What is the highest price for Gesha coffee beans? Introduction to the characteristics of Gesha, Geisha coffee

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Geisha Coffee Bean Origin: Panama

Estate Name: Panama Casa Ruiz Berlina Estate - Geisha Coffee Beans

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: 100% Arabica Geisha

Flavor Profile: Charming floral notes, rosemary, lychee, citrus, lemon juice, honey, full and bright fruit acidity, long-lasting honey milk candy aftertaste, balanced and clean, delicate and elegant sweetness

Roast Level: Light roast

Altitude: 1600m

Casa Ruiz is a frequent winner in the Best of Panama competition

Recent Award Records of Casa Ruiz Estates:

2017 Best of Panama (BOP) Competition - Washed Geisha Category 12th Place (Baby Geisha)

2016 Best of Panama (BOP) Competition - Natural Geisha Category 15th Place (Baby Geisha)

2015 Best of Panama (BOP) Competition - Washed Geisha Category 9th Place (Finca Maunier)

2015 Best of Panama (BOP) Competition - Traditional Natural Category 7th Place (Berlina Organico Natural)

2014 Best of Panama (BOP) Competition - Traditional Natural Category 2nd Place (Berlina Orgánico Natural)

2013 Best of Panama (BOP) Competition - Washed Geisha Category 16th Place (Baby Geisha)

2013 Best of Panama (BOP) Competition - Natural Geisha Category 5th Place (Baby Geisha)

Coffee Flavor

From various nutritional components in green coffee beans, thermal degradation during roasting creates various aromatic molecular structures, producing flavors similar to different aromas. Good coffee beans naturally have rich aromas, and at high, medium, and low temperatures, they exhibit various natural aroma changes that are very pleasant and worth savoring carefully.

Panama Casa Ruiz Berlina Estate Geisha Washed

Charming floral notes, rosemary, lychee, citrus, lemon juice, honey, full and bright fruit acidity, long-lasting honey milk candy aftertaste, balanced and clean, delicate and elegant sweetness

Panama Casa Ruiz cooperative was established in 1979 and is one of the most famous cooperatives in the Boquete region of Baru Volcano. The headquarters is located in the valley surrounding Baru Volcano. The family has been passed down for 3 generations and now has over 300 small family farms and estates as partners from cultivation, processing to marketing. The member estates mostly have a hundred years of history, including Berlina, Maunier, Panamaria, and Cafe Ruiz... Unlike other cooperatives that sacrifice the environment to increase planting area for higher yields, Casa Ruiz and its partners follow local Boquete region traditions of environmentally friendly coffee cultivation. However, to improve green bean quality, unlike in the past, they have increased the rigor of every step in green bean processing, including green bean cultivation, processing, selection, and storage. Casa Ruiz is a frequent winner in the Best of Panama competition.

Geisha/Gesha Variety

Forbes once rated it as one of the "world's ten most expensive coffees," but now it's not just one of them - it's the most expensive coffee! In July 2017, Geisha green beans from Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda set a sky-high price of $601 per pound. However, on September 13th, Ninety Plus (90+) Geisha coffee was auctioned at $50,001.5 per kilogram - that's 50,000 RMB per kilogram of green beans!

Geisha or Gesha, its name comes from Geisha Mountain in Ethiopia. Its pronunciation is the same as the Japanese Geisha, therefore Chinese people call it Geisha.

In recent years, in many international competitions, contestants have chosen Geisha coffee as their selection and won championships. For example, in this year's 2017 World Brewers Cup, Taiwanese contestant Wang Ce used 90+ Geisha as his selection and ultimately won the annual championship.

Geisha has excellent aroma, with Geisha floral notes, jasmine fragrance, bright fruit acidity like tamarind, lychee, apple, and orange. The aftertaste is sweet and clean, with a very smooth mouthfeel.

Coffee Processing Methods

This refers to the process of turning mature red fruits into dried green beans. Each processing method has its pros and cons, influenced by the natural environment and different needs of the production area. Therefore, each production area has its suitable processing methods. A brief introduction to the processing method of this batch of coffee beans is as follows:

[Washed Method] Washed / Wet Processed

After removing the skin and pulp, it's soaked in fermentation tanks to ferment, clearing the mucilage remaining on the parchment. Then it's washed with water, having one of the conditions for specialty coffee - rich acidity.

FrontStreet Coffee's Recommended Brewing Parameters for Geisha Coffee Beans

1. Filter: V60 or Wave cake filter. Using a V60 filter can bring out the rich flavor layers of this bean, while the immersion extraction of the cake filter can give this bean a more balanced flavor;
2. Water Temperature: 90-92°C. Use high water temperature to bring out the floral and fruit aromas of the bean as well as more flavor compounds;
3. Grind Size: Medium-fine grind
4. Coffee-to-Water Ratio: 1:15-1:16. FrontStreet Coffee suggests that when brewing beans with rich flavor layers, you can appropriately extend the coffee-to-water ratio to avoid other flavor characteristics being imperceptible due to excessive concentration.
5. Extraction Time: About two minutes.
6. Extraction Method: FrontStreet Coffee recommends using segmented extraction to improve the extraction rate of the beans.

Recommended Geisha Coffee Bean Brands

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda - Blue Label Geisha coffee beans have full guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they offer excellent value for money - each 100-gram pack costs only 120 RMB. Calculating at 15 grams of coffee beans per cup, one pack can make 6 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only about 20 RMB. Compared to cafe prices that often exceed 100 RMB per cup, this is truly a conscientious recommendation.

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