Yunnan Menglian Dongka Washed
- Regular price
- $5.25
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- Sale price
- $5.25
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About The Coffee
About The Coffee
Farm / Wash Station: Dongka
Country: China Yunnan
Region: Menglian
Species: Arabica
Varietal: Catimor
Elevation(MASL): 1400+
Process: Washed
Crop: Current
At 400 tons per harvest Dongka is our largest volume producer and has some of the most consistent specialty grade washed coffees in the Menglian region of Yunnan.
Mrs Na owns and operates the wash station. She buys all her cherries from the farms on the mountain around the wash station and it is in a quasi contractual way, so she buys the same crops every harvest.
About 4 years ago Mrs Na made improvements to both increase the volume, quality and ensure consistency.
Harvest is from November to February. Dongka is at 1400 MASL. All the coffees here are washed and a patio is used for drying. Variety is cartimor. The cherries are first pulped and then fermented for 12-18 hours. Patio drying is about 10 days.
The “Wa” tribe are the main pickers for the Menglian region. But picking is also done by the Akha, Dai and Lahu tibes. Farm owners and wash station owners are the Han people