The difference of Grade Flavor and taste between Panamanian Red Standard geisha Coffee Bean and Ethiopian Rossia Village Red Standard Coffee

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When it comes to one of the most popular coffee beans in the boutique coffee market, the geisha coffee is mainly from Ethiopia, where the beans originated, but it was carried forward by the jade estate in Panama. However, with the growth of the boutique coffee market, there are estates in Ethiopian coffee producing areas that specialize in producing geisha coffee beans. Then in this article, Qianjie Coffee will come to popularize the flavor characteristics of geisha Coffee producing area.

The Origin of geisha Coffee varieties

The geisha coffee variety was discovered in the geisha forest of Ethiopia in 1931. geisha was then sent to the Coffee Institute in Kenya, introduced to Uganda and Tanzania in 1936, Costa Rica in 1953 and Panama in 1970.

However, according to Qianjie, geisha coffee has not been paid attention to during this period, because the yield of geisha coffee is very low, it is difficult to grow, and the economic benefit is low, so no one pays attention to it, and even regards it as a windbreak tree for other crops.

Later, the owner of the Panamanian Emerald Manor and his son discovered that the geisha coffee beans have a unique flavor, which is very different from the coffee flavor grown in Panama. In this way, the geisha coffee varieties were excavated separately in 2003, and in 2004, the geisha coffee beans were taken to participate in the BOP coffee competition to win the championship. As a result, geisha coffee became famous and appeared in the field of vision of coffee fans everywhere. At the same time, there is also a trend of growing geisha coffee in Panama.

Panamanian Jade Manor geisha Coffee

Now that we talk about geisha Coffee, Qianjie Coffee has to mention the Bole Emerald Manor of geisha Coffee. As mentioned above in Qianjie Coffee, Jade Manor is the initiator of geisha Coffee, so the landowners put most of their energies on the development of infrastructure to support the strict separation and fine processing of excellent batches, and to grade geisha according to plot planting. That is, the red sign geisha, the green mark geisha and the blue label geisha that we see in the coffee shop in Qianjie.

Classification standard of red, green and blue standards for jadeite manors

As mentioned above in Qianjie Coffee, the Emerald Manor has a strict and fine division of coffee beans produced in the manor, which shows that its marketing strategy is different from that of other manors. it is divided into five brands according to cup test performance and planted varieties and planted plots, among which there are three brands of geisha varieties, namely, jadeite special selection (red mark), private collection (blue mark) and geisha 1500 (green mark).

Jadeite Manor Red Standard geisha

The geisha specially selected by jadeite is the red sign we often hear. It is a geisha coffee bean planted at an altitude of 1600-1800 meters, with a cup test score of more than 90 points and produced from two producing areas of Jalamiyou and Canaus Vedvis.

In addition, we also have to participate in the independent bidding held by the Jade Manor itself. In the divided plots, the geisha batch that comes out for bidding is the red bid. However, there are also non-competitive red bids on the market, that is, the geisha which is selected from the same plot and then circulated to the market, the varieties and quality are the same, but there are differences in the price.

Qianjie Coffee Panamanian Emerald Manor Red Standard geisha Coffee beans

Country: Panama

Producing area: Pocket (Emerald Manor)

Altitude: 1700 m

Variety: geisha

Treatment: sun treatment

Flavor: citrus, compound fruit, rose tea, honey

Jadeite Manor Green label geisha

Private collection, commonly known as green standard, it is different from the red standard geisha is that it is not an independent competition batch, but the quality is still excellent geisha variety. The green standard geisha selects micro-batch mixed beans from different plots such as Jalamiyou, Canaus Vedvis and so on, which are planted at an altitude of 1600-1800 meters.

Because the mode of mixed beans is adopted, it is not specified in detail on the plot, so sometimes the flavor similarity between green standard geisha and red standard geisha is very high.

Secondly, although the green standard geisha is not as high as the red standard geisha, it still has the classic flavor of geisha, such as the unique floral, fruity, citrus, thick and juicy taste of geisha coffee. Therefore, Qianjie Coffee believes that the price-to-performance ratio of Green geisha is the highest of the three.

