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Many people have prejudices about matching beans: "cheap commercial beans", "mediocre without characteristics", "only suitable for making espresso, not suitable for hand brewing".

SOE and Italian combination

In the field of coffee, when it comes to Italian blending, or Italian matching beans, it is Espresso Blend coffee. In direct contrast, SOE (Single Origin Espresso) coffee, that is, single-origin espresso.

Many boutique minority cafes focus on SOE coffee, reflecting different flavors and characteristics. However, you have to know that SOE is not equal to fine coffee, it does not mean it is good to drink, and it does not mean that it is of higher quality than mixed beans.

For large chain cafes, Italian beans are used except for specified products, and two or more different varieties of coffee beans are blended as needed.

As a matter of fact, traditional Italian coffee beans are made up of a variety of coffee beans. Coffee beans of different varieties, different producing areas, or different roasting degrees are generally made up of five kinds of coffee beans, which are usually made up of 2murmuri beans according to a certain need. In Italy, a bag of coffee beans can be made up of several or even dozens of different coffee beans.

Why do you want to match?

For large professional coffee shops, there are several reasons. First of all, the combination of a variety of coffee beans can ensure the stability and cost of coffee taste. Because, generally speaking, coffee beans are a kind of plant. In different years, coffee trees are affected by light, water and other factors, even if the same kind of coffee beans, the texture will be different. Mixing several kinds of coffee beans solves this problem, which allows the brand chain of coffee shops to ensure the consistency of coffee taste, standardized replication and stable cost.

Secondly, different combinations of coffee can have different flavors. For example, it can highlight the taste of certain roasts and beans, or it can produce a taste effect that a single coffee bean is difficult to show. This is the core flavor of a coffee brand.

The coffee bean formula, which won the high score, combines the flavor strengths of various coffee beans and is used in various products, one of which is coffee beans from Brazil, Colombia and Indonesia, which are blended in a golden proportion, and then medium and deep roasting to increase the richness and balance of the flavor. when applied to Benazon latte, Mantenin and Italian deep-roasted coffee, it highlights the meticulous and aroma of the overall flavor. The other is based on coffee beans from Colombia, Indonesia and Ethiopia, making Benazon's hazelnut, mamba, matcha, classic black coffee and straight charcoal roast taste more sweet and multi-layered.