Geisha coffee can be said to be one of the most popular coffee varieties in the past ten years, and several of them are also on the bean list of Front Street Coffee.Gesha Coffee, and Front Street baristas will always recommend Panama Emerald Estate’s Geisha to those who want to try it.Gesha Coffeeof guests.
Why recommend Panama’s Emerald Estate? Because Front Street Coffee believes that PanamanianGesha CoffeeIt can better represent the taste of Gesha coffee, and among Panama, the Gesha from Emerald Manor is the most representative.
The Geisha variety, like other coffees, originates from Ethiopia and was introduced to Panama in 1970. However, the Gesha variety was not taken seriously at first. Because of its low yield, poor disease and insect resistance, and high plant height, it could only be used as a wind-blocking tree for other varieties. Until Jade Manor was separated from other varieties for cultivation, it won the championship in the 2004 BOP Panama Green Bean Competition, and has become popular all over the world.
Geisha coffee beansThe common brewing method in Front Street is generally Pour over(V60) coffee, and Geisha coffee can only be tasted in the form of Pour over(V60) coffee in Front Street Coffee Store. A regular customer in the store who often drinks Panama Emerald Estate Red Label Geisha once asked us on a friend’s whim if we could add it to our store.Gesha CoffeeMade into an Americano, our barista politely refused.
In fact, people who have a certain understanding of the coffee industry know that there are several relatively large-scale competitions in the coffee circle, such as barista competitions, coffee brewing competitions, etc. Many players will choose Geisha coffee for competition when selecting beans. Some people describe the current competition asGesha Coffeecompetition. So why do players prefer Gesha? And what was the reason for the Front Street barista’s refusal? Can Gesha coffee beans be used to make Italian coffee?
Can Geisha coffee beans be used to make espresso?
In fact, the answer to this question has already been revealed in the previous article - Geisha can certainly make espresso. The three coffee projects in the barista competition are espresso, espresso-based milk coffee, and creative coffee with espresso as the core. These three projects are inseparable from espresso itself, and many thoughtful contestants will give priority to Geisha to make espresso.
What is Gesha? Gesha is just a variety of coffee, and espresso is just a way of extracting coffee beans. Geisha coffee can be enjoyed in any different brewing method. You can use a semi-automatic coffee machine to make espresso, use a filter cup to brew, you can use a moka pot, you can use a drip coffee machine, etc.
Why do players prefer Gesha?
Why do players prefer Gesha Coffee to play competitions? Is it because it's expensive? Of course not. One of the reasons why Gesha coffee is more expensive is that Gesha has less yield. As mentioned in the previous article, Gesha coffee is characterized by its tall tree, which makes it difficult to pick. It has long nodes and few fruits, and low yield. When it was first introduced to Panama, it was not liked by coffee growers and could only be used as a wind-blocking tree for other coffee varieties.
What's the reason? One of the important reasons is that the flavor of Geisha coffee is more specific. What is the competition about? How do players get points? The player must extract the coffee correctly, and then accurately describe the taste of the coffee. Finally, the sensory judges must drink the taste described by the player before the score can be counted. Therefore, the player’s strategy in selecting beans is of course that the more specific the taste, the better. The more specific the taste, the easier it is for the judges to drink it, and the less likely it is for the players to lose points.
The advantage of Gesha coffee is that it has a clearer aroma of flowers and fruits, among which Panama Gesha is one of the few well-known representatives. If you also want to experience the delicious taste of the competition, buy Front Street Emerald Manor Green Label Gesha. It is washed and has rich aromas such as jasmine, citrus, Tieguanyin tea, grapefruit, caramel, orange, nuts, etc. It is best extracted by hand, so that you can drink the richest layering and freshness of the coffee.
Recommended hand brewing parameters for Front Street Jade Green Label Geisha: 15g coffee, 1:15 powder-to-water ratio, 225g hot water, fine sugar grinding (EK43s-10 grid), water temperature 91~93°C, and three-stage water injection.
Everyone knows that Gesha coffee is delicious, but when it comes to using expensive Gesha to make espresso, Front Street thinks it is not appropriate. One is that the cost is too high, and the other is that most Gesha coffee is lightly roasted, which makes espresso easy to under-extract and has a pronounced sour taste. In response to these problems, we want to buy suitable Geisha SOE Italian beans. Front Street Grana Geisha is our first choice, which can immediately solve your urgent needs.
The biggest difference between Front Street Grana Gesha SOE and other Panamanian Gesha is that it is positioned as cost-effective, allowing Gesha to be used as a coffee ration and to make a delicious cup of Gesha Italian coffee at home. To highlight the essence of Gesha's aroma, the roasting level must not be too deep, otherwise the floral and fruity aroma will be completely dissipated. At the same time, it must not be too light. Under the boost function, the sourness will be concentrated, making the flavor unable to be displayed, and it will not taste good in American style or latte.
Front Street Grana Geisha SOE uses medium roasting. The aroma is pleasant floral and yellow fruit. The entrance is medium to high acidity, medium to low sweetness, and medium to low bitterness, with citrus and green tea being the most obvious.
The extraction parameters of Front Street Grana Manor Geisha SOE are: 20g coffee powder, 40g coffee liquid, powder-liquid ratio 1:2, time 28~30 seconds. To make American style, add 160g of hot water, and to make latte, add 200g of fresh milk.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
