CHINA | Dehong, Yuan Yi Yuan

■ FLAVOR COMMENT

The flavor is reminiscent of juicy white fruits like lychee and peach, with a faint, refreshing sensation similar to taking a sip of soda. It also features tropical nuances, a milky sweetness, and a lactic acidity.

The elegant aroma, suggestive of oolong and jasmine tea, combines with the gradual sweetness and soft mouthfeel characteristic of the honey process to create a pleasant aftertaste. This season's lot is finished even more cleanly and sweetly.

■ FLAVOR NOTE

Lychee, White Peach, Jasmine, Lactic

■ INFORMATION

We are pleased to bring you coffee once again this season from Yuan Yi Yuan Coffee Farm in Dehong, located in the northern part of Yunnan Province.

Produced in collaboration with the Dehong Tropical Agriculture Research Institute, this coffee uses a specialized yeast for a fermented honey process. The institute is dedicated to the improvement of coffee varieties and seedling development, while also focusing its efforts on coffee processing.
For this honey process, ripe coffee cherries are harvested, washed, and depulped. While the removed coffee pulp is typically used for fertilizer or cascara tea, this processing method involves collecting the removed pulp and placing it into a tank filled with water, alongside parchment coffee that still retains its mucilage.

Specialized coffee yeast is added at the same time, and the mixture is fermented for 150 hours. Once fermentation is complete, the coffee proceeds directly to the drying stage without being washed. By using this dedicated yeast, we are able to achieve a remarkably distinct stone fruit flavor, much like peach.

Country / China
Region / Yunnan, Dehong
Farm / Yuan Yi Yuan Coffee Farm
Altitude / 1,400m - 1,580m
Variety / Catimor P4
Processing / Yeast Fermentation Honey
Crop / 2024/25
Roast Level / Light Roast