Coffee was first introduced to China in the 1800s by French missionaries in Yunnan. This initial introduction did not lead to any commercial scaling. In the 1960s government  initiatives were introduced to increase production and commercial interest but this had little affect. Not until a fresh round of government schemes in the late 80s did coffee in China get the kick start it needed. Although in speciality it is still very much an emerging origin.

Mr Hu is a Yunnan native who has been producing coffee For 20 years. He founded Banka farm and washing station, working with various smallholders and employing 100s of people. The management of the station has been taken over by the Yunnan Coffee Traders, who as well as experimenting with new processing techniques introduced new varieties and the region’s first optical sorter. 

Expect sticky sweet cherry compote notes with creamy chocolate mouthfeel and a caramel sweetness.