Yunnan, China New York

Yunnan coffee,
chosen in person

Small lot specialty Arabica from the hills around the Gaoligong range. My family in Yunnan knows the growers, so I buy at the farm, cup every lot myself, and bring it to roasters and cafés across the US

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Aerial view of the river valley below the Gaoligong mountains in Yunnan, with cloud sitting low across the ridges

Baoshan & Nujiang, 1,250 to 1,750 m

Steep, shaded slopes on the eastern edge of the Gaoligong range. Cool nights, long ripening, hand picked cherry, and family close by who know which growers take the extra care

3lots this season
84+cupping score
1person, start to finish

The story

Family in Yunnan, and a long way to your roaster

I grew up in Hong Kong and I'm based in New York now. I have close family in Yunnan, in the southwest of China, where the Gaoligong mountains rise between the Nu and Mekong rivers. For most people outside China it's still a discovery that coffee grows there at all

Yunnan coffee carries an old reputation from its commodity years. What I bring sits firmly on the specialty side of it. Careful picking, proper drying beds and small fermentation batches give a cup that's rounder and sweeter than most people expect: deep chocolate and brown sugar underneath, a soft citrus lift, and a delicate tea like floral note in the finish. Approachable enough for an everyday espresso, distinctive enough for a single origin pour over

What it usually tastes like

Dark chocolate Brown sugar Soft citrus Tea like florals Dried stone fruit Round, gentle acidity

Founder, 在太空飘的咖啡豆 Raised in Hong Kong · based in New York · in Yunnan every harvest

Why Yunnan

An origin worth a place on your menu

High altitude Arabica, harvested November through March, a window when most other origins are quiet. And the supply chain is about as short as it gets

Direct family relationships

One link in the chain, straight from the farm. My family in Yunnan makes the introduction, I agree the price with the farmer myself, and every lot arrives with a name, a plot and the price I paid

Specialty grade micro lots

Hand picked, screen sorted, cupped at 84+ before anything ships. Lots are small on purpose, from 25 kg for a sample run up to a few hundred kilos, so quality stays consistent all the way through

Fresh & transparent sourcing

Harvest ends in March and the coffee is in the US soon after, in GrainPro. You get the harvest date, altitude, variety, process and moisture on every lot, in writing, before you commit

Season's lots

Lujiangba, Baoshan

Valley Washed

CatimorWashed1,300 m

Milk chocolate, brown sugar, orange zest, clean and round

The everyday workhorse. Forgiving on espresso, sweet through milk, and the easiest introduction to what Yunnan can do

Samples available from 25 kg

Gaoligong slopes, Nujiang

Ridge Honey

Typica & BourbonHoney1,650 m

Caramel, dried apricot, jasmine, black tea finish

Older trees on a shaded ridge, dried slowly on raised beds. The most delicate lot of the three, best as a filter single origin

Samples available limited · 180 kg

Xinzhai, Baoshan

Village Natural

CatimorNatural1,450 m

Cocoa nib, red plum, molasses, soft berry sweetness

A small controlled fermentation batch from a single grower's plot. Fruit forward and clean, a good seasonal feature coffee

Samples available limited · 90 kg

Who it's for

Built for small roasters and café owners

I work best with people buying by the bag. The kind of roaster who wants to know whose farm it came from, and can pick up the phone and ask me

  • Specialty roasters in NYC and the Northeast looking for an origin that's still rare on US shelves
  • Café owners who want a house espresso with a real story behind it, and a person to tell it
  • Buyers anywhere in the US who need small volumes, honest paperwork and straight answers about price
  • Anyone curious about Yunnan, start with one bag and let the cupping table decide

Get in touch

Start with one bag

kl774@cornell.edu WhatsApp and WeChat: +1 607 327 2741