Which drip coffee brand is the best in 2016?

Since the Japanese invented drip coffee, many celebrities such as singer Li Jian and Qi Qin have started drinking drip coffee. Ziyu drip coffee under 3W Coffee has set off a "drip coffee fever" in the coffee industry, "drinking coffee like drinking coffee". In addition to Ziyu drip coffee, I believe many coffee lovers also want to know which drip coffee brands have good quality. What kind of drip coffee is considered to be a good quality drip coffee, how to distinguish the quality of coffee, and how to taste coffee? The following editor will introduce a simple way to taste the quality of coffee and the characteristics of drip coffee of major brands.

1. Brand Introduction:

Brand 1: Ziyu (Chinese brand)

The characteristics of Ziyu drip coffee are as follows:

1. 80-point coffee beans from origin. 80 points is the dividing line between specialty coffee and commercial coffee. Ziyu uses 80-point green beans from origin.

The so-called origin coffee beans are coffee beans of the same variety and planting area. For example, the Yirgacheffe drip coffee from Ziyu is the Yirgacheffe from the ancient town of Yirgacheffe in Ethiopia. There are also coffee varieties called Yirgacheffe in other regions, but this kind of coffee is not the authentic coffee produced in the Yirgacheffe area.

2. No roasting if you don’t make drip coffee. I believe everyone knows that the closer the roasting time, the better the flavor of the coffee. But except for "Blue Bottle Coffee", no other brand can let customers drink freshly roasted coffee within 48 hours. Ziyu insists on completing the whole process from roasting raw beans to making drip coffee bags within 7 days. Compared with most brands that roast coffee beans several months in advance, Ziyu's "ingenuity" in roasting coffee beans has always been a model for imitation in the industry, and is even called the Chinese version of "Blue Bottle" by many coffee lovers.

3. Secondary nitrogen filling preservation technology. High-quality beans and good roasting technology alone are not enough to make excellent drip coffee. Ziyu uses the same secondary nitrogen filling preservation technology as illy. Most niche brands that promise users to make drip coffee bags on the same day they place an order actually do not preserve freshness. If the coffee powder is not isolated from oxygen, the natural preservation days are only 3 days. You can clearly smell the difference in the degree of oxidation between Ziyu drip coffee and other brands of drip coffee.

Brand 2: illy (Italian brand)

The features of illy drip coffee are as follows:

1. Deep roasting. Currently, illy only has two types of drip coffee, one is medium roasting and the other is deep roasting. Because illy mainly promotes the Western market, the degree of roasting is much darker than some domestic brands in China, because foreigners prefer to drink coffee with a stronger flavor.

2. Only blended coffee. Blended coffee means blending two or more different varieties of coffee beans. Because the production of single-origin beans is limited and the price is relatively high, blended beans are relatively cheap and can also produce a variety of flavors.

Brand 3: Blue Bottle (American brand)

Strictly speaking, Blue Bottle does not have drip coffee, but you can use the coffee powder ground by Blue Bottle and buy a drip filter bag separately to brew it.

Features of Blue Bottle Coffee:

1. Coffee beans from origin. Blue Bottle only uses coffee beans from origin.

2. Freshly roasted: Blue Bottle does not sell coffee beans that have been roasted for more than 48 hours.

2. How to brew drip coffee:

How to brew drip coffee?

Step 1: Tear open the sealing line of the drip bag and hang it on the drip coffee cup. Never use the drip bag as a tea bag.

Step 2: Slowly brew with 90℃ boiling water, brew about 150ml. If you use a standard 12-ounce hanging ear cup, brew about half a cup.

Step 3: Take out the drip bag immediately after brewing. Remember not to soak a bag for a long time. It can only be brewed once.

3. About the roasting degree of coffee beans:

1. Specialty coffee advocates light roasting to maintain the original flavor of coffee, such as floral, fruity, nutty, cocoa, etc. Although light roasting can better bring out the original flavor of coffee, its aroma is lower than that of dark roasted coffee. Therefore, the sales volume of light roasted coffee is much lower than that of dark roasted coffee, because users prefer stronger flavors.

2. Commercial coffee advocates deep roasting to stabilize the taste of coffee. Deep roasting will make the original flavor of coffee lose and eventually become very mellow. If you just like the mellow taste and don't want to taste coffee, then deep roasted drip coffee will be more suitable for you.

4. Experience of drinking drip coffee:

How can you brew a good cup of drip coffee? The secret is to use a premium drip coffee with a score of 80 or above, and to control the amount of water and the water temperature. Remember not to use too much water or brew it twice. Drink it immediately after brewing and do not leave it for a long time, otherwise it will become sour.