Geisha refers to a coffee variety that originally came from Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. After continuous selection, it came to Central and South America. It became famous in Panama in 2004 and became popular in the consumer market because of its iconic flavor. Geisha coffee green beans are slender in appearance, and the cooked beans have a strong fruity aroma, accompanied by obvious white floral aroma, and rich roasted sweet potato sweetness, making many coffee lovers obsessed with it.
Front Street Panamanian Geisha Green Beans
Thanks to Panama’s unique terroir and the foresight of Emerald Manor, the tall and thin Geisha coffee trees were planted at high altitudes. The result was a high-quality coffee with a floral, tangerine and sour flavor. It successfully topped the list of the best Panama coffee competition, and Gesha became an instant hit.
As a popular variety today, Gesha has many titles such as "sky-high-priced coffee", "Hermès in coffee", "top of the coffee industry", etc. Especially Panama Gesha, which is also the most expensive style in many cafes, so it is often ridiculed as "expensive coffee". So what exactly is "expensive" about it?
Front Street Panama Poquette Gesha Coffee Beans
At first, the price of Panamanian Geisha coffee on the market was not too expensive. However, as it won trophies again and again, more and more people were amazed by its delicious taste. Multiple buffs such as scarcity and high grade continued to accumulate. Later, with the support of various auction mechanisms, the selling price of this variety continued to soar. So today it has the title of "sky-high price coffee". The realization of Geisha freedom has become the wish of countless coffee people.
In order to satisfy everyone's "Gesia addiction", some green bean merchants have launched a variety blend dominated by Geisha. For example, the Front Street Butterfly is composed of 70% Geisha and 30% Caduura and Caduai, allowing everyone to taste the unique tangerine honey flavor and elegant floral fragrance of Panama Gesha at an affordable price. You can place an order at the Front Street Tmall flagship store.
Front Street Panama Butterfly Coffee Beans
Panamanian Gesha is so expensive, but many people are still willing to pay for it simply because of its unique flavor expression. So, what exactly is “geisha flavor”? Why doesn't Gesha taste like coffee?
Many times, the public's first impression of coffee is generally a mellow tonality based on nuts, cocoa, and chocolate. This is the caramelization reaction brought about by medium-dark roasting. In layman's terms, it is a bit bitter, such as the herbal Mandheling, the nutty Brazilian Cerato, and the dark chocolate-like Cymbidium... These flavors are what we think of as "coffee flavor."
Front Street Colombian Cymbidium Coffee Beans
Different from the traditional "coffee flavor", Geisha has a sweet and complex aroma that makes people think of fresh flowers and various fruits at first, as well as a tea-like taste, instantly breaking people's impression that "coffee only tastes bitter". For example, when tasting Front Street Jade Manor Green Label Geisha, you can smell the pleasant aroma of coffee flowers, cream, yellow lemon, and grapefruit. As the temperature gradually drops, you will have clear flavors of citrus, peach, honey, melon, and sucrose in the mouth, mixed with the sweet aftertaste of green tea and caramel aftertaste.
The generation of the floral fragrance of Gesha depends partly on the variety itself, growing conditions, picking and post-processing, and partly on the control of roasting.
According to existing research, high-quality Panamanian Geisha coffee beans are rich in linalool, terpinene, limonene and other terpene compounds. These compounds are converted into volatile aroma compounds during the roasting process, and then stimulate our senses when drinking, thus triggering our memories of smelling flowers or tasting certain delicacies.
Most of the Geisha coffees we see on the market are controlled within medium roasting, because from a roasting perspective, usually light to medium roasting can better retain the floral aroma. They tend to have a soft sweet and sour taste and a delicate texture, making it easier to feel the floral and fruity aroma when tasting.
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
