The advantages of individual coffee what's the difference between single coffee and formula coffee?

After drinking two or three cups of coffee, we can unconsciously talk about finance and state affairs, as well as gossip. Coffee makes it easier to socialize, sweeter, more conscious, more creative, and keeps you awake if you want it. Whether you drink it with a tacky large cup or a delicate small cup, the effect is the same and everyone is equal. This is a passage from the New York Times in 1949, which shows that the status of coffee has been very hot for a long time.

There are two kinds of single beans. In the past, single beans were only divided into countries and producing areas, such as Brazilian coffee, Guava coffee, Blue Mountain coffee and Mantman coffee. Now it is replaced by the single coffee defined by the third wave of boutique coffee, subdivided into manors in the producing areas, varieties, treatment methods, roasting degree, altitude. Its charming power is that it is not easy to control. Bean hunters and bakers all know that the manor, variety, treatment, baking degree, altitude, climate, season, year and treatment of coffee will affect the quality of the product when baking beans, and that the same bean is given to different roasters. There will also be different interpretations of beans, which are all its charm.

Single bean (Single Origin) VS. Formula bean (Blend)

The packaging sales of coffee beans can be divided into single product (Single Origin) or formula (Blend), there is basically no difference between the pros and cons, but to enjoy coffee in different ways. Individual coffee can directly reflect the flavor of individual coffee, while the formula shows the specific flavor outline created by the bean baker. Just as some whisky lovers prefer single wheat to blended whiskey, some coffee drinkers prefer individual items to recipes.

Characteristics of individual Coffee

Individual coffee is the purest way to enjoy daily coffee. Individual coffee refers to a single source of coffee beans (geographical area), but the clarity may vary, perhaps just to inform the country in which the coffee beans are grown, or to specify in more detail a country, a processing station, a coffee farm, or even a particular batch number. Each coffee producing country has different practices for the determination and naming of origin, but the more clearly the baker can specify the origin, the more effectively it can raise consumer awareness. In addition to the openness and transparency of origin, many people like individual coffee because of its rich and varied flavor. The complexity of coffee drinks is beyond imagination, and most coffee lovers hope to appreciate and identify the subtle flavor differences of specific varieties and customs. For example, wine, although blended red wine made by grapes from different regions is also delicious, some wine tasters still prefer a single variety of wine from a particular winery. So wine tasters generally like to choose wines whose origin is marked to the winery or region.

The characteristics of formula coffee

Generally speaking, single-product coffee lovers will think that the quality of the formula is poor, but in fact, there are also high-quality formula coffee. Since coffee beans are seasonal products, some individual coffees may not be available throughout the year, and the annual output may not be certain. the same coffee varieties may come from different places, and one of the main reasons for the roaster to reconcile different coffee beans is to produce coffee with the same flavor profile throughout the year. If properly made, the formula can brew coffee with a balanced flavor and gain high popularity, sometimes more popular than a single product.

In general, formula coffee is a mixture of beans from different regions or from all over the world, while individual coffee refers to coffee from the same farm. When boutique coffee merchants mark items on the packaging or emphasize that they come from so-and-so, they usually want to send a clearer message and have a clear production resume on the packaging: the coffee comes from a certain farm, a certain production line or a coffee farm. These single-source coffee products are often marketed in limited or seasonal quantities, and may not be available all the year round, so they are also favored by many boutique coffee lovers.

Whether it is a single product or formula, as long as the coffee beans are properly taken care of in the process of planting and processing, carefully transported and roasted according to their characteristics, high-quality coffee can be created.