Coffee region guide
Pu’er
푸얼
A Yunnan origin where tea and coffee are grown, with smaller production areas including Simao.
Also known as: Pu'er · Puer
Place and growing environment
Misty mountain highlands, a mild climate and biodiversity characterize the growing environment.
Recorded flavors
- 01Chocolate
- 02Apple peel
- 03Spice
- 04Rounded texture
Processing
Washed
Grown varieties
Catimor · Bourbon · Typica · Gesha · Catimor P3 · Catimor P4 · Yellow Bourbon
Catimor
A group of distinct bred varieties sharing similar parentage.
- Lineage
- Developed by crossing Caturra with rust-resistant Timor Hybrid lines.
- Growing conditions
- Successive selection and field trials produced distinct varieties in different countries.
Bourbon
A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.
- Lineage
- Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
- Growing conditions
- Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
- Traits
- Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Typica
A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.
- Lineage
- Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
- Growing conditions
- Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
- Traits
- Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Gesha
A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.
- Lineage
- Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.
Yellow Bourbon
Yellow-fruited Bourbon material with several selections maintained by Brazil's IAC.
- Traits
- IAC lists J2, J9, J10, J19, J20, J22 and J24 among its high cup-quality selections.
Lot details
Tianhao Estate Natural
Wei Yunhua — Tianhao Estate
Nanxiong Xinzai, Huimin, Lancang, Pu’er
- Variety · process
- CatimorNatural
- Tasting notes
- Cherry · Pineapple · Rum · Cocoa
- Variety · process
- Catimor P3 · Catimor P4Natural
- Tasting notes
- Candy fruits · Blue raspberry · Purple grape
Tianhao No.33 Yellow Bourbon Honey
Tianhao Wash Station
Lancang, Pu’er, Yunnan · Harvest 2025–2026
- Variety · process
- Yellow BourbonHoney
- Tasting notes
- Bergamot · Honey · Raisin · Black tea
TianHao Red Natural
TianHao Estate
Pu’er City, Yunnan
- Variety · process
- CatimorRed natural; low-temperature sealed fermentation
- Tasting notes
- Dried fruit · Whisky · Brown sugar
Sources
- China Simao G1: CHI01 coffee profile(opens in a new tab)
John Burton Ltd. · Accessed
- Tianhao Estate: Lancang, Pu’er farm varieties(opens in a new tab)
KB Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- Fuyan Natural(opens in a new tab)
IndoChina Coffee · Accessed
- Tianhao No.33 Yellow Bourbon Honey(opens in a new tab)
Shu from Yunnan · Accessed
- TianHao Red Natural — Mellow(opens in a new tab)
Mellow Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- 云南省县级以上行政区划统计表(opens in a new tab)
Yunnan Department of Civil Affairs · Accessed