Geisha Coffee Single Cup Price: Premium Estate Geisha Coffee Bean Flavor Characteristics

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Geisha coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, which might make coffee enthusiasts hesitant. However, FrontStreet Coffee believes that Geisha coffee is truly worth it! Because its flavor is indeed excellent! At FrontStreet Coffee, we have many types of Geisha coffee, such as: Colombia's Hanami Geisha coffee, Costa Rica's Mirasou Geisha blend coffee, Ethiopia's Geisha Village Red Label and Gold Label, Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda Red Label and Green Label Geisha coffee, Boquete Geisha coffee, and more.

A small cup of "Geisha" can sell for up to 18 US dollars, equivalent to over 120 RMB.

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).

Starting in 2004, SCAP organized the first Best of Panama (BOP) auction, with only 11 lots of beans, with an average成交价 of $2.89 per pound. By 2012, this figure reached $24.83 per pound, greatly encouraging and promoting the development of specialty coffee. The renowned Hacienda La Esmeralda, Don Pachi Estate, Carmen Estate, and Elida Estate were all founding estates.

The Geisha variety officially entered everyone's spotlight. Although the Geisha variety has refined flavors, such elegant flavors come from specific growing environments. The Geisha variety is very picky about its growing environment, requiring high altitude, cloud or shade tree cover, and fertile soil areas. High-altitude Geisha variety coffee has distinct floral aromas and refined, elegant fruit acidity. Such elegant flavors are also one of the reasons for its global popularity.

"Geisha" coffee beans are only produced in certain regions of Ethiopia and Panama, with the supplier being the renowned specialty coffee company "90+". Thomas Perez, CEO of Alpha Dominik: "This coffee comes from Ethiopia, with the grower being 90+ company. Geisha coffee is a rare variety, only produced in certain regions of Ethiopia and Panama. It is very rare and difficult to cultivate, with very low yields. Labor costs on 90+ farms are very high, and they have their own cultivation philosophy, only harvesting sufficiently ripe beans. For a single plant, they will harvest two or three times repeatedly, each time taking only fully ripe beans. These steps make labor there very expensive, which is also one of the reasons for the high cost of the beans."

Although there are Geisha coffees from many producing regions, Geisha coffees from other regions always fall short of Panama's Geisha coffee, because coffee is an agricultural product affected by climate and environment, and Panama's microclimate environment has created the most special flavors of Geisha coffee. Geisha has rich sweetness, extremely clean mouthfeel, and abundant aromas that extend from berries and citrus to mango, papaya, and peach. A very distinct bergamot-like aftertaste is also its typical cupping attribute. To this day, Geisha remains the champion among coffee varieties.

FrontStreet Coffee's Geisha Flavors and Prices

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted Geisha coffee has full guarantees in both brand and quality. All coffee beans are shipped within 5 days after roasting, ensuring that the coffee beans you receive are 100% freshly roasted. Currently, FrontStreet Coffee sells 3 types of Panama Geisha coffee beans.

One is Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Red Label Natural Geisha coffee beans, with flavors of rose, strawberry juice, citrus, honey, and black tea. Priced at 350 RMB/100g, for in-store tasting, one cup costs 75 RMB/15g beans.

One is Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Green Label Washed Geisha coffee beans, with flavors of jasmine, ginger flower, citrus, honey, and Tianguanyin. Priced at 168 RMB/100g, for in-store tasting, one cup costs 60 RMB/15g beans.

Panama Boquete region Geisha coffee is very affordable, priced at 98 RMB for 100g.

The Esmeralda Estate Red Label we can buy daily is mostly from the same harvest season and even the same plots as the auction coffee, but the price difference is quite significant. Currently, Esmeralda Estate Red Label Geisha roasted beans available on the market typically cost between 300-500 RMB per 100g, with washed processing being cheaper than natural processing. Natural processing is more expensive, mainly because the batch of Geisha coffee beans that won the BOP championship in 2004 used natural processing, resulting in rich juice mouthfeel, refined berry sweetness and acidity, charming red floral aromas, and enticing black tea aftertaste, winning the hearts of many coffee professionals.

Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Estate (Boquete)

Hacienda La Esmeralda is located on a corner of Baru Volcano, so the coffee beans produced in this area were mostly named after Baru Mountain before becoming famous. The surrounding area of Boquete has beautiful scenery, with many leisure hotels, villas, vacation estates, and even buildings along the important Rio Caldera River. Hacienda La Esmeralda is located in Jaramillo on the right side of this river, and later they planted coffee in the higher altitude area of Canas Verdes on the left side of the river. We must thank Rudolph Peterson for his decision to purchase this property back then.

Hacienda La Esmeralda actually includes 4 farms: Cades Verdes, El Velo, Jaramillo, and Palmira, where all coffee beans are sent for post-processing. The first farm purchased by the Peterson family, the estate owners, was Palmira.

Red Label Geisha

The Esmeralda Special Series (Red Label) is the highest quality Geisha coffee beans sold by Hacienda La Esmeralda, grown in specific plots at altitudes of 1600-1800 meters. Each batch must score above 90 points in cupping. Esmeralda Special, which is Hacienda La Esmeralda's own independent auction, consists entirely of Geisha (also known as Geisha), organized by production area names, with each area further subdivided into small batches for auction. Only Geisha batches that Hacienda La Esmeralda puts out for independent auction can use the Esmeralda Special name. Since 2013, Esmeralda Special has had nine batches.

