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Aini Manor - The Leading Coffee Estate in Yunnan

How can you say you've visited a Yunnan coffee estate if you haven't seen the leading one? Today's goal is to cut through the information overload and immerse ourselves fully in nature.

Aini has two main estates, one in Pu'er and one in Xishuangbanna. Manzhongtian is the one in Pu'er. Although it belongs to Pu'er, the drive of more than two hours truly leaves you dazed, with the winding mountain roads and their eighteen bends.

Aini is a highly successful estate with commercial and standardized management, leading all Yunnan estates. Its annual output accounts for one-fifth of Pu'er's total coffee production. Backed by strong government support, it is a renowned coffee estate in Yunnan and a joint venture with Starbucks. The estate has also obtained numerous certifications.

We missed the flowering season and only saw scattered coffee flower buds.

The nursery base, drying grounds, and planting areas are all well organized. Some of the coffee tree nameplates in the planting area even carry secret codes.

Manzhongtian Aini Estate Address

Located in Manzhongtian Village, Bangnong Village Committee, Yixiang Town, Simao District, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province

Transportation

If you plan to travel by bus, you need to buy a ticket to Jiangcheng Qiaotouhe at the No. 51 Bus Station.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

To bring Yunnan's terroir home, FrontStreet Coffee's Yunnan Small Bean is the natural starting point. Small bean is simply another name for Arabica, the smallest-fruited of the three original coffee species. Arabica reached Yunnan in 1904, when the French missionary Tian Deneng brought seeds, Typica, from Vietnam and planted the province's first coffee tree in Zhukula Village, Binchuan County. Yunnan's favorable geography and climate made the crop a success.

FrontStreet's Yunnan Small Bean comes from the Baoshan region. It is washed and roasted medium, and brews into soft nutty and chocolate sweetness with a light plum acidity, an affordable and welcoming introduction to Yunnan coffee.

If you prefer a clearer, more defined cup, FrontStreet's 2013 Sun-Dried Typica is a step up within the region. FrontStreet's estate uses the oldest and most traditional post-harvest method, sun-drying, which gives the coffee a fuller body and a more pronounced sweet-tart character with citrus and berry notes, a hint of fermented wine, caramel sweetness, and a creamy finish.