Do you know what mixed coffee means? what is the difference between single bean and mixed bean?

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Different coffee beans have different personalities because of different varieties and producing areas, and there are subtle differences in sour, bitter, sweet, aroma, mellow thickness and other flavors. Single coffee beans often show the unique characteristics of a certain kind of coffee. And blended coffee, also known as mixed coffee, is to mix all kinds of single coffee beans together, so as to give full play to the strengths of various single coffee beans, learn from each other, or complement or strengthen each other in taste, thus creating a richer new taste of coffee.

Mixed coffee

Blended beans, also known as mixed beans, is to mix all kinds of individual coffee beans together, so as to give full play to the strengths of various individual coffee beans, and at the same time cover up some of the defective flavors. Comprehensive blended beans are made from coffee beans from different areas to make a more balanced taste. For example, if a kind of coffee bean tastes soft and lacks mellow feeling, you can add another kind of full-bodied beans to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, complement or strengthen the taste of individual coffee beans, thus creating a richer new taste of a kind of coffee.

Sometimes the beans are mixed first and then baked, which is called roasting; sometimes they are roasted and then mixed with coffee beans, which is called cooked. Whether it's hard work or familiarity. Before matching beans, we should first know the flavor of different varieties of coffee in the world, and beans have different characteristics according to their origin. Different coffee beans have different personalities because of different varieties and producing areas, and there are subtle differences in sour, bitter, sweet, fragrant, mellow thickness and other flavors. In order to make a better mix of beans, the baker should not only know the characteristics of coffee beans like the back of his hand, but also master the superb baking technology, so it is difficult to make a good mix of beans.

Generally, blended beans are mostly used in Italian coffee, such as Espresso, Americano, Latte or Cappuccino, etc., the taste of coffee is more balanced, more palatable, more stable, it can be said that the taste is more popular.

Single cup of coffee

Single bean refers to a single variety of coffee beans. With the third wave of boutique coffee, more and more cafes are offering individual coffee. According to SCAE, the most important thing about the emergence of individual products is to trace the source (Traceability), so that coffee lovers know that this kind of high-quality coffee comes from the unique manor, and the taste represents the origin, producing area, and bean species. It is precisely because of the third wave of coffee, pay attention to the pursuit of coffee knowledge, such as brewing methods, flavor, etc., making individual coffee more popular. Single bean is generally suitable for hand flushing, ice drop, cold extract.

The recent popularity of SOE is actually the abbreviation of "Single Origin Espresso", which means single-origin espresso in Chinese. In fact, it is not advanced coffee, it is to replace the "mixed coffee beans" that are usually used to make espresso coffee with "single coffee beans" or a cup of espresso coffee made by high pressure extraction through an Italian coffee machine.

SOE can produce espresso with a typical flavor. For example, Yega's typical citrus flavor, Kenyan fruit flavor, etc., coupled with espresso will magnify the taste of coffee, so specific flavors will be more prominent than hand brewing. However, because it comes from a single origin, the disadvantages are relatively easy to be magnified, so SOE is not necessarily better than assembling and concentrating.

The editor feels that whether it is a single product or a mix, what is suitable for him is the best.

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