Panama Emerald Estate Red Green Blue Rose Summer Coffee Bean Grading System and Flavor Taste Characteristics Difference

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Speaking of Panama coffee, I have to mention Panama Emerald Estate. Panama Emerald Estate is not only the discoverer of rose summer flavor, but also the promoter of rose summer coffee. From their rose summer category, we can see that they attach importance to rose summer and guarantee quality. When it comes to Emerald Manor's quality control ability, Front Street Coffee has to mention Emerald Manor's grading system. Emerald Manor has created its own hierarchy, with red, green and blue labels to classify rose summer coffee beans.

The Front Street Coffee Bean List includes three different grades of Rose Summer Coffee beans from Emerald Manor, but Front Street Coffee rarely recommends Rose Summer Coffee beans unless requested by customers. Front Street Coffee did this not because it felt that the rose summer in Emerald Manor was not good, but because the rose summer in Emerald Manor was very good and its quality was among the best in the world. Front Street considered that not all guests had a certain understanding of the rose summer flavor. Some of the guests who came to Front Street even drank hand-brewed coffee for the first time. If they started from the best category, other coffees would be basically ordinary. Front Street Coffee suggested more gradual tasting. In this way, we can form a certain coffee flavor cognition and slowly discover the richness of the coffee world.

Panamanian coffee climate makes Panamanian coffee. Bordering Costa Rica and Colombia, Panama's east-west environment allows cold air to flow through the Central Mountains and converge at more than 6500 meters above sea level, thus creating a very unique microclimate in the Poquet Boquete and Kendra Piedra de Candela region, with temperatures and rainfall suitable for plant growth, which is the main producer of Panamanian coffee. In addition to the climate, the land around this area is rich in nutrients, and the fertile soil provides perfect conditions for the growth of coffee, creating a large number of unique, high-quality coffee. In addition to natural factors, there is another important factor for Panamanian coffee to attract worldwide attention. At the end of the 20th century, Qianjie Coffee felt that the development of coffee in Panama could be said to have come all the way with a golden spoon. Because at the end of the 20th century, the United States helped Panama build a canal, but also independently controlled for a period of time, when a large number of American elites went south to Panama, on the one hand, to work needs, on the other hand, to tap business opportunities. The Emerald Manor is the witness of this elite trend era.

Panamanian coffee producing area there are three main Panamanian coffee producing areas: Poquet Boquete, Walken Volcan, Renasimian Renacimiento. The Emerald Manor is located in the Pokuit producing area. Boquete is a town of Chiriqui in the province of Ricki, located near the border between Panama and Costa Rica, close to the famous Baru Baru volcano, with rich and fertile soil, climate and soil that are suitable for producing quality coffee. The microclimate in the Poquet Heights is a unique and important resource for boutique coffee in this region.

Emerald Manor La Esmeralda1964 year, American banker Rudolph Peterson retired, moved to Panama, and bought the emerald estate in Pokuit, initially dominated by dairy. Then his son Price resigned as a doctor to help his father run the farm, introduced Kaddura and Kaduai coffee beans in 1987, set up a washing plant in 1994, and has had its own coffee processing plant ever since. At present, the Emerald Manor mainly has three manors to grow rose summer varieties: veil El Velo, Cannes Vidis Caas Verdes, Haramillo Jaramillo. Haramillo Jaramillo, which has a superior geographical environment and good flavor of the original coffee variety, was bought in 1996. Veil El Velo was acquired by Jade Manor in 2012. Qianjie Coffee believes that the acquisition of a high-altitude manor like Jade Manor was a unique decision at that time, which made it possible for the Jade Manor to occupy a certain position in the coffee industry. Among them, Haramiyo Manor is the estate that planted the Panamanian rose summer coffee bean breed. Because of its low yield, the former owner only used it as a windbreak tree, and it was not until it was acquired that it was found to be distinctive. Qianjie Coffee feels that this is the charm of Rose Summer. The worse the environment, the better the flavor. Although the Jade Manor found coffee beans with flavor at the beginning, in order to be accurate, the coffee beans in different areas of the garden were tested, and the planting plots were determined according to the elevation. That's why we now know the red, green and blue summer grades, all of which are graded according to altitude. Qianjie Coffee will explain this part in detail below. After winning the championship of BOP in the Panamanian bean competition in 2004, it was later identified by experts that the coffee bean was a rose summer variety of Ethiopia. Since then, the Peterson family has focused most of its efforts on developing infrastructure to support excellent batch separation and fine processing.

