Single Origin Highlight

Coffee thrives in western Yunnan, along the border with Myanmar, at elevations ranging from 900-1,750 MASL. The Xishuangbanna, Yunnan region is a tropical, humid area south of the Tropic of Cancer, perfectly within the ‘coffee zone’ of the world. The coffee we drink is the seed of the fruit. The beginning process of harvesting a coffee bean is removing the layers of the seed. Different types of processing involve removing the layers of the fruit in different ways at different times of the processing cycle. This single origin went through a honey process, meaning that the skin and pulp were removed before being washed at the wet mill and then put out to dry. Honey coffee does not derive it’s name from a flavor association with this processing method, rather, it is a reference to the color of the coffee as it dries. The Banka Washing Station in China is home to one of their first ever micro-lots is known for its sweet and full-bodied single origins.