Qianjie Coffee Panamanian Emerald Manor Green label geisha Coffee beans

Country: Panama

Producing area: Pocket (Emerald Manor)

Altitude: 1700 m

Variety: geisha

Treatment: sun treatment

Flavor: Jasmine, citrus, melon, berries

Jadeite Manor Blue label geisha

geisha 1500 this brand is our common blue standard geisha. Choose mixed beans from three different plots, namely, Jalamiyou, Canaus Vidvis and the veil, which are 1400-1500 meters above sea level. The flavor of blue geisha is mostly micro-flower, sour and sweet, and the taste is not thick, so the price of blue geisha is also the most affordable among the three standards, but its coffee beans still have a good geisha flavor.

Qianjie Coffee Panamanian Jade Manor washed Blue label geisha Coffee beans

Country: Panama

Producing area: Pocket (Emerald Manor)

Altitude: 1400-1500 m

Variety: geisha

Treatment: washing treatment

Flavor: lemon, oolong tea, sucrose, peach

The above is the grading standard of geisha coffee beans in these three jadeite estates sorted out by Qianjie Coffee. Secondly, Qianjie Coffee learned that geisha Coffee has a strange feature, that is, it grows in extremely harsh conditions. Its flavor performance will be better, which means that geisha coffee is very difficult to pick and its yield is very low. At the same time, not all manors can grow delicious geisha coffee. It is necessary to have sufficient conditions and equipment to produce geisha coffee with good flavor, which is why the geisha coffee beans of Feicui Manor are unique.

In addition, Qianjie Coffee Shop has also introduced geisha coffee beans from the origin of geisha, which is also very excellent in flavor, but it is also different from Panamanian geisha. After all, the climate of the producing area is different. Next, Qianjie Coffee will introduce the most famous estates in Ethiopia that grow geisha Coffee.

geisha Coffee at geisha Village Manor

According to Qianjie Coffee, the manor owner's cultivation of geisha Coffee originated from an opportunity. In 2007, documentary director Adam Overton and his photographer wife Rachel Samuel came into contact with the Gera Coffee Forest in the Banchi Magi region (Bench-Maji) while filming a documentary about Ethiopian coffee for the Ethiopian government. In the process, they not only got to know the great land of Ethiopia, but also came up with the idea of setting up their own coffee estates and brands.

In 2009, they were lucky enough to meet the famous mule owner, BOP judge Willem Boot, and Willem Boot's idea of "returning to Ethiopia to find the birthplace of geisha" also provided an opportunity for the couple. In 2011 they returned to Banchi Maggie, where several areas are known as geisha Village, where native geisha varieties are most likely to be found.

Adam followed Willem Boot to explore the surrounding forest and discovered a variety of wild coffee trees in a jungle surrounded by dense forests (known as the Gori geisha Forest), of which the most surprising was the native geisha species. So they collected seeds from native rose trees, screened them, and planted them in geisha Village. And decided to build the manor here and name it Gesha Village Coffee Estate (geisha Village Coffee Manor)

geisha Village Manor is located in the Bancimaghi region (Bench Maji) in western Ethiopia, which is surrounded by dense jungle. Ruoxia Village is located with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, and the ancient and vast forest can be overlooked from above. The owners Adam and Rachel searched for a suitable manor for three years and went to the native forest of Rose Xia under the guidance of the locals. It is a two-day drive from the capital, Adis, Addis Ababa.

Ruoxia Village Manor covers an area of about 471 hectares, coffee cultivation area of about 320 hectares, brown red loam soil. The planting density was maintained at 7000 coffee trees per hectare. The site is named after the name "Oma" in honor of religious leaders who are respected and loved by the people. The coffee beans in Ruoxia Village are full of complex flavor and are very rare. They are often selected by internationally competitive baristas to participate in the competition. Due to the maintenance of the local ecological environment, and has a good cooperative relationship with local residents. To give back to the local community, the geisha Village Foundation was set up to promote educational development through the two schools adjacent to the manor.

Varieties of coffee beans in Guoxia Village

And Qianjie Coffee knows that in just more than ten years, the manor has grown three geisha varieties of coffee, of which Gesha1931 and Gori Gesha are named after the expedition when the coffee tree was discovered, and the other is Illubabor provided by the Ethiopian Coffee Research Center.

Gesha1931 is the closest to the Panamanian rose coffee variety, which is also confirmed by looking at the shape of the plant, the shape and size of the beans, and its cup test. The native variety of Gori Gesha was collected by the owners of geisha Village through his own exploration in 2011 from the Gori geisha wild coffee forest, which is 20 kilometers from the current geisha Village Manor, and no duplicate samples have been found elsewhere.

