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Pour-Over Coffee Recommendation | FrontStreet Coffee Premium Yunnan Small Bean Coffee - Yunnan Huaguoshan Typica

Basic Coffee Information

Aroma: Musk, plum

Flavor: Rich musk, subtle plum acidity

Roast Level: Light-medium roast

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Arabica coffee beans

Continent: Asia

Country: China

Region: Yunnan

Farmer: Local cooperative in Baoshan (single-origin coffee beans, not blended)

A rich musk flavor with a sweet finish and no astringency.

Roasted exclusively to a light-medium level to draw out the unique musk aroma of Yunnan musk coffee beans.

Distinctive musk and plum notes.

Grown at a high altitude of 1,450-1,638 meters.

Cultivated by the Yunnan Baoshan Coffee Cooperative, this coffee carries a unique musk character - the flavor of Arabica adapted to Baoshan's high altitudes. No pesticides are used at any stage; pests are controlled entirely by hand.

Baoshan

Baoshan is a city in Yunnan Province, in western Yunnan, and it is China's largest coffee-growing area. With an average annual temperature of 21.3°C, 2,334.5 hours of annual sunshine, annual rainfall of 721.51-100mm, and an accumulated temperature of 7,800°C at or above 10°C, the region is essentially frost-free all year. Its coffee-growing tradition runs deep: Baoshan has more than 50 years of cultivation history and a wealth of accumulated experience.

In the late 1950s, Baoshan's Yunnan small-bean coffee was rated first-class on the London market and earned the lovely nickname "Lujiang No. 1." In 1980 it was honored as "the crown of national coffee" at the national coffee conference. In 1987, after tasting Baoshan small-bean coffee, the technical president of Nestlé's coffee division declared: "This is the best coffee I have had in China." And in December 2010, following review by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, "Baoshan Small Bean Coffee" was granted national geographical indication product protection.

About FrontStreet Coffee

FrontStreet Coffee is a roastery in Guangzhou - a small shop with a remarkably diverse bean list, where you will find both famous names and obscure gems, alongside online store service.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If this washed Yunnan small bean sparks your interest in the origin, step up to FrontStreet Coffee's 2013 Yunnan Sun-Dried Typica. Grown on FrontStreet's own estate from pure Typica stock - the very variety French missionaries first carried into Yunnan in 1904 - it is fully sun-dried and roasted medium to bring out dark berry tones, caramel sweetness, chocolate, a whisper of dried apricot, and a black-tea finish. For espresso drinkers, the FrontStreet Dark Cocoa Blend pairs Yunnan small bean with Brazil Cerrado for balanced nutty, brown-sugar sweetness.