What Flavors Do Geisha Coffee Beans Have? Introduction to Panama Red Label Geisha Prices

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FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Panama Emerald Red Label

Hacienda La Esmeralda is a company specializing in premium coffee production, owned by the Peterson family. It is a renowned producer of award-winning Geisha coffee, setting a record for the highest price ever paid for auction coffee in 2004. Since then, it has continued to receive numerous coffee industry awards and has set several online coffee auction price records.

The fertile western volcanic soil, combined with mist from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, makes Hacienda La Esmeralda a gem in Panama's coffee industry. Producing with the highest standards, investing time in attention to detail and flavor, sets them apart from other coffees around the world. The jasmine, lemongrass, orange, and tropical fruits grown in the high mountains of Boquete add beautiful floral and fruit elements to Hacienda La Esmeralda's specialty Geisha series coffee. Each micro-batch product has unique characteristics, outstanding quality, and excellent flavor.

After years of experimentation, Hacienda La Esmeralda discovered that only Geisha beans harvested from coffee trees grown at altitudes above 1,400 meters can display the special flavors that Geisha beans should have. They classify their Geisha beans into "Red, Green, Blue Label" grades based on planting altitude and actual cupping results.

In 2004, Geisha participated in auctions, and bidding wars pushed Geisha prices to astonishing levels. Looking back at the 2017 Panama Specialty Coffee auction, a batch of natural-processed Geisha from Hacienda La Esmeralda fetched an astonishing price of $601 per pound, almost double the previous auction price. This means that one kilogram of green beans costs as much as 8,900 RMB.

Red Label - Premium [Auction Batch]

Planting altitude: 1,600-1,800 meters

Cupping score: 90 points or above

Mainly produced in Jaramillo and Cañas Verdes estates, this is also the highest quality Geisha beans, harvested from the highest altitudes in the Boquete mountain region, possessing special, bright floral aromas and citrus notes. Coffee of this grade is processed into either natural or washed green beans and can only be purchased through the annual global auction.

FrontStreet Coffee's Emerald Red Label Geisha is priced at 350 yuan per package. Quality determines the price, and this red label is the highest quality Geisha available. Today, let's try brewing this red label Geisha.

[Hacienda La Esmeralda Red Label Geisha]

Country: Panama

Region: Boquete

Estate: Hacienda La Esmeralda

Altitude: 1700+ meters

Processing method: Traditional natural processing

Variety: Geisha

Harvest season: 2019

Brewing parameters: Water temperature 91°C, water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, grind size BG-6S, V60 dripper. First pour 30g, bloom for 30s. Second pour 130g of water, pause until the water level drops just before exposing the coffee bed. Third pour to 240g of water, remove the dripper just before the water level exposes the coffee bed. Do not use the last 5g of water. Extraction time approximately 2:00s.

Flavor: Jasmine, ginger flower, berries, citrus, rose.

Additional knowledge: [Hacienda La Esmeralda] includes 4 farms: Cañas Verdes, El Velo, Jaramillo, and Palmira. All coffee beans are sent to these 4 farms for post-processing.

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