Description
The Greenwell Farms legacy began in 1850 when Henry Nicholas Greenwell left England and first set foot on the fertile soil of rural Kona. Greenwell farms is one of the biggest names in Kona coffee. This is an exotic strain for Kona coffee, and one can taste the difference.
Geisha coffee is a unique single strain that has been dominating the coffee competitions and top cups as of late. It is a strain of coffee originally found in Ethiopia that has now spread throughout the world. A real finicky tree, needs very high altitudes, field seclusion, and is lower yields than most strains, also more prone to diseases. So why grow it, you might ask. When done properly the taste is pretty incredible, not much else like it besides other unique Ethiopian strains. Sweet jasmine like floral with a more tea like spice chocolaty factor. Delicate cups with great depth of flavor.
Kopiko Estate is a recent addition to Greenwell and used as their model farm for many small holders. At a higher altitude than most, and contains experimental coffee strains used to advance both disease resistance and better tastes. Here is a blog post with more details.
Good to have friends in high places! Greenwell always holds some of the best lots for us and this year it is a true honor. Our first Kona Geisha.
Tasting Notes: A very clean, well balanced cup; crisp floral acidity and soft fruit tones comingle with a more tea like chocolaty finish. Can be roasted from light to medium but to see the strain shine, keep it pretty light. At lighter roasts, the acidity is a bit lemony upfront but will quickly fade into a rocking jasmine floral tone, one can smell it after grinding as well, these beans have wonderful aromatics. From a medium roast on, the acidity is very gentle and balanced with a smooth more tea like chocolaty note, just a hint of sweet floral as the cup cools. Medium acidity levels, light to medium bodied, very sweet and floral, a very cool offering for Kona fans.
Roasting Notes: Error a little lighter than dark on roast level or miss the more sweet floral tones that separate these beans from most Kona coffees. Even roasting with low chaff levels. A good screen of coffee but not strictly large beans. Geisha coffees are not the worlds largest beans, so with small batch geisha production one will see some larger, some smaller beans.
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