Panama 90+ Geisha Coffee Beans - LyCello Origin Story and Flavor Characteristics

Sparkling Lemon Water, Earl Grey Tea, Lychee: Panama 90+ Geisha Coffee Bean LyCello W2 (Geisha W2 LyCello 90+NPGE Panama)

Origin: 90+NPGE, Panama

Altitude: 1,400~1,800 meters

Green Bean Processing Method: W2

Coffee Variety: Geisha

Grade: L21

Flavor Description

Sparkling lemon water, Earl Grey tea, lychee

About LyCello

Named after Taiwan's native fruit "lychee" and the exquisite cello artistry of Yo-Yo Ma.

About 90+

NinetyPlus (90+) + Gesha = Ninety Plus Gesha Estate (NPGE)

90+: the most talked-about green coffee bean producer in the world.

Gesha (Geisha coffee beans): among the world's ten most precious coffee beans, it has been the most popular variety in recent years.

The Story Begins Here...

In 2009, 90+ established the NPGE estate in Panama, planting exclusively the most powerful Geisha. While it wasn't the first time a green bean supplier had funded an estate, 90+ was unprecedented in making such a massive investment in Panama to develop an entire farm from scratch, starting with coffee tree cultivation. The Ninety Plus Gesha Estate (NPGE) grows exclusively precious Geisha coffee beans. Within the estate they established the Ninety Plus Sensory Room (a 90+ sensory laboratory) and the Solar Kiln laboratory (for SK processing), along with various innovative research methods different from conventional green bean processing, such as Red processing and Ruby processing.

You can think of NPGE as 90+'s largest experimental farm, using the best varieties to test and develop the finest green bean processing methods. The results are five famous coffee varieties: Lycello, Perci, Juliette, Silvia and Lotus.

Among them, Perci has upgraded versions - Perci Red (Red processing) and Perci Ruby (Ruby processing) - which create different variations of Perci's sweetness. Meanwhile, Silvia and Lotus are new products featuring the latest SK processing method.

With such powerful and dedicated green bean processing capability, it's no exaggeration to say that the Geisha coffee beans produced by NPGE are the finest Geisha beans in the world.

FrontStreet Coffee is a Guangzhou roastery with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If the 90+ LyCello has you chasing the heights of Geisha, FrontStreet's Esmeralda Estate Red Label Geisha is the classic benchmark. Its formal name is "Esmeralda Special," grown at 1,600-1,800 meters, with every lot cupping above 90 points and each carrying its own lot number, drawn from a single small plot - a refined orange-blossom-honey expression that lets you pick a lot by subtle flavor preference.

For a more accessible way into the same family, FrontStreet's Esmeralda Green Label Geisha is a blend of lots from several plots rather than a single one, focusing on the estate's signature high-altitude Geisha character at a friendlier price. And if you want to explore Geisha's homeland instead, FrontStreet's Gold Label Gesha Village comes from Gesha Village in Ethiopia, a Geisha 1931 variety that makes up 10% of the village's total output, gently naturally processed to show a complex, layered and memorable cup.