What is specialty coffee?

Specialty coffee refers to high-quality coffee beans that are sourced from specific microclimates, carefully cultivated, harvested, and processed to bring out unique flavors and characteristics. It emphasizes quality, sustainability, and traceability throughout the entire coffee supply chain.

How is specialty coffee different from regular coffee?

Specialty coffee focuses on the quality and unique characteristics of the coffee beans, whereas regular coffee is more about mass production and consistency. Specialty coffee often has distinct flavors, and its beans are graded and scored based on attributes such as aroma, taste, and body.

What is single-origin coffee?

Single-origin coffee refers to coffee beans that are sourced from a single geographical region, farm, or producer. This can highlight the unique characteristics of the coffee beans influenced by the specific climate, soil, and processing methods of that region.

How is Geisha Coffee graded and scored?

Specialty Geisha Coffee is graded and scored using a standardized system developed by the Specialty Coffee Association. Beans are evaluated based on factors such as aroma, flavor, acidity, body, and balance. A coffee must score at least 80 out of 100 points to be considered specialty grade.

What are the best brewing methods for Geisha Coffee?

There is no one-size-fits-all answer, as the best brewing method depends on personal preferences and the specific characteristics of the coffee beans. Common methods include pour-over, French press, Aeropress, espresso, and cold brew. Experimenting with different methods can help you find the best way to showcase the unique flavors of Geisha Coffee.

How should I store Geisha Coffee?

To maintain freshness and flavor, store Geisha Coffee in an airtight container away from light, heat, and moisture. Avoid storing them in the refrigerator or freezer, as temperature fluctuations can negatively affect the taste and quality.

Jamaica Blue Mountain Bourbon Rey

Name: Jamaica Blue Mountain Bourbon Rey
Brand: Paradise Coffee Roasters
SKU: jbm-rey-4
Price: 40.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Regular price $40

Unit price per

Size:

4oz

12oz

Grind:

Whole Bean

Auto Drip

French Press

Quantity:

Coffee Profile

Continent: Carribean

Country: Jamaica

Farm: Coffea Diversa

Process: Washed

Region: Blue Mountains

Variety: Bourbon Rey

Roast Scale

Light Medium Dark

Tasting Notes

Not your parents Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee! A powerful, full-bodied cup. Apricot, toasted coconut, and brown sugar in the cup. A coating finish with hints of dark chocolate.

Background

Gonzalo Hernandez likes to brag that he’s amassed the world’s largest private collection of coffees trees: more than two hundred species, botanical varieties, mutations and cultivars that grow on his exotic Costa Rican “coffee garden”, Coffea Diversa. His collection includes some of the rarest in the world -- coffees many have neither heard of nor tasted.

Of each variety Gonzalo has only a few trees, and his coffees are sold in small 10 kilogram bags to knowledgeable roasters and friends around the world, first come, first serve. We first visited Coffea Diversa and met Gonzalo 11 years ago, and we’ve been looking forward to sharing these ever since.

A few years ago he started a farm in Jamaica's Blue Mountains in partnership with the Sharp Family of Clifton Mount Estate, growing a selection of his best cupping varieties from the Costa Rica farm. This farm is finally starting to produce and Paradise is one of the first roasters in the world to have an opportunity to share these coffees. This year we purchased some of the Rume Sudan variety. Extremely limited, we have just 20Lb to offer.

Bourbon Rey is a mutation of the bourbon variety discovered on Coffea Diversa farm in Biollet Costa Rica that produces giant seeds. Similar in size and cup profile to the Typica Mutant Maragogype and hybrids developed from that variety such as Pacamara and Maracaturra. We have tasted several varieties from their Jamaica farm over several harvest seasons now, and the Bourbon Rey is consistently among our top picks year after year.

In 2019 we sent the first harvest of this variety in Jamaica to Coffee Review which scored 93 points. Their Highest score ever for a Jamaican Coffee!