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Wow, what an interesting 4 months following the Coffee Commodity markets. If you are unsure of the back story, here is a link to my opinion piece 10 weeks ago when the market sky rocketed. Click here to read the previous article As the Harvest approaches in Brazil, we are hearing more and more reports of this… Underdeveloped, and rotten beans inside of otherwise healthy looking cherries. Coffee trees are producing healthy amounts of cherries, but many are ripening very early. We will not know how many of the cherries are carrying bad beans until the harvest, which is approaching...

Geisha is a very rare and hard to grow varietal of Arabica Coffee. It is sought after for its distinct floral bouquet and delicate flavour. The variety was announced/discovered to the world at The best of Panama Auction in 2004. Hacienda La Esmeralda presented a coffee which unique characteristics amazed the judges. One of the Judges present, Willem Boot, scored it a 96 and started a personal quest to uncover the secrets of the variety. The Variety originally came from the Western province of Ethiopia, where it journeyed through Tanzania, Kenya, Costa Rica, and finally to Panama. It is an...