Blue Label Geisha Bean Flavor and Aroma Panama Geisha Blue Label Coffee Varieties and Prices

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Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha Brands

Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha has 3 brands, classified by altitude:

Competition Geisha (ESMERALDA SPECIAL) (Red Label): Carefully selected from altitudes above 1550 meters.

Boquete Geisha (Green Label): Geisha carefully selected from 1500 meters.

ESMERALDA 1,500 (Blue Label): Carefully selected Geisha varieties from around 1500 meters altitude.

Manufacturer Information:
Factory Name: Coffee Workshop
Factory Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, FrontStreet Coffee
Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 100g
Packaging: Bulk
Origin: Panama

Hand Brew Method for Blue Label

Hand brew the Blue Label. Use 15g of coffee grounds, medium-fine grind (Fuji ghost tooth burr grinder setting 3.5), V60 dripper, water temperature 91-93°C. First pour 30g of water and let it bloom for 27 seconds. Pour until reaching 105g, then pause and wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before continuing to pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total water weight. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio is 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Coffee Information

Panama Geisha (Hacienda La Esmeralda)

Country: Panama
Grade: Blue Label
Region: On the slopes of Baru Volcano
Roast Level: Light Roast
Processing Method: Washed
Variety: Geisha
Estate: Hacienda La Esmeralda
Flavor Notes: Oolong tea, peach, and honey aromas

Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha Coffee Beans

The Geisha variety was discovered in 1931 in the Geisha forest of Ethiopia and then sent to the Coffee Research Institute in Kenya. In 1936, it was introduced to Uganda and Tanzania, and in 1953, Costa Rica brought it in. For a long time, not many people paid attention to Geisha until one day, Don Pachi originally brought it from the small town of GESHA in southwestern Ethiopia to Costa Rica. Afterwards, Geisha entered Panama along the southern route, where Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda separated it from other varieties and won the national coffee competition championship.

Flavor Description

Flavor notes of oolong tea, peach, and honey aromas create a fresh and comfortable experience, bright yet balanced, with extremely rich aromatic layers. The entire aroma is wrapped in caramel sweetness. Upon entry, the tongue feels明显的 fruit acidity, which becomes gentle and smooth in the mouth. The fruity sweetness and aftertaste are strong, like drinking a sip of fresh fruit tea, refreshing and satisfying. The lower the temperature, the more delicate the acidity. The flavor is also quite long-lasting, making people feel very satisfied!

The Geisha Story

Geisha is pronounced the same as the Japanese word "geisha," hence it's also known as Geisha coffee. Because the tree variety is taller than typical coffee trees, it was originally planted in a small area within the estate and used as a windbreak. The estate owner's son, to participate in the annual Panama Best Coffee competition, searched through all coffee tree varieties in the estate for testing, giving Geisha the opportunity to take center stage. Afterwards, it also participated in various world coffee competitions, winning a total of eleven championships.

Geisha has full sweetness, an extremely clean mouthfeel, and rich aromas that extend from berries and citrus to mango, papaya, and peach flavors. A very distinct bergamot-like aftertaste is also its typical cupping characteristic. To this day, Geisha remains the champion among coffee varieties.

Panama: Coffee Paradise

Panama is the most important region on the world coffee map. The auction beans here fetch prices of hundreds of US dollars every year.

Award Records

(The following are the award records of Hacienda La Esmeralda:)

Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Annual Cupping Competition Champion
1st Place Specialty Coffee Association of America
Roasters Guild Cupping Pavilion

Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Annual Cupping Competition Second Place
2nd Place Coffee of the Year

Best of Panama Champion
1st Place "Best of Panama"

Rainforest Alliance Coffee Quality Cupping Competition Champion
1st Place Rainforest A for Quality

Panama Geisha (Hacienda La Esmeralda) Details

Origin: Panama
Region: Located on the slopes of Baru Volcano, the highest peak in western Panama
Estate: Hacienda La Esmeralda
Grade: Blue Label
Growing Altitude: 1450m
Processing Method: Fine washed processing
Special Certification: Green Rainforest Certification
Roast Level: Light roast city-

What is the Panama Auction?

In 1996, during the lowest period of international coffee prices, seven coffee estates in the Boquete and Volcan regions saw the dawn of the specialty coffee era. They organized and formed the famous Panamanian Association of Special Coffees of Panama (SCAP). In 2013, the highest bid for washed Geisha in the BOP (Best of Panama) exceeded $160 per pound, while the highest bid for natural Geisha was won by a natural Geisha from Hacienda La Esmeralda at over $350 per pound.

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473