Grading system of geisha Coffee in Ruoxia Village

And according to Qianjie Coffee, Willem Boot also brought the Panamanian business model to the geisha Village Manor, creating the current grading system of geisha Coffee in the manor. That is, the bidding of geisha Village on the menu of Qianjie Coffee Shop, gold bid, red mark, green mark, Chaka geisha coffee beans.

However, these grading standards are still very different from those of Panamanian Emerald Manor geisha Coffee. At present, there are geisha Village Gold Standard batch geisha, Red Standard batch geisha and Chaka batch geisha in Qianjie Coffee Shop. Next, Qianjie Coffee will briefly explain these grading standards of geisha Coffee beans in Rose Village Manor.

Bidding batches: accounting for only 3.7% of the annual output of Rose Xia Village, the top batch of the carefully selected manor can only be obtained through the global bidding of 2018 Rose Xia Village Coffee Manor. The cup test score of the 2018 bidding batch is 88.15-92.67 points, which is divided into champion selection (Champion's Reserve) and manor selection (Farm Reserve). For example, Gesha Village 2018 Auction Lot RSV.6 belongs to the bidding batch.

Gold bid batch: the gold bid accounts for only 5% of the annual output of Ruoxia Village, which can almost be said to be of the same level as the bidding batch. The batches that contestants from all over the world usually choose, such as the WBC World Championship held in the Netherlands in 2018, the Australian and Japanese champions select gold bid batches to compete. Bakers with high quality requirements will also purchase, with complete traceability, each batch has outstanding flavor and high complexity, which is the best grade of the manor second only to competitive bidding. The gold mark of Rose Xia Village on Qianjie Street comes from Omar 059 batch.

Qianjie Coffee Golden Standard geisha Coffee beans at the Manor of geisha Village, Ethiopia

Producing area: producing area of Banchi Magi, Ethiopia

Manor: Guoxia Village Manor Oma plot

Altitude: 1900-2040 m

Variety: geisha 1931

Treatment method: sun treatment

Flavor: citrus, lemon, tropical fruit, cream, nuts, tea

Red label batch: a batch with complete traceability, with a typical flavor of geisha Village, the flavor intensity and complexity are slightly weaker than the Gold Standard batch, and it is a single product batch with high performance-to-price ratio.

Qianjie Coffee Red Standard geisha Coffee beans at the Manor of geisha Village, Ethiopia

Producing area: producing area of Banchi Magi, Ethiopia

Manor: Guoxia Village Manor

Altitude: 1909-2069 m

Variety: Gori geisha

Treatment method: sun treatment

Flavor: coconut, licorice, cream, chocolate, toffee, citrus, almonds, strawberries

Green label batch: officially known as SINGLE-TERROIR (single Land / Land), this coffee bean comes from a single farm in the village of geisha. Complete traceability information for each batch in the Single-Terroir series can be found, including farm name, coffee variety and processing date. Green label batch of Rose Xia Qianjie Coffee is not on the shelves yet, but it will also be on the shelves soon. Next, Qianjie Coffee will also share the basic information of geisha Coffee beans in geisha Village.

Qianjie Coffee the Green label geisha Coffee beans at the Manor of geisha Village, Ethiopia

Producing area: producing area of Banchi Magi, Ethiopia

Manor: Guoxia Village Manor

Altitude: 1911-2001 m

Variety: Gori geisha

Treatment method: sun treatment

Flavor: citrus, cherry, berry, honey, fermented feeling.

Chaka batch: this is a mixture of geisha coffee beans from geisha Village, including three varieties, namely Gori Gesha, Gesha 1931 (Gesha 1931) and Illubabor (Esse native disease resistant variety).

Qianjie Coffee chaka geisha Coffee beans at the Manor of geisha Village, Ethiopia

Producing area: producing area of Banchi Magi, Ethiopia

Manor: Guoxia Village Manor

Altitude: 1909-2069 m

Variety: Gori geisha

Treatment method: sun treatment

Flavor: citrus, grapefruit, cream, chocolate caramel

The above are the relevant producing areas and flavor features of the geisha coffee varieties sorted out by Qianjie Coffee, hoping to help coffee fans know more about the geisha coffee so that they can choose the geisha coffee beans that suit their own taste.

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