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Manuel
November 9, 2024
Not sad with this purchase. Shipping was quick. The coffee was great and right up there with other Gesha coffees I have had from the same area at a fair price for this variety of coffee. When I spend this much in a pound of beans it is a treat yo'self special buy for me. The bags they shipped these in was a nice touch so knuckle bumps to whoevers idea that was. I will definitly be ordering more beans from this business.
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Robert Clayton
September 30, 2024
Screened 14-20 Mostly 18, 19. Many failures trying to find the zone. Stubbornly slow to roast. This worked somewhat to salvage the material:
Roast 50 degrees F hotter to get a good crack. Set timer, easy to run too long. This makes more smoke than I would like. Roast 25% longer. Grind 30% larger to limit bitterness. Brew longer to extract from the larger grain. Makes a drinkable, not great cup. Still often fails.
Much internal pith makes large tan chaff when ground. I had to blow this into the sink before brewing. Other coffees have this, but this was the most extreme I have seen.
Found hollow beans. Not worth $35/Pound. There are many excellent choices at $8-$9 which makes this $7 coffee. With effort, I can make a 3-star coffee, but given the hassle and price, it's a 1-star project.
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Ron
December 9, 2023
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Michael Wilson
December 6, 2023
It is just wonderful. Had the opportunity to visit farm 10 years ago and spent time with the Janson family while there. There are not enough good things to say. Picked up a couple bags when I was in Panama City recently and enjoyed my finally cup from that purchase this morning. Need to order some today. Always will remember Ricardo Janson, a remarkable man and think about him often since he passed.
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Mike Rothwell
December 2, 2023
This is my absolute favorite coffee bean. I prefer roasting this coffee to a very early second crack. It makes a very smooth cup of coffee with great flavor.
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Jordan Rapp
October 8, 2023
This is a fantastic example of a geisha. I did a city/city+ roast, stopping once the first crack was almost entirely complete. The flavors are typically "tea-like," so it's best with no/little milk. It's a bit too floral for a latte - especially anything with a fair bit of milk. My wife likes 16oz lattes, and it doesn't have enough punch for those. In a 12oz latte it's good but probably not worth the price. But in a cappuccino, flat white, or straight shot it's superb. Can't speak to pour-over or similar as we're an espresso family.
I used to love geshas more than anything. But lately I have been really drawn to the Hawaiian beans for their richness and fully profile. I was on the fence about getting more gesha, just because it seems my tastes have changed over the past couple years.
This is an outstanding coffee. But I would say the lighter, more floral notes of geshas just don't resonate with me as much as they used to. This is a superb example of that - tea-like, floral, light and complex. So 5/5 for what it is and should be.
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Tom Hersh
August 13, 2023
This was one of my all time favorites both for espresso and regulars.
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M. Stone
April 11, 2023
IN REPLY to post by richard on March 6, 2023
I’m guessing you didn’t read the part that says green coffee is RAW! You need to roast it before consuming. I’ve sold this coffee for years. One of their coffees even won the Best of Panamá auction recently. It wasn’t this particular coffee but all of their micro lots are excellent.
Richard wrote:
Bean won't grind down enough so I can brew the coffee. Looking online to see what I'm doing wrong. So far, no luck. Tried brewing one time and it was terrible., Truly terrible. No help on this site where I bought the coffee. Good thing it was only a small amount. All comments state the coffee is fantastic, so far I'm not with them.
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Phil
March 9, 2023
Geisha beans have a unique flavor profile. A lighter roast is required to bring out the subtle flavors.
For a coffee this pricey it would be great if CBC would provide a roast profile for roasters to start with.
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richard
March 6, 2023
Bean won't grind down enough so I can brew the coffee. Looking online to see what I'm doing wrong. So far, no luck. Tried brewing one time and it was terrible., Truly terrible. No help on this site where I bought the coffee. Good thing it was only a small amount. All comments state the coffee is fantastic, so far I'm not with them.
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Jose Torres
February 18, 2023
Exellent coffee, when I try it first did not like it, but is a process how to make it after I learn it love it.
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Mike R
January 14, 2023
Light these had some good floral notes. Medium just at second crack, they are full of chocolate and caramel flavors. Just wow, some really great coffee you should try.
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Sherry
December 27, 2022
This was an interesting bean. On roasting, it was obvious that these were good quality beans. Not a bad bean in the bag. I roasted half as a light, and half as a medium. We did the medium first, and it was very good - caramel and blueberry notes. The light is amazing though. Citrus. Citrus. More citrus. I love this bean. I was not sure about the price, but wanted to see if I was able to REALLY see a difference. I highly recommend this coffee, and roast it light.
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Ronald A Linderman
December 13, 2022
Excellent! Great flavors. Will buy again.
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Ron
January 14, 2022
Best tasting Geisha! Great quality of beans and taste best with light roast!
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Ron Lu
December 31, 2021
Any chance y’all will get natural processed Janson Farm Gesha?
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Pierre Mitchell
December 16, 2021
incredible stuff. I've been roasting for about 5 years w/ Behmore 1600 and I'm never able to quite reproduce a "George Howell" quality-level roast (for central american variety that I like - or Kenya AA/AB) no matter where I source the green beans from (and I'm sure my roasting skills are also to blame!), but these beans are at that level post-roast and perfect for a pour over. Light-to-medium roast on this one.
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Marc Leeder
October 23, 2021
I screwed up the roast on this one.
However it was still pretty good after sitting for a week.
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Kellydiehl
October 10, 2021
fantastic coffee. Very fruity. love it
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Scotboy56
September 23, 2021
Not only is the coffee delicious, but the roasting was a delight too. I roast manually, with a nut-roaster pan over an open flame, and I was struck immediately by the mellow aromas coming off the beans. It's a pricey brew, but I'm finding myself ripping through the 1/2 pound sample and ready for more!
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Poolej2
September 22, 2021
Very smooth and subtle flavors. I probably would have rated it as "love it", except given the high praise I normally see for Geisha coffee, I was expecting a little more of a wow factor, relative to the Ethiopian organic yirgacheffe that I normally buy from Coffee Bean Corral (although maybe this just speaks to the quality of my comparable).
Reading online, it says to go with a light to medium roast (definitely not dark), and to let it de-gas for 10-14 days (much longer than most beans). I followed these directions and was much more particular about my roasting and brewing process than usual, but I may try a few variations of each to see if I can get more out of it.
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Matt
September 21, 2021
Probably going to have to make this my favorite bean, it’s well balanced and roast nicely.
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