The High-quality Panamanian Rosa Coffee beans are mainly produced in two plot estates, Haramillo Jaramillo and Cannes Vidis Caas Verdess. The annual rainfall of Jaramillo in Haramy is 4000ml, the average temperature in daytime is 19-25 ℃, the average temperature at night is 11-15 ℃, and the average altitude is 1600-1700m. The Haramiyo site is subdivided into five small plots: Mario (Mario), Noria (Ferris wheel), Reina (queen), Bosque (forest) and Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires). The annual rainfall of Cannes Vidis Caas Verdess is 3500ml, the average temperature in daytime is 16-23 ℃, the average temperature at night is 10-15 ℃, and the average altitude is 1600-1800m. Cannes consists of nine small plots: Lino (flax), Coronado (coronation), Fundador (founder), Le ó n (Leon), Montaa (peak), Trapiche (sugar), Chinta (urn), Cabaa (cabin) and Tumaco (Tumako). Veil El Velo is the latest purchase of the Jadeite Manor, with an average elevation of 1700-1900m. In addition to planting Rosa and Kaduai, the site also has a small number of other exotic species, such as Laurina, Pakamara, Mocha and SL28. The veil is divided into seven small plots, namely: Guabo, Port ó n (Portal), Durazno (Peach), Higuer ó n (fig tree), Higo (fig), Buena Vista (Buena Vista) and guila (Eagle).

Rose summer red mark, green mark, blue mark

Qianjie Coffee believes that the biggest difference between the marketing strategy of the Jade Manor and other manors is that it is divided into five brands according to the cup test performance and the varieties and plots planted. There are three brands of Rose Summer varieties: jadeite Special selection (Esmeralda Special), Private Collection (Private Collection) and Rosa 1500 (Geisha1500). Kaduai has two brands: Diamond Hill (Diamond Mountain grows) and Pamela (Palmyra).

Red label Rose Summer

The rosy summer specially selected by jadeite is the red sign we often hear. Select rose beans from two producing areas, Jaramillo and Ca ñ as Verdess, with an altitude of 1600-1800 meters and a cup test score of more than 90 points.

The independent bidding held by the Jade Manor itself, in the divided plots, the Rose Summer batch that was put forward for bidding is the red bid. Guests often ask whether the competitive red bid is good to drink or the red bid is good to drink. In fact, the non-competitive red bid and the competitive red bid belong to the same plot. The difference lies in whether they participate in the bidding or not. Qianjie coffee thinks that it is not necessary to drink the bidding grade, first, the price is really high, and second, if you just want to try, the red mark is also a good choice.

This grade of rose summer is treated in the sun or water, with special, bright floral and citrus aromas.

Green label Rose Summer

Private collection, commonly known as green standard, is not a batch of independent competitions, planting rose summer varieties that do not participate in bidding but are still of excellent quality. Select micro-batch mixed beans from different plots, such as Jaramillo and Ca ñ as Verdess, which are planted at 1600-1800 meters above sea level.

People often ask what is the difference between a red sign and a green one. Qianjie Coffee gives the most easy-to-understand answer, that is, which small plot can be traced back to the red mark, while the green mark is that the mixed beans are untraceable. Because the mode of mixed beans is adopted, it is not specified in detail on the plot, so sometimes the flavor of the green mark is very similar to that of the red mark, but the next product may be different. Qianjie coffee feels like buying a lottery ticket. Maybe the batch you drink this time is the taste of the red mark.

