Coffee has been grown in Yunnan for over a century. The province is historically famous for tea growing, but, over the past three decades, many of the region’s fertile hillsides have been replanted with coffee.
Conditions in Yunnan are favorable for coffee. While altitude ranges from 800 to 1,800 meters above sea level, most coffee grows at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,500 meters above sea level.
Over 90% of coffee in Yunnan in Fully washed. The remainder is processed using the Natural method and a small percentage using the Honey/Semi washed method. Natural processing is usually used for the first coffee harvested, and the majority of Grade 1 coffees are Fully washed.