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However, the higher latitude of In recent years, many people have recognized Cati-
mor from Yunnan as the best of its kind in the world.
Yunnan and larger day-and-night Catimor is often planted at a relatively low altitude of
1,200m in other areas. However, the higher latitude of
temperature gaps bring some Yunnan brings a larger day-and-night temperature gap,
together with high altitude(1,600-1,700m) to plant small
Katim to the altitude of 1,600-1,700m, number of Catimor coffee plants in Yunnan, providing
good conditions for the accumulation of flavor precursors.
providing good conditions for the Coupled with farmers’ increasing understanding and
accumulation of flavor precursors. awareness of specialty coffee standards, it is not surpris-
ing that Yunnan Catimor is better than its peers from
other regions and even some other well-recognized spe-
cialty coffee varieties. In the 2022 Best of Yunnan Green
Coffee Competition, 35 out of the 36 finalists were Cati-
mor beans, and the remaining one was Villa Sarchi. Nev-
ertheless, Yunnan coffee still has a long way to go before
it can stand out in top international competitions.

Specialty Coffee in Yunnan

Though the specialty rate of Yunnan coffee is under
10%, it has been an inevitable topic in the region for years.
After traveling all over Africa, Central and South Ameri-
ca, Beanhunter believes good coffee can grow in Yunnan
given the natural conditions in the same league. Back
around 2010, with belief in the land’s potential, pioneers
flooded to Yunnan for specialty coffee experiments, rang-
ing from coffee-loving entrepreneurs to domestic and
international companies and institutions. The most famous
one among them may be Seesaw, a local specialty coffee
chain which launched the “Yunnan Decade Plan” in 2014.
The brand has dived deep in the origin to share interna-
tional experiences and standards, and promised to pur-
chase local beans in support all the efforts Yunnan did for
producing speciality coffee.
It’s well know that the first step to growing good
coffee is to inspire coffee farmers and raise their aware-
ness, activating the desire to learn and change. Apart from
scientific planting advice, it is equally important to show
them how to brew and drink coffee, and how to define the
quality of their own coffee by cupping. With the launch
of these projects, coffee producers have begun to be
trained in sensory protocols, go to cities for exhibitions
and get invited by brands to attend related events, gener-
ating more attention from the consumer market.
Though some have caught up with the tide of spe-
cialty coffee, many farmers who depend on coffee for
their livelihoods, have never tried the drink, let alone
judging the quality. Therefore, YSCC intentionally drove
a mobile coffee van with a coffee roaster machine during
the road trip, allowing coffee producers along the way to
experience what “from seed to cup” means.

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