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Is Yunnan Huaguoshan Small Bean Coffee Delicious? Brewing Methods for Huaguoshan Small Bean Coffee

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, For professional barista communication, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat Official Account: cafe_style) FlowerFruitMountain Country: China Altitude: 1200m Region: Yunnan Roast Level: Medium Roast Processing Method: Washed Variety: Typica Flavor Notes: Floral aroma, cantaloupe sweetness,

FrontStreet Coffee Yunnan Flower Fruit Mountain coffee beans

Product Information

Product Name: FrontStreet Coffee Yunnan Flower Fruit Mountain

Country: China

Altitude: 1200 meters

Region: Yunnan

Roast Level: Medium Roast

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Typica

Flavor Notes: Floral, melon sweetness, black tea sensation

Major Growing Regions

Arabica coffee is suitable for growing on mountainous terrain at elevations of 800-1800 meters. If the altitude is too high, the taste becomes sour; if too low, it becomes bitter. Most Arabica coffee is planted in dry, hot valley areas around 1100 meters altitude, resulting in moderate acidity with rich, mellow aroma. Many regions in Yunnan have unique environments suitable for Arabica coffee cultivation, producing excellent quality Arabica coffee beans.

The main growing areas are distributed in Lincang, Baoshan, Simao, Xishuangbanna, and Dehong. Baoshan has an average temperature of 21.5°C, reaching up to 40.4°C, with basically no frost throughout the year, making it recognized as the best Arabica coffee growing region. The Yunnan Arabica coffee cultivated here is renowned both domestically and internationally for being rich without bitterness, aromatic without intensity, with small, uniform beans, rich mellow aroma, and fruity notes. International Coffee Organization tasting experts have evaluated Yunnan coffee as comparable to Colombian wet-processed Arabica coffee, ranking it among the world's high-quality coffees.

Variety

Typica, this classic premium coffee variety, is the main cultivated variety for this batch of coffee. Typica coffee originated in southeastern Ethiopia and Sudan and is the most widely cultivated coffee variety in the Western Hemisphere. The plants are relatively robust but not tolerant to strong sunlight, with higher yields in Hawaii. The top leaves of Typica are copper-colored, earning it the name "red-topped coffee."

Brewing Method

Hand-poured FrontStreet Coffee Yunnan Flower Fruit Mountain: 15g of coffee, medium grind (using Fuji ceramic burr grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level drops to halfway before continuing the pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total, discarding the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Growth Period

Yunnan Arabica coffee trees typically start bearing fruit at 3-4 years of age.

Coffee is a short-day plant. Coffee has the characteristic of multiple flowering periods with concentrated blooming. Arabica coffee in Yunnan flowers from February to July, with peak flowering from March to May. Coffee flowering is greatly influenced by climate, particularly rainfall and temperature. Coffee flowers have a short lifespan of only 2-3 days. Arabica coffee generally begins to bloom between 3-5 AM and reaches full bloom between 5-7 AM.

Coffee fruit development takes a relatively long time. Arabica coffee fruit takes 8-10 months to mature, typically ripening between October and December of the same year. Rainfall has a significant impact on fruit development, and climatic conditions directly affect the fruit quality.

FrontStreet Coffee · Yunnan Arabica Coffee

Yunnan Arabica coffee belongs to the Rubiaceae family, Coffea genus. The main growing areas are distributed in Lincang, Baoshan, Simao, Xishuangbanna, and Dehong. Arabica coffee originated in Ethiopia or the Arabian Peninsula.

Flavor Description: Rich without bitterness, aromatic without intensity, floral notes, melon sweetness in the middle, black tea sensation in the finish.

Baoshan Arabica coffee is a specialty product of Baoshan's Lujiang River Valley in Yunnan and a national geographical indication product. It is one of the finest quality coffees in the country and even globally. The beans are uniform and full, with fresh aroma, rich fragrance, and mellow mouthfeel. It offers richness without intensity and can be compared to the world-famous Blue Mountain coffee. It enjoys global reputation for its outstanding quality: in the late 1950s, it was rated as first-grade in the London market and earned the beautiful name "Lujiang No. 1." In 1980, at the national coffee conference, it was recognized as the "Crown of National Coffee."