JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Coffee geisha or geisha from Panama is known as one of the most expensive coffee varieties in the world.
Ryan Wibawa, Head of Coffee Common Grounds, said that the price of coffee geisha it can reach 10,000 United States (US) dollars or almost the equivalent of IDR 160 million per kilogram.
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“Right now, yes, that’s right, you could say it’s coffee geisha “is one of the most expensive coffee varieties compared to other varieties,” said Ryan.
Coffee prices geisha determined based on a special auction. This coffee is not auctioned with other coffee varieties, but is sold through the Best of Panama (BoP) auction by the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) every year.
“They (coffee geisha) Have markets (market) itself. “The assessment process is not the same as other coffees,” said Ryan in a media meeting at the Trophy Room Common Grounds Menteng Terra, Central Jakarta, Friday (22/11/2024).
The auction is determined after assessing the quality of the coffee through cuppingthe process of determining the quality of coffee through smell and taste by national and international judges.
“After cuppingthe values and order of coffee (based on quality) emerge. “After that, an auction was opened until the highest price was reached,” he added.
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The flavors are clear, but the supply is limited
Geisha coffee from PanamaReported by Kompas.comFriday (2/10/2020), Adi Tjaroepratjeka, one of the judges of the Indonesia Barista Competition (IBC), said, the taste of coffee geisha What is clear and limited supply is the cause of expensive coffee geisha.
“Geisha has a very clear taste, so it is easy for a barista to present several flavor characteristics,” explained Adi in the news.
Ryan also gave similar reasons. According to him, the price of coffee geisha which is expensive due to the unique character of the coffee.
“Because it is the character of coffee geisha “This cannot be replicated with other varieties and requires more effort to grow it,” said Ryan.
As long as it is planted, the coffee tree geisha should not be placed on land at a low or too high altitude.
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