Is there such a big difference between blended coffee beans and individual coffee beans? Principle of blending coffee beans

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In the coffee industry, we have all heard of blended coffee beans and individual coffee bars. Why is there a difference between blended coffee and individual coffee? what is blended coffee beans and what is single coffee? The coffee school has opened. There is a lot of practical information. Please pick it up.

As the name implies, individual coffee is made up of coffee beans from a single origin, generally drinking coffee directly; blended coffee beans are made from coffee from different areas in proportion and are generally used to make espresso.

Since it is a blending, it naturally refers to the blending of more than two kinds of raw beans, but a special example is that it can also match the same kind of coffee beans with different roasting degrees, or even the new crop and aged coffee or old crop of the same kind of coffee beans, so the type referred to in the blending is no longer a coffee variety in a narrow sense, but extends to the flavor of coffee in a broad sense.

Blending coffee beans is not a random mix of coffee beans. Sometimes the blending of two kinds of boutique coffee will suppress each other's unique flavor; blending coffee beans is not simply blending several kinds of boutique coffee together. Matching is like the painter adjusting and creating charming colors in the color palette, the mixer can reconcile the attractive taste according to the different characteristics of the coffee beans.

Individual coffee actually refers to a single type of coffee that comes from a certain producing area or manor of a certain country. Coffee is produced all over the world, so the flavor of coffee beans will also be different from the climate of the producing area and the cultivated soil. generally speaking, the source of coffee is a selection point of individual coffee, and there is also a difference in baking technology and degree.

The coffee beans of individual coffee need to rely on the baker to bring out the flavor of the coffee beans, but this part of the flavor will have the preference of the baker himself, for example, some bakers will like the sour flavor, so there will be differences in sour taste compared with other similar types of coffee.

If you want to drink coffee beans closer to the flavor of the place of origin, you can choose light or medium culture in the degree of baking, which will better show the special taste of the original place of origin, of course, in addition to the origin, the way of baking and the preferences of the bean baker. there will also be differences in taste in brewing equipment.

The reason why coffee is divided into blends and individual products is determined by the combination of coffee beans. Different blending methods bring different flavors, and individual coffees from different regions bring different flavors. These changes may be the charm of coffee, bringing you a new taste experience from time to time.