Roaster Location: | Yilan, Taiwan |
Coffee Origin: | Cañas Verdes, Boquete, Panama |
Roast Level: | Light |
Agtron: | 62/84 |
Est. Price: | NT $1200/20 grams |
Review Date: | September 2024 |
Aroma: | 9 |
Acidity/Structure: | 10 |
Body: | 9 |
Flavor: | 10 |
Aftertaste: | 9 |
Blind Assessment
Elegant, plush, floral and multi-layered. Perfectly ripe peach, almond butter, gardenia, Meyer lemon zest, wild honey in aroma and cup. Expressive, juicy-vibrant malic acidity; very syrupy, viscous mouthfeel. Impossibly long, harmonious, all-inclusive finish.
Notes
This outstanding coffee was selected as the No. 25 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2024. Produced at Hacienda La Esmeralda, entirely of the Geisha variety of Arabica (specifically, the Gigante lot located in Hacienda La Esmeralda's Cañas Verdes farm), and processed by a proprietary washed method that involves 72 hours of cold fermentation after de-pulping, then temperature- and humidity-controlled drying for 10 days. GK Coffee is a nano-roastery in Yilan, Taiwan that offers both retail and wholesale coffee. For more information, visit www.gkcoffee.com.tw or email gkcoffee2015@gmail.com.
Bottom Line
This lushly floral and stone fruit-laden Panama Geisha dazzles with its finesse and balance — especially its juicy, high-pitched acidity and complex, nuanced aromatics. A carefully grown and roasted coffee that deserves your best brewing method.
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