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Qianjie-introduction to the variety of geisha coffee

I don't know if you've ever heard some people say that there are only two kinds of boutique coffee beans, one is geisha coffee and the rest of Arabica coffee is another! Although this is a bit of an exaggerated joke, it is undeniable that geisha coffee is also recognized as the most noble coffee bean in the boutique, especially in the past 15 years. Today, Cooko Lab will take you to know the history and some legends of this geisha coffee, and to mention your understanding of this geisha coffee bean!

The Origin of Geisha Coffee

Geisha coffee beans do not originate in Japan, but they are called Gesha in the mountains of Ethiopia, which happens to be pronounced homonym with the traditional Japanese geisha Geisha, but some people transliterate it as Rosa Coffee. Although the original hometown of this coffee bean is in the Gesha Mountains in southwestern Africa, coffee farmers do not like to grow this kind of coffee because it was later introduced to Panama, so coffee farmers do not like to grow this kind of coffee. But geisha is a derivative of Arabica and its genes have not yet been discovered.

But it wasn't until La Esmeralda, an emerald estate in Panama, made its coffee beans shine in a cup test in Panama in 2004, and the reputation of a geisha began to spread. Another reason is that the production of geisha coffee is relatively small, so when people equate the price with quality, our geisha coffee has become a legend. On the public coffee plate in 2019, Panamanian geisha coffee continued to be the most expensive coffee at a high price of $1029 per pound.

What's so special about geisha coffee?

Since winning the Panama Cup test, the reputation of geisha coffee has spread like wildfire. Even according to the most basic principle of supply and demand, when the output is small but the number of people who want to try is very large, the bidding price of geisha coffee has also skyrocketed. From $350.25 per pound in 2013 to $803 per pound in 2018 to $1029 today. Every year to set their own price record, although more coffee farmers are starting to grow geisha coffee, but the annual price increase is unstoppable.

But since you know the price and history of this geisha coffee bean, do you think this kind of bean is worth trying? Of course! Because geisha is a kind of his unique flavor! However, the taste of Yirgacheffe on the market is similar to that of geisha coffee, but the flavor of Yejasuefei is not so strong.

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