How Does Huakui 6.0 Geisha Coffee Differ From 5.0?
Huakui is a Geisha coffee line from Guji Hambela in Ethiopia, and the name dates to 2017, when a sun-dried bean from the Buku Abel station won the TOH championship and Li Jianfei took second place in the China region of the World Brewers Cup with it. Huakui 6.0 is expected to reach port in April 2022, and Front Street Coffee has already reserved an early lot.
The supply gap explains the attention: Luckin Coffee planned to buy 80 tons of Huakui in 2022, while domestic green bean traders imported only 30 to 40 tons in all of 2021. The 2021 Huakui 5.0 had a weaker strawberry note but won fans with citrus and berry flavors, and green geisha coffee beans from later lots are extensions rather than the original championship batch.
Huakui coffee beans have always been a highly sought-after star in the specialty coffee circle. Even Luckin Coffee planned to purchase 80 tons in 2022, while the total import volume of domestic green bean traders in 2021 was only 30-40 tons, showing its popularity. The legend of Huakui began in 2017, when a sun-dried bean from Guji Hambela won the TOH championship. In the same year, Li Jianfei used it to win second place in the China region of the World Brewers Cup, and it became famous ever since. Hongshun Coffee introduced it into China and named it "Huakui," meaning the first of the geishas. Since then, the Huakui series has continued to iterate. Although the strawberry flavor of Huakui 5.0 in 2021 weakened, it won affection with its citrus and berry notes. The new-crop Huakui 6.0 in 2022 is expected to arrive at port in April. Front Street Coffee has already made an early reservation. This article will compare the flavor and mouthfeel differences between 6.0 and 5.0, and review the evolution of Huakui coffee.
Huakui coffee beans have extremely high visibility in the specialty coffee field and are deeply favored by veteran coffee lovers. Luckin Coffee once publicly stated that it planned to purchase 80 tons of Huakui coffee beans in 2022, a quite considerable figure. By comparison, the total amount of Huakui imported by domestic green bean traders in all of 2021 was only 30 to 40 tons.
The origin of the name Huakui can be traced back to 2017. At that time, a coffee bean produced in Guji Hambela took first place in the TOH sun-dried group competition. In the same year, Li Jianfei won second place in the China region of the World Brewers Cup with this bean, and almost all contestants that year used Geisha. This made this Hambela bean especially eye-catching. Beijing green bean trader Hongshun Coffee introduced this batch into the domestic market and gave it the name "Huakui," meaning the first of the geishas (Geisha coffee is also called geisha coffee).
Front Street Coffee believes that the only batch that can truly be called Huakui is the one from the "Buku Abel" processing station in Hambela that won the TOH championship in 2017. The others, such as Huakui 2.0 and Huakui 3.0, are all extension products of Huakui coffee. The reason the 2017 Huakui was so unforgettable is that it had a unique strawberry flavor. The subsequent Huakui X.0 series gradually shifted toward other flavor directions.
Hongshun Coffee has continued to deepen the Huakui IP and has maintained long-term cooperation with the producing region. The performance of Huakui 5.0 in 2021 was also impressive. Although the strawberry flavor was no longer so prominent, it still presented rich citrus and berry notes and was deeply welcomed by domestic coffee lovers.
The arrival of 2022 means that the new-crop Huakui coffee beans are about to be launched. If there are no surprises, this year it will be named Huakui 6.0 and is expected to arrive at port in April 2022. Front Street Coffee has already reserved the batch at the first opportunity. It is believed that friends who love Huakui coffee and trust FrontStreet Coffee will be among the first to taste the new-crop Huakui 6.0.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
