Geisha Village Gold vs. Red Label: What’s the Difference in Flavor and Rarity?
Apart from the Red and Green Labels from Finca Esmeralda, there’s another well-known pair of labeled Geishas on my coffee menu: the Gold Label and Red Label from Ethiopia’s Geisha Village. I’ve previously shared Finca Esmeralda’s grading system and even done a side-by-side comparison of Geishas from two farms. But there hasn’t been much discussion about the Gold Label and Red Label from Geisha Village, which often leaves people lingering in front of my coffee board, wondering about the differences. Today, I’ll clarify exactly how these two of Geisha Village’s most popular offerings differ. Before diving in, it’s important to note that aside from Gold and Red Labels, Geisha Village also produces Auction, Green, and Chaka grades. Much like many assume, the grading system shares similarities with Finca Esmeralda’s. As I’ve explained before, these “labels” aren’t the original product names. Because the original names are often hard to pronounce, we’ve adopted a more conversational ...