CHINA | Dehong Yuan Yi Yuan



It has a strong tropical impression, a juicy and bright taste, and a lactic acid-like sourness. You can enjoy the flavors reminiscent of lychee and peach, and a slight refreshing feeling like drinking soda. The distinctive, gorgeous aftertaste of oolong tea is also impressive.
This coffee has a complex and unique flavor, with a gentle sweetness and soft mouthfeel that is unique to honey processing.

■ FLAVOR COMMENT
Lychee, white peach, tropical, oolong tea


■ INFORMATION
This is a specialty coffee from the YUAN YI YUAN Coffee Farm in Dehong , located in the north of Yunnan Province. In collaboration with the Tokuhiro Tropical Crops Research Institute, the fermented honey process is made using yeast specifically for coffee. The Tokuhiro Tropical Crops Research Institute dedicates itself to improving coffee varieties and cultivating seedlings every year, and also puts effort into coffee processing.


In this honey process, first, fully ripe coffee cherries are harvested, washed, and the coffee pulp is removed. Generally, the removed coffee pulp is used as fertilizer or cascara tea, but in this refining process, the removed coffee pulp is collected and placed in a tank of water together with parchment coffee with mucilage. At the same time, coffee yeast is added and fermented for 150 hours. After fermentation is complete, the cherries are dried without being washed.


The special yeast used gives the brewer a very clear stone fruit flavor, like peach. The temperature changes give the brewer a sweet lychee aroma that lingers and a jasmine tea aroma that fills the mouth.
Since MOUNTAIN MOVER's own farm became our own in 2023, we actively negotiated with the farm owner and adjusted the fermentation. Thanks to that, we were able to further improve the flavor expression from the 2022 batch.

Country of Origin: China
Production area / Yunnan, Dehong
Farm name: Yuan Yi Yuan Coffee Farm
Elevation / 1,400m - 1,580m
Breed / Catimor P4
Purification method / Yeast Fermentation Honey
Klopp / 2023/24
Importer / Mountain Mover
Roast level: Medium light roast
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