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FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Geisha Coffee

In 1931, a group of explorers discovered a coffee variety in the primeval forests of Geisha village in southwestern Ethiopia. Its trunk was tall and its beans were larger than those of typical Ethiopian coffee, so they collected some seeds and sent them to the Kenyan Coffee Research Institute for trial planting. Five years later (1936), they selected full, firm, and mature fruits from the produced harvest as seeds and brought them to Uganda and Tanzania for cultivation.

In 1953, CATIE, an agricultural research institution in Costa Rica, obtained some seeds from Tanzania for research purposes, introducing Geisha coffee to Central America for the first time.

In 1963, Pachi Serracin, owner of Don Pachi Estate in Panama, obtained a handful of Geisha seeds from Costa Rica, beginning the introduction of Geisha coffee to Panama. Initially, due to low yield and poor economic benefits, it was rarely used as a standalone variety. However, after a period of domestication and adaptation to local soil and climate conditions, its flavor became very distinctive. After 2000, Daniel Peterson of Hacienda La Esmeralda first discovered the charm of Geisha - its rich fruit aroma, sweet aftertaste, and caramel notes were exceptionally captivating.

In 2003, Hacienda La Esmeralda's Geisha coffee won first place in that year's production competition. Its rich and diverse flavors amazed all judges, and it dominated green bean competitions for the following decade, with Costa Rica, Colombia, and Bolivia following suit to promote its cultivation.

After Panama Geisha gained fame, many people traced back to the primeval forests of southwestern Ethiopia in search of better coffee varieties. Willem Boot, founder of La Mula, and Joseph Brodsky of Ninety Plus both made these journeys, but ultimately everyone agreed that Panama was the most suitable region for growing Geisha. Both of these major coffee players established their own coffee estates in Panama to cultivate Geisha, developing from washed processing to natural and honey processing, even accepting customization requests from coffee roasters.

Both Panama and Costa Rica are located in the Central American isthmus, with Panama being closer to the equator. Its climate is influenced by both Pacific and Atlantic ocean currents and sea breezes. The famous Panama Canal serves as a hub connecting these two major bodies of water.

This special geographical location and unique climate environment have created ideal growing conditions for specialty coffee and contributed to its extremely distinctive flavors. Notes of orange and citrus fruits, lychee, cantaloupe, grapes with subtle acidity and sweetness, and the caramel aroma of roasted sweet potatoes create rich, full-bodied layers. The taste is bright and clean, leaving an endless aftertaste.

Brewing Recommendations

V60 dripper, grind size BG-6s, water temperature: 91°C. Method: pour-over in stages. Bloom with 30g of water for 30 seconds, start timing when pouring begins. Second pour to 125g, stop pouring and wait for the water level to drop until the coffee bed is nearly exposed before the third pour. Stop at 225g, wait for the water level to drop until the coffee bed is nearly exposed, then remove the dripper. Total extraction time: 2 minutes.

Key Point

The reason Geisha is more precious than gold is due to its extremely low yield and the need to participate in auctions, making it very difficult to obtain Geisha green beans.

In Summary

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