills."

A cup of coffee warms a small town

Bantang Coffee has been in business in the ancient town for nearly 4 years. In four years, Bantang Coffee warmed the tourist town with cups of coffee. Many customers even become friends because of a cup of coffee and che Jian.

"an old couple from downtown Shanghai liked coffee very much. when they came to Fengjing in the first year, they found no place to drink coffee for a long time in the ancient town. the old man was very frustrated until they found me here and they were suddenly happy. The old man also knows coffee, he will ask you what kind of coffee beans you use, of course, we chat more is to greet each other, let the old man feel warm. " Now, the old couple come to Fengjing several times every year on holidays, and each time they come to Bantang Coffee for coffee.

An old lady once accidentally walked into the store and asked if there was any Australian coffee. Only after a conversation did she know that every time the old man's son was in Australia, he would bring her some coffee. But her son has been busy at work recently, coming back less, and the old lady who can't drink coffee is a little frustrated. So I offered her a cup of coffee for free because she shared her story. "

Before he came into contact with coffee, che Jian was an otaku, but after opening Bantang Coffee, he began to come into contact with all kinds of customers, that is, in contact with different people, che Jian began to become extroverted. He said that the coffee shop is a platform to communicate with people, and baristas should communicate with people.

"some regular customers said that it would be very frustrating to go to Fengjing where there was no place to drink coffee, but now having this place will make people feel that they have a place to stay. As soon as I sat down for an afternoon, one drink was not enough for a second drink and a third drink. "

In the past two years, with the continuous upgrading of the tourism industry in the ancient town of Fengjing, a Starbucks coffee shop and two other individual coffee shops have opened in the ancient town. Compared with them, che Jian is still holding on to something. "I only sell coffee and some tea, and the price is the cheapest in the old town," he said. To make coffee is to let customers enjoy the purity of coffee. "

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