Rare Coffee in the World: the Origin Story of Rosa Coffee (geisha) and the Division of Red, Green and Blue

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Speaking of Blue Mountain Coffee, no one knows it in China, but today the most famous rare coffee in the coffee industry is not Blue Mountain, but Rose Summer Coffee.

After this coffee was discovered, it was unknown for decades. After a blockbuster in the coffee competition, it was out of control. It included more than 20 champions in various competitions in the past ten years. Blue Mountain Coffee and Hawaii Kona, which had occupied the throne of one king and one queen in the coffee world for a long time, had to retreat. It can be said that it is the darling of today's coffee industry. At the Dublin World Coffee Competition 2016, two-thirds of the contestants chose Rose Summer Coffee.

If you don't know it yet, follow us today to get to know the charms of Rose Summer.

Origin of Geisha Coffee

Geisha originated from Geisha Mountain in southwest Ethiopia and has become synonymous with a coffee variety as it has been planted all over the world in recent years. Domestic people will be transliterated as "Guixia." Because of its pronunciation and Japanese geisha the same, it is also known as geisha coffee in Japan.

Spread of GeiSha

Rose summer coffee into people's sight, experienced a very tortuous process.

In 1931 rose was discovered on Mount Rose in southwest Ethiopia and collected for trial cultivation at the Kenya Coffee Research Institute.

The Guixia Mountains in Southwest Ethiopia

In 1936, five years after planting the species, researchers selected ripe fruits and spread them to Uganda and Tanzania. In 1953, Costa Rica's agricultural agency CATI introduced summer coffee to Central America by obtaining seeds from Tanzania. By 1963, Pachi Serracin, owner of Panamanian Don Paki Estate, had introduced Rosedale coffee from Costa Rica to Panama.

However, due to its low yield and poor economic benefits, it was rarely used alone. Over time, as geisha grows in panama, it adapts to the soil and climate, producing coffee fruits with subtle changes and flavors.

Not many people paid much attention to the summer until one day, Panama's Esmeralda estate separated it from other varieties and won the national coffee competition in one fell swoop. This estate is known as Panama Geisha Hacienda La Esmeralda.

Expensive rose summer coffee.

Rose Summer Coffee won the Panama National Bean Cup in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and won the 2007 International Famous Bean Cup sponsored by the American Fine Coffee Association (SCAA). The bidding price was 130 US dollars per pound, setting a record for the highest price in the history of competition beans. It is reported that later Panama national treasure bean competition activities will be divided into two groups of rose summer and non-rose summer to avoid interfering with the selection and promotion of other varieties.

In 2013, BOP (Best of Panama) washed rose summer group highest standard gold more than 160 US dollars/pound, and the sun rose summer group highest standard gold by Hacienda La Esmeralda a sun rose summer to 350 US dollars/pound won the first place, converted into RMB is about 5000 yuan per kilogram, so far this record has not been broken.

In addition to high altitude and limited yield, rose summer coffee is expensive because it is difficult to plant. Compared with other varieties, leaf photosynthesis is weak, root system is underdeveloped, and its ability to absorb water and nutrients is weak. One plant, geisha, produces only half as many beans as kaduai, which may explain its distinctive flavor. In general, less coffee yields better flavor.

Red label, green label, blue label, rose summer difference

Panama Geisha Hacienda La Esmeralda's Rose Summer is the best in fine coffee, commonly known as "Red Label Rose Summer," and has won 12 coffee competitions so far.

In addition to the red label Rose Summer, Emerald Manor also has "green label" and "blue label". The difference between them is:

ESMERALDA SPECIAL [red label], selected above 1550 meters above sea level;

Boquete Geisha [green label], selected 1500 meters above sea level;

(ESMERALDA 1500)[Blue Label], selected at an altitude of about 1500.

The red label geisha participates in the global auction in may each year. The green label does not participate in the bidding, but it is also of high quality and slightly cheaper. Buyers who buy the red label can buy the green label first.

... the alluring flavours of Rose Summer Coffee.

If you drink Rosedale coffee for the first time, you may be surprised that it doesn't taste like coffee at all, more like a sour and sweet fruit tea. Rich floral, oolong tea, peach and honey aroma, fresh and comfortable, bright and balanced, aroma layers are very strong, the whole aroma and caramel sweet feeling wrapped together, the tongue feel acid obvious, in the mouth is mild and round, fruit sweetness and sweetness strong, cup test will also have bergamot aftertaste, the lower the temperature, the more delicate the acid. The charm is also quite durable.

Consumer advice:

If you want to try an expensive coffee, compared to Blue Mountain coffee and cat poop coffee, I suggest you choose Rose Summer. At present, there are many circulation in the Chinese market. In addition to the red label, the green label and blue label are of good quality and the price is not so expensive. It is worth trying. Whether you like it or not depends on your taste.