Although the green standard is not as high as the red standard, it still has the classic flavor of Rose Summer, floral, fruity, sour citrus, thick and juicy taste. The green sign of rose summer is also washed or tanned.

Blue label Rose Summer

Rose summer 1500 this brand is our common blue standard rose summer. Choose mixed beans from three different plots, Jaramillo, Ca ñ as Verdess and El Velo, which are 1400-1500 meters above sea level. The flavor is slightly floral, sour and sweet, and the taste is not thick. Blue roses are treated with water washing and sun treatment.

Baking suggestion

Qianjie roasted these three different grades of Panamanian rose summer coffee beans, the main idea is to highlight the rich fragrance of rose summer flowers and bright and changeable fruit acid characteristics, using shallow baking methods. However, Qianjie takes into account the different growth environment of each level, and the baking details also need to be adjusted accordingly.

[red Standard Rose Summer]

The furnace temperature is 150 ℃, the firepower is 120, and the throttle is set at 3; the temperature recovery point is 1 ", and the throttle is opened to 4 at 140℃, and the firepower remains unchanged; when the furnace temperature is 147.6 ℃, the bean meter turns yellow, the grass smell disappears completely, and enters the dehydration stage; when the furnace temperature reaches 150 ℃, the firepower is adjusted to 100, and the throttle remains unchanged.

The smell of toasted bread has obviously changed to the smell of coffee, which can be defined as a prelude to an explosion. At this time, it is necessary to listen carefully to the sound of the explosion point, when the sound of the explosion point begins to explode, the throttle opens to 4, and after the explosion, the development of the ℃ after the explosion begins.

[Green Label Rose Summer]

When the furnace temperature is 160℃, put it into the pot, fire power is 110, air door is opened 3; when the furnace temperature is 140℃, open the air door to 3.5, fire power is not changed; when the furnace temperature is 153.3℃, the bean surface turns yellow, the grass smell disappears completely, enter the dehydration stage, when the furnace temperature reaches 161℃, adjust the fire power to 90, and the air door is not changed;

6 54", the bean surface appears ugly beard wrinkles and black stripes, toast flavor obviously changed to coffee fragrance, can be defined as a prelude to explosion, this time to hear the sound of an explosion point, to 7 50" to start an explosion, damper open to 4, after an explosion development 1 20, 192.5℃ pot.

[Blue Label Rose Summer]

180℃, yellowing point 5 20", 151.6℃, first explosion point 8 30", 181.8℃, development 1 '28 "after first explosion, 190℃.

Test the flavor by cup

[red Standard Rose Summer]

Dried Fragrance: Jasmine, Citrus

Wet aroma: citrus, lemon, honey

Inlet: lemon, honey, berry, orange peel, mango, cream, citrus, tea

[Green Label Rose Summer]

Dried incense: Jasmine, ginger

Wet fragrance: lemon, sweet orange

Entrance: lemon, orange, honey, cream, almonds, tea

[blue label Rose Summer]

In 2021, the Jadeite Manor announced the cancellation of the blue label series and another trader promoted the Rose Summer brand of "volcanic Rock Las Rocas". It has been verified that the magnificent summer of volcanic rock is the blue mark of the Jadeite Manor.

Dry fragrance: flower fragrance, citrus

Wet fragrance: citrus, lemon

Entrance: citrus, lemon, honey, nuts, tea

How to make Rose Summer Coffee in Qianjie

Grade red standard, green standard, blue standard, altitude 1909-2069m1600-1800m1500m treatment, sun washing, washing, baking, shallow baking

[cooking suggestion]

The recommended brewing parameters for Qianjie coffee are: Hario V60 filter cup, 90 ℃ water temperature, 15 g powder quantity, 1:15 powder-water ratio, grindness, 80% pass rate of Chinese standard 20 sieve.

Qianjie takes into account that these rose summer beans are lightly roasted, and the dissolution rate of light roasted beans is lower than that of deep roasted beans, so in order to ensure that the flavor of rose summer can be fully extracted, higher water temperature is used for brewing. At the same time, a finer degree of grinding is also selected.