FrontStreet Coffee's Hacienda La Esmeralda Red Label Natural Geisha coffee beans have flavors of: mature strawberry, rose, black tea, grapefruit sweet and sour floral and fruit tea, with berry sweetness in the aftertaste and persistent sweet aftertaste.

Green Label Geisha

The Private Collection Series (Green Label) emphasizes the signature flavors of Hacienda La Esmeralda's high-altitude Geisha coffee, unlike the Red Label which emphasizes specific plots. This series is a blend of batches from various specific plots. (Actually, the Green Label can roughly be understood as Red Label without plot separation.)

FrontStreet Coffee's Hacienda La Esmeralda Green Label coffee beans use washed processing, which results in a relatively cleaner and fresher mouthfeel compared to the Red Label Natural Geisha coffee beans.

Regarding Hacienda La Esmeralda Blue Label Geisha coffee beans, according to FrontStreet Coffee's understanding, Hacienda La Esmeralda officially announced in the 2021 harvest season that they would no longer release the Blue Label series. We also saw on Hacienda La Esmeralda's official website that the Blue Label has been removed from the product description, leaving only Red Label and Green Label for Geisha varieties.

In addition to the famous Hacienda La Esmeralda in the Boquete region, there are also renowned estates like Elida Estate and Katowa Duncan Estate, all producing high-quality specialty coffee. To let more friends taste the flavors of Geisha coffee, FrontStreet Coffee has included Panama Washed Boquete Geisha coffee as one of our daily coffee options.

FrontStreet Coffee's Roasting Recommendations:

FrontStreet Coffee believes that to present classic "Geisha flavors," more floral aromas and acidity should be preserved, so FrontStreet Coffee's Geisha coffee beans all use light roasting, with corresponding adjustments to the roasting curve based on different processing methods and flavor differences. This roast level doesn't significantly change the high hardness of beans grown at high altitudes, so brewing requires increasing the extraction rate to present fuller flavor layers. This involves using higher water temperatures and slightly finer grind settings to stimulate more aromatic compounds.

To increase Geisha coffee extraction rate while avoiding over-extraction and highlighting sweet and sour flavor layers, FrontStreet Coffee's baristas use the V60 dripper. The V60 dripper's body has guide ribs connecting the top and bottom and a large circular hole in the center that speeds up water flow, while the spiral-shaped exhaust groove design extends the water flow path, increasing contact time between coffee grounds and hot water. Each water stream converges along the grooves toward the center point of the dripper, concentrating pressure on the coffee grounds and extracting coffee with richer layering.

FrontStreet Coffee's Geisha Brewing Parameters:

Since light-roasted coffee beans have much lower solubility than dark-roasted coffee beans, to fully extract the flavors of Geisha coffee, FrontStreet Coffee recommends using the following brewing parameters.

Dripper: Hario V60, Water temperature: 91°C, Coffee amount: 15g, Coffee-to-water ratio: 1:15, Grind level: Chinese standard #20 sieve, 80% pass rate

[Esmeralda Red Label Geisha Coffee Flavor Characteristics]: Bright rose and citrus aromas, brown rice, berries, apricot, complex fruits, honey, with rich juice mouthfeel, rich flavor layers, and noticeable sweetness.

[Esmeralda Green Label Geisha Coffee Flavor Characteristics]: Intense jasmine flower aroma, high sweetness, citrus, berries, juice mouthfeel, cream, green tea, orange peel, cantaloupe, with rich flavor layers overall, and persistent floral and citrus aftertaste.

[Panama Washed Boquete Geisha Coffee Flavor Characteristics]: Clear acidity with distinct citrus, lemon, and bergamot notes, with creamy smooth mouthfeel when swallowed, and green tea and honey sweetness in the finish.

FrontStreet Coffee's Brewing Recommendations:

Regarding coffee brewing, FrontStreet Coffee has always believed that the freshness of coffee beans greatly affects coffee flavor. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee ships all coffee beans within 5 days of roasting. FrontStreet Coffee's roasting philosophy is "freshly roasted good coffee," ensuring that every customer who places an order receives the freshest coffee. The coffee's resting period is about 4-7 days, so when customers receive it, it's at its peak flavor.

For friends who need ground coffee, FrontStreet Coffee would like to kindly remind you: if coffee beans are ground in advance, there's no need for a resting period, because during transportation, the pressure created by carbon dioxide in the packaging also helps round out the coffee flavor, so you can brew a cup immediately upon receiving the ground coffee. However, ground coffee needs to be brewed promptly, because ground coffee oxidizes quickly when exposed to air, meaning the coffee's flavor will dissipate relatively quickly, and the coffee won't taste as good. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee recommends purchasing whole beans and grinding fresh before brewing to better appreciate the coffee's flavor.

Although Geisha coffee tastes excellent, you don't necessarily have to drink Geisha coffee. If you really want to try it but find it too expensive, FrontStreet Coffee recommends Panama Washed Flower Butterfly Geisha blend coffee. This coffee contains 70% Geisha and has the basic Geisha coffee flavors with very high cost-effectiveness! Of course, there are many coffee varieties, and besides Geisha, many coffees are excellent! For example: Ethiopian coffee with fresh floral and fruit aromas, Brazilian coffee with nutty and creamy flavors that are neither bitter nor sour, Colombian coffee with nutty and gentle fruit acidity, and more. FrontStreet Coffee has over fifty different single-origin coffees from various regions, each with different flavors, fully satisfying everyone's love for and tasting of coffee!

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