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Colombia La Esperanza Cerro Azul Geisha (Washed Process): A Coffee Worth Going Out of Your Way For

Starbucks has introduced and is now selling this bean.

"Starbucks launched the rare 'Colombia Cerro Azul' Geisha coffee beans, released at all Starbucks Reserve stores in Taiwan on October 14th last year. Each 250-gram bag costs 1,680 yuan."

But...

If your budget allows, you can of course buy it from Starbucks. Still, do not miss out on this exceptionally high-quality bean.

Coffee Bean Information

Product Name: FrontStreet Coffee Colombia La Esperanza Cerro Azul Geisha Coffee Beans [Washed Process]

English Product Name: Colombia La Esperanza Geisha Cerro Azul

Country: Colombia

Region: Valle de Cauca Province

Producer: Rigoberto (Rigo) Herrera

Estate: La Esperanza Cerro Azul

Variety: 100% Geisha

Altitude: 1,700-2,000 meters

Processing Method: Washed

Flavor Profile: A powerful, classic Geisha profile, with continuous jasmine flower notes in both the dry aroma and the cupping, accompanied by citrus, bergamot, lemon peel, peach, strawberry, blueberry, and honey sweetness. The flavor is magnificent and deep, with rich layers and a long-lasting aftertaste.

Recommended Roast Level: Medium-Light

Weight: 227±2 grams per bag

From an Award-Winning Estate: Another Masterpiece from Cerro Azul

This bean has won numerous awards, only some of which are listed here:

2016 Rainforest Alliance Competition Champion

2014 World Barista Championship (WBC) Runner-up Competition Bean

2012 World Brewers Cup Championship (WBRC) Runner-up Competition Bean

2012, 2013 US Brewers Cup Two-time Champion Competition Bean

2012 SCAA Coffee of the Year Runner-up

2014 Coffee Review Top 16 & 25

2013 Coffee Review Top 8

October 2014 Coffee Review 95 points

April 2014 Coffee Review 95 points

August 2013 Coffee Review 96 points

November 2012 Coffee Review 96 points

Used in national barista championship competitions: Singapore, Thailand, Netherlands, Austria

Used in national brewers cup championships: Australia, Czech Republic

La Esperanza Estate Awards:

SCAA Coffees of the Year

2012 Coffee of the Year 2nd Place

2012 Coffee of the Year 3rd Place

2012 Coffee of the Year 7th Place

SCAA Roasters Choice Competition

2012 Roasting Guild Championship 1st Place

2012 Roasting Guild Championship 2nd Place

2016 US Barista Championship

American Barista Championship Runner-up Competition Bean

2016 Dutch Brewers Cup Champion Competition Bean

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Geisha is the variety that made Colombia's Cerro Azul famous, and Panama is where it first conquered the world. FrontStreet Boquete Washed Geisha is the most approachable way to taste that heritage. Grown in Panama's Boquete region, where the Baru volcano leaves behind fertile soil, days are humid and nights are cool, and the coffee is planted at 1,600 meters, it delivers the refined orange-blossom-honey character, jasmine, green tea, honey, citrus, and orange notes that define the variety. It is a farm-level, entry-point Geisha, priced so that more drinkers can try it.

For the top of the range, FrontStreet Esmeralda Red Label Geisha is harvested from a single plot above 1,700 meters, with each lot required to score above 90 in cupping and given its own lot number. The cup shows a delicate orange-and-honey elegance with a long, layered finish. FrontStreet Esmeralda Green Label Geisha, meanwhile, is the more affordable option from the same estate, blended from several plots to express the estate's signature high-altitude Geisha character.

Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, also offers Geisha. FrontStreet Genlana Gesha comes from a farm near the border of Ethiopia's Kochere and Gelana Abaya areas, where rich rainforest soil and ample shade produce a more changeable, layered cup. Hand-picked, fully ripe cherries are dried on raised beds for 14-20 days, and the roasted coffee shows bright citrus acidity, an elegant ginger flower aroma, the full sweetness of ripe fruit, and a fine, silky texture with the refined finish typical of the variety.