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Which Ethiopian Coffee is Recommended? Chaka Geisha Flavor Profile Introduction

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Geisha Village Chaka Coffee Knowledge Sharing. Geisha is a precious coffee variety with a unique jasmine aroma and bright fruit acidity, often dominating various coffee competitions and becoming increasingly expensive. Geisha seeds were initially in the 1930s.

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Geisha is a precious coffee variety with a unique jasmine fragrance and bright fruit acidity. It often dominates various coffee competitions and its price has become increasingly expensive.

Geisha seeds were originally collected in the 1930s from the wild Kaffa forest in southwestern Ethiopia when people were searching for new disease-resistant coffee varieties. The name Geisha comes from the nearby Gesha Mountain. The Geisha seeds were first taken to Tanzania and then to Costa Rica, where the Tropical Agricultural Research Center (CATIE) labeled them as T2722. In the 1950s and 1960s, T2722 was planted in some coffee farms as a disease-resistant variety but was not widely cultivated due to low yields.

The native Geisha coffee variety was discovered in the Kaffa forest of Ethiopia, and other varieties collected from the same region can also be called Geisha. For example, in the CATIE database, T2917 and T3214 are also named Geisha. Coffee varieties from the Kaffa forest region have enormous genetic diversity, and the genetics of these varieties may be very different.

Geisha Village coffee grading includes: Auction, Gold Label, Red Label, Green Label, and CHAKA.

Gesha Village Chaka

This coffee bean comes from Gesha Village in Bench Maji, Ethiopia. It is a Geisha blend produced by Gesha Village Estate itself, composed of Gori Gesha, Gesha 1931, and Illubabor.

So what are the flavor characteristics of Chaka coffee? FrontStreet Coffee will share a brewing experience with this coffee!

Gesha Village Coffee Estate CHAKA

Gesha Village · Chaka Batch

Region: Bench Maji
Altitude: 1900-2100m
Varieties: Gori Gesha, Gesha 1931, Illubabor
Processing: Natural
Recommended Brewing Method: Pour-over, Filter: Hario V60, Water Temperature: 90-92°C, Grind Size: BG 6S (Chinese standard 20-mesh sieve pass rate 58%), Coffee-to-Water Ratio: 1:15

Brewing Technique

Segmented extraction. Bloom with 30g of water for 30 seconds. Pour with a small water flow to 130g, then segment when the water level is about to expose the coffee bed. Continue pouring to 225g to finish, and remove the filter cup when the water level is about to expose the coffee bed again. (Timing starts from blooming) Extraction should complete within 2 minutes.

Flavor Profile

When brewed with high-temperature water, this bean has a distinct caramel sweetness with citrus acidity and oolong tea notes in the finish, with an overall noticeable sweetness. When brewed with lower temperature water, this bean has a light fermented aroma, with citrus and grapefruit acidity, carrying cream, chocolate, and caramel flavors, resulting in a gentle flavor profile.

Knowledge Extension

Gesha 1931 (G31) possesses combinations of various forest varieties and is very similar to Panamanian Gesha. It was selected by observing its plant morphology, bean appearance, sieve size, and cupping flavors.