Characteristics of Yega Sheffield American Coffee description of flavor characteristics of SOE coffee beans in Ethiopia

Now when you go to a boutique coffee shop, you can always see espresso drinks made by SOE (single-region espresso) on the recommended menu. Must espresso made from single coffee beans taste better than espresso made with coffee beans? What kind of coffee beans are suitable for making espresso? The front street of this article will answer one by one.

What is SOE?

SOE (single origin espresso) represents espresso made from coffee beans from a single producing area / region / estate. The emergence of SOE reflects that everyone's pursuit of boutique coffee can no longer be satisfied with hand-brewed coffee. In the past, people thought that through blending coffee beans, espresso powder had a stable, mellow, sweet and bitter flavor, but also because of the promotion of boutique coffee, Italian espresso with a strong sense of flavor was gradually extracted from single coffee beans.

SOE is so expensive! It must be better than ordinary espresso made with coffee beans.

I'm not sure. As espresso is a pressurized rapid extraction of high concentration of coffee liquid, the flavor of coffee beans will be concentrated. Coffee beans that taste just right in hand-brewed coffee may become extreme when they are made into espresso. For example, light-roasted coffee beans may overemphasize their acidity, which can also turn pleasant acidity into uncomfortable acidity / acetic acid; for example, deep-roasted coffee beans may make them more bitter and become very bitter / charred bitterness. and smoky, hard to swallow.

Then why is SOE still so popular?

As mentioned in Qianjie just now, the promotion of SOE reflects the ultimate pursuit of coffee flavor by coffee lovers. This also makes many people form a habitual thinking that the flavor of SOE coffee is better than that of mixed coffee. In fact, many stores are numb to launch SOE in order to fully understand SOE. If they think that hand-made beans will taste good, I believe that espresso will also taste good. But they often overlook the fact that coffee beans are not always stable as a concentrate, so in many cases, you get a good SOE in this coffee shop this time, and you will be disappointed the next time you drink it. This is why the blending of coffee beans is called the standard for making espresso. The reason is that the coffee flavor can be maintained for a long time by blending different proportions of different producing areas / different coffee beans.

Don't be numb and follow suit, SOE!

SOE can be used as a limited supply of drinks in the store, but not as a long-term main push / my store only sells SOE! Qianjie also talked to many coffee practitioners about the production of SOE, and their answers were strikingly similar. They reflect that after many guests finish drinking, they will feel ordinary, it is better to mix coffee beans to make a good taste. Some stores that used to have only SOE in the store were finally defeated by reality and replaced with coffee beans.

What kind of coffee beans are suitable for making SOE espresso?

In order to better express the flavor of the producing area, we can choose coffee beans with obvious flavor to make SOE. Although Qianjie Coffee does not sell individual coffee beans for SOE, it also carries out espresso extraction on several individual coffee beans in the spirit of exploration. Finally, it lists several individual coffee beans that you can try to do SOE. (only coffee beans are recommended here. There are no stable parameters to provide. After all, each coffee machine has a different temper.)

Light roasting "Qianjie Coffee Yega Xuefei Sun Red Cherry beans" extracted into espresso, the flavor shows the sweet and sour of berries, the acidity will not be particularly irritating, and has a caramel finish. After being made into American coffee, it looks very soft; after making a latte, the soft acidity highlights the sweetness of milk with a honey-like finish.

Medium roasted "Front Street Coffee Costa Rica Mozart Coffee beans" extracted into a concentrated flavor shows a very obvious raisin aroma, pleasant sour and sweet with fermented aroma. American coffee has sweet and sour fruit and fermented aromas, with a slightly floral finish; lattes have charming preserved fruit aromas and sweet and sour aromas as well as the sweetness of milk.