If Geisha is compared to a thousand-mile horse, then Jade Manor is a well-deserved winner. Because it was Emerald Estate that discovered the potential of Gesha and in 2004BOPIt made everyone aware of the delicious taste of Geisha, which is why Geisha has become the top variety in the specialty coffee industry today. It can be said that without Jade Manor, it might have been many years later for the Gesha variety to make its successful debut.After Emerald Manor successfully made Geisha popular, they began to carry out strict and refined planting and management of this variety, and launched a special grading system. As we are familiar with "Red Label Geisha” and “Green Label Geisha” are the different grades of Geisha separated by Emerald Manor, and these two GeishaIt is sold both in offline Front Street stores and online Taobao Tmall stores.However, because the price difference between them is more than double, many friends are curious; "They are both Geisha from Jade Manor. What is the difference between the Green Label and the Red Label, which are twice as expensive?" This is a question that Front Street customer service often receives.First of all, we need to know that whether it is a red label or a green label, most of the various colored "labels" we commonly see in coffee are actually consumers' abbreviations for these products. What does it mean?These "labels" are not actually the names of the products themselves, they refer to the trademarks corresponding to the products. When grading the products, Jade Manor also made corresponding trademarks to distinguish them, and the biggest difference in each product trademark is their color.The so-called "red label" refers to Jade ManorpermanentThe highest grade of Gesha on sale(Except for bidding lots). Its name is Esmeralda Special(Emerald Special), its trademark is mainly red; and green label means that the trademark color is mainly green. Geisha is second to the red label in the Jade Manor product line. Its name is Private Collection, which translates to private collection.As introduced on Front Street, Red Label is the highest grade of Geisha from Emerald Estate other than the auction lots. They are grown at an altitude of over 1,600 meters, have a cupping score of no less than 91 points, come from a single plot, and have very detailed traceability information.All red labels will have an independent batch number. From this batch number, we can read very detailed traceability information such as the specific plot where the red label was planted, altitude, day and night temperature difference, longitude and latitude, tree age, harvest time, number of harvests, processing methods, total yield, etc.Green-label Geisha is grown at an altitude of 1,600 to 1,800 meters, and only two traditional treatments, sun-drying and washing, are available. Moreover, it is Geisha harvested from a mixture of each estate. Compared with Red Label, it does not have such detailed traceability information, and this is the biggest difference between it and Red Label!What does it mean?There are three sub-manors under Jade Manor, namely Jaramillo,canasvidis, and the veil. Each manor is subdivided into multiple plots, numbering 6, 11, and 7 respectively, totaling 24 plots in total. Each Red Label Geisha comes from a single plot, andGreen Label GeishaIt is a product that is harvested from all the plots of each manor and then sold as one product. It should be easier to understand~And when we know the difference between them in grading, the next question is what is the difference in taste. It just so happens that Front Street has just purchased the new season's washed red label Geisha from the Jaramillo Mario plot, so next I will use it to compare it with the Front Street washed green label Geisha in the Front Street bean list to see what the difference in taste is between the Gesha that is twice as expensive~(Green mark on the left, red mark on the right)In order to better highlight the floral and fruity aroma of the coffee, Front Street uses a medium-light roasting curve to cook these two beans. Since the roasting degree is similar and the processing method is the same, the parameters used in Front Street brewing here are also the same! As follows:Amount of powder used: 15gPink to water ratio: 1:15Grinding degree:Ek4310 scale, 80% sieving rate of No. 20 sieve, fine sugarBrewing water temperature: 92°CThe brewing method is the same as usual:First, we inject twice the amount of water as the powder and steam for 30 seconds; after the steaming is completed, use a moderate amount of water to inject the second stage of hot water. There is a total of 120ml of hot water in this section, pour it from the middle and slowly spread it out. After reaching the outer circle, we continue to circle and inject water until the target amount of water is injected; the timing of the hot water injection in the third stage is after the hot water injected in the second stage has been drip-filtered. We use a smaller water flow to inject all the remaining 75ml of hot water in a small circle. When the hot water in the filter cup is completely filtered out, we can remove the filter cup and end the extraction.
Because the beans have a higher density and enter the water slowly, the extraction time for both cups of coffee is about 2 minutes and 15 seconds. And the taste of them... to be honest, there is a certain difference, but not as big as everyone thinks.The flavor of Jade Green Label is white floral, citrus, honey, and oolong tea, with some caramel and honeydew sweetness. The overall taste is balanced, the taste is smooth and round, and the aftertaste is long, just like drinking a cup of fruity jasmine tea; the flavor performance of Jade Red Label is also the same, it is also floral and fruity, with jasmine, berry, citrus, oolong tea... It is also like drinking a cup of fruity flower tea, but its overall taste will be cleaner and the flavor will be clearer.If you are not a friend who often drinks red label and green label beans as ration beans, it is almost difficult to identify who is who while drinking blindly. In fact, this is understandable. After all, coffee grown on the same land has the same variety, terroir, and processing. It is difficult to see very big differences. So this is why Green Label is often called the most cost-effective Gesha in Emerald Manor.(It was originally blue label, but Jade Manor has canceled the blue label product line)。So the above is the difference between Emerald Manor Green Label and Red Label Geisha. If you want to try the more classic Gesha flavor, the Green Label Washed Gesha from Front Street Jade Manor, or the Front Street Boquette Washed Gesha from the Front Street Bean List will be very good choices~
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
