Pu’er, in Yunnan province, is world-famous as the home of pu-erh tea — and grows coffee at 1,300–1,800m, with washed and honey processing on the rise.
Pu’er, in Yunnan province, is world-famous as the home of pu-erh tea — and grows coffee at 1,300–1,800m, with washed and honey processing on the rise.
Light, clean flavor of florals, light fruit and sweetness defines it.The understanding of growing conditions and the quality-mindedness of a great tea region underpin coffee’s rapid recent growth here.
The Pu’er region (formerly Simao), known for its namesake tea, is mountain country near the border with Laos. An understanding of growing environments and a quality ethic cultivated through tea carry over to coffee here. Tea gardens and coffee plots standing side by side is a landscape you will find only in Yunnan.
Within the same Yunnan: if Baoshan is the chocolate-and-nut balanced type at 1,100–1,700m, Pu’er sits somewhat higher and drinks lighter-bodied and more floral. Rather than lumping “Chinese coffee” into one, comparing Baoshan and Pu’er is an easy first step toward seeing each region’s character.
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