Grinding this piece, the front street is determined by screening this method, according to the grinding advice provided by the American boutique coffee association SCA for hand-made coffee, and then combined with the actual operation verification, using different grinding degrees to brew, the finished products have a significant gap, and the grinding degree of each coffee bean will be different, this is the significance of screening. If you don't have a sieve at home, Qianjie Coffee suggests observing the speed of the water to judge that if the flow is too fast, it is coarse, and if the flow is too slow, it is fine.

[cooking technique]

Qianjie coffee uses staged extraction, also known as three-stage brewing, steaming with 30 grams of water for 30 seconds, small water injection around the circle to 125 grams for stages, water level drop to 225 grams when the powder bed is about to be exposed, remove the filter cup when the water level drop is about to expose the powder bed, (steaming starts timing) the extraction time is 2 grams 3900 ".

Flavor description

[red standard] there are bright roses, citrus aromas, black rice, berries, apricots, compound fruits, honey, thick juice, rich flavor, sweet and obvious.

[green standard] the jasmine is full-bodied and sweet, with citrus, berry, juice, cream, green tea, orange peel and cantaloupe as a whole.

[blue label] Flower aroma, with soft sour notes of lemon and grapefruit in the mouth, sweet honey in the middle, sweet oolong tea and brown sugar at the end, clean and bright taste.

Three different ways to open the blue label Rose Summer

The filter cup used in front of Qianjie is V60. In fact, there are other ways to open it. Qianjie takes the blue label as an example, using a three-hole Kalita filter cup and a cake filter cup to cook to see if it is different from the V60 used above.

[Kalita filter cup]

Kalita trapezoidal filter cup, also known as "fan-shaped filter cup" or "platform-shaped filter cup", the hole at the bottom is smaller. The kalita trapezoidal filter cup has many ribs on the cup wall, which is distributed in a straight line, and the distance between the ribs is the same, in order to increase the speed of exhaust and water flow. At the same time, its flow rate is relatively slow, and it is mainly extracted by soaking.

The brewing parameters of Qianjie coffee are the same as those mentioned above: 90 ℃ water temperature, 15 g powder amount, 1:15 powder-to-water ratio, grindability BG#4Q (80% pass rate of Chinese standard No. 20 sieve).

Cooking method is also using staged extraction, with 30 grams of water for steaming for 30 seconds, small water injection around the circle to 125 grams for stages, water level drop is about to expose the powder bed, continue to water injection to 225 grams to stop water injection, such as water level drop is about to expose the powder bed to remove the filter cup, (steaming starts timing) extraction time is 2 grams 39ter00 ".

[cake filter cup]

The cake filter cup is flat-bottomed and belongs to semi-immersion extraction, the soaking time is longer, and the bottom of the filter cup is 4 holes, so the flow velocity is relatively uniform.

The brewing parameters used in Qianjie Coffee are consistent with those mentioned above: 90℃ water temperature, 15 g powder, 1:15 powder/water ratio, grinding degree BG #4Q (80% pass rate of Chinese standard No.20 sieve).

Steaming with 30g of water for 30s, injecting water in a circle to 125g, stopping injecting water until 225g when the water level drops, removing the filter cup when the water level drops to expose the powder bed, and extracting for 200 ".

[Flavor Comparison]

[V60] Floral fragrance, soft sour tone of lemon and grapefruit in the entrance, honey sweet in the middle, oolong tea and brown sugar sweet in the end, clean and bright taste.

[Kalita] The taste is obvious citrus, lemon, bergamot flavor, with fresh jasmine and ginger flowers, with honey sweet feeling and green tea feeling.

[Cake filter cup] smells of jasmine flowers, citrus sweet and sour in the mouth, chocolate and nut flavor in the middle, with honey sweetness. The taste is more mellow and the overall balance is more balanced.

Through the comparison in the front street, we can obviously feel that the flavor level of V60 is more rich, the taste of cake filter cup is balanced, and the whole of Kalita filter cup is more refreshing.

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