What are the Panama Geisha Blue Label Coffee Brands and How to Brew Geisha Blue Label Coffee

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Awards Records

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

• 1st Place - Specialty Coffee Association of America Roasters Guild Cupping Pavilion
• 2nd Place - Coffee of the Year
• 1st Place - "Best of Panama"
• 1st Place - Rainforest Alliance for Quality

Panama Geisha (Hacienda La Esmeralda)

Origin: Panama

Region: Located on the slopes of Volcán Barú, 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 Coffee Auction?

In 1996, during the lowest period of international coffee prices, seven coffee estates in the Boquete and Volcán 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 price for washed Geisha in the BOP exceeded $160 USD per pound, while the highest price for natural Geisha was won by a natural Geisha from Hacienda La Esmeralda at over $350 USD per pound.

Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha Brands

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

• Auction Geisha (ESMERALDA SPECIAL) (Red Label) - Selected from altitudes above 1550 meters
• Boquete Geisha (Green Label) - Geisha selected from 1500 meters
• ESMERALDA 1,500 (Blue Label) - Selected Geisha varieties from around 1500 meters altitude

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

Brewing Instructions

Hand brew method for FrontStreet Coffee's Blue Label: 15g of coffee, medium-fine grind (Fuji mountain burr grinder setting 3.5), V60 dripper, water temperature 91-93°C. First pour 30g of water and let bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and stop, wait until the water level drops to half, then slowly pour to 225g. Avoid the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Details

Country: Panama

Grade: Blue Label

Region: Slopes of Volcán Barú

Roast Level: Light roast

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Geisha

Estate: Hacienda La Esmeralda

Flavor Notes: Oolong tea aroma, peach aroma, honey aroma

Panama · Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha Coffee Beans

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

FrontStreet Coffee's Blue Label Flavor Description

FrontStreet Coffee's Blue Label features oolong tea aroma, peach aroma, and honey aroma—refreshing and comfortable, bright yet balanced, with an extremely strong sense of layered aroma. The entire aroma is wrapped together with caramel sweetness. At entry, the tongue distinctly notices fruit acidity, which becomes gentle and round in the mouth. The fruit sweetness and aftertaste are intense, like drinking a sip of fresh fruit tea that refreshes the heart and soul. The lower the temperature, the more delicate the acidity. The charm is also quite lasting, leaving one feeling completely satisfied!

The pronunciation of "Geisha" is the same as the Japanese word for geisha, so it has another nickname as geisha coffee. Because the tree variety is taller than ordinary coffee trees, it was originally planted in a small area within the estate and used as a windbreak. The owner's son, in order to participate in the annual Best of Panama competition, searched through all coffee tree varieties in the estate for testing, giving Geisha the opportunity to make its debut. It then participated in various world coffee competitions, winning a total of eleven championships.

FrontStreet Coffee's 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 has remained the champion among coffee varieties.

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

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473