Panamanian Rose Summer Coffee (Geisha) with better beans than Blue Mountain

In the early years, the identification of top coffee mostly followed Japan, the king of coffee, the Blue Mountains of Jamaica and Kona, Hawaii, but with the continuous improvement of the standard of coffee-producing countries and the sharing of information, we were exposed to more high-quality coffee. This coffee bean Panama Rose Summer has become the new king of coffee in recent years.

Introduction to the varieties of Geisha

The species of Geisha was discovered in the Rose Summer Forest of Ethiopia in 1931 and sent to the Coffee Institute in Kenya; it was introduced to Uganda and Tanzania in 1936, in Costa Rica in 1953, and Panama was introduced in the 1970s by Francesca of Dongba Seven Farm Garden. Mr. Serraxin got seeds from CATIE, Costa Rica, and started growing Rosa Coffee.

Geisha, sweeping the coffee world with the power of a hurricane, the coffee revolution is so fierce that the blue mountains of Jamaica and Kona of Hawaii, which have long occupied the throne of the coffee kingdom, have to stay away. This wild species, which originated in Ethiopia, is now widely used in major coffee producing areas after numerous battles, and its best spokesman is the "LaEsmeralda" estate from Panama.

The history of Esmeralda Farm:

Haines, a Swede, in 1924. Elliott founded Esmeralda Farm, which was not a coffee grower but a ranch. Forty years later, Daniel Lou in 1964. Mr. Bidarson's grandfather, Luther Ruffer. Mr. Bidarson bought Esmeralda Farm in order to have an old home after retirement, grandfather Luthor. Mr. Bidasson was born in Sweden and was president of the Bank of America and director of United Nations Development.

His son, Mr. Bradesson, moved to Panama from California in 1973 and inherited his father's farm. He changed most of the farm to grow coffee in 1987 and invested in the machinery and equipment of refined coffee to start the brand in 1994. Brais. While Mr. Bidarson and his wife Susan started a formal business on the coffee farm, they also raised three children, Elligo (born in Philadelphia in 1966), Rachel (born in Sweden in 1967) and Danielu (born in Panama in 1974).

In 1996, Blaise and Rachel visited a farm for sale in the Haramijun area of the Bocketi Valley, and was attracted by the beautiful farm and immediately bought it. This is Esmeralda. Daniel Lou, the third son of Haramiqiong Farm. It is in this farm that Mr. Bidasson has grown Geisha coffee that attracts the attention of the coffee world.

The pronunciation of Geisha is the same as Japanese geisha, so it is also called geisha coffee. Because the tree species are taller than ordinary coffee trees, they are originally planted in a small area of the manor and are used as windbreaks. In order to take part in the annual competition for the best coffee in Panama, the son of the manor owner searched all the coffee trees in the manor for testing, so that Geisha had a chance to appear on the stage. Since then, he has also participated in various world coffee competitions, winning a total of 11 championships.

-Champion: BestofPanama (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

-Champion: SCAARoastersGuildCuppingPavilion (2005, 2006, 2007)

-Champion: RainforestAllianceCuppingforQuality (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008)

With such excellent results, Geisha is as brilliant as a green diamond, and it is also deeply recognized in the international coffee bidding market, repeatedly setting high price records.

-BestofPanama2004Auction:21 USD / lb

-BestofPanama2005Auction:20 USD / lb

-BestofPanama2006Auction:50 USD / lb

-BestofPanama2007Auction:130 USD / lb

In the following two years of 2008 and 2009, Esmeralda held its first single manor bidding activity, classifying the products in Esmeralda Manor by harvest area or time, and opened them directly to buyers from all over the world to bid. The highest auction price in 2008 / 09 once again broke the US $100 mark!

-EsmeraldaSpecial2008Auction:105 USD / lb

-EsmeraldaSpecial2009Auction:117 USD / lb

Real patting of raw beans

Very beautiful turquoise, jade-like warm texture

It smells of fresh grass, peach, berries and oolong tea that most coffee beans don't have. today, when Taiwanese friends came to taste it, they said that they called it the unique milky sweetness of tea. It seems that the aroma and taste of this kind of things need to be associated with each other, but we can obviously feel the faint smell of tea.

In order to highlight the characteristics and aroma of this bean, the baking degree is on the verge of second explosion, and the second explosion and one sound are also my more commonly used baking degrees. as mentioned earlier, it can give play to the characteristics of the bean itself, and if it is too shallow, it will produce miscellaneous smell. if it is too deep, it will lose the aroma of flowers and fruit acid. of course, this should be adjusted according to the characteristics of coffee beans and the roaster's understanding of the beans themselves.

Real photos of cooked beans

I generally call this "sexy fold", most of the beans with this fold are to highlight their original taste and fruit acid, but if the quality of the raw bean itself is not high, it will produce some miscellaneous flavors, such as rotten soil, grass and dry taste. these flavors should be avoided as far as possible. The roasted rose has charming lemon and citrus aromas and super sweet honey cream flavors.