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Impressions: Pear, pine nut, cane sugar, oolong Roast degree: 2.5/5 Country: China Region: Guiben (autonomous prefecture of Xishuangbanna) Variety: catimor Process: honey Import partner:IndoChina coffee
For a 5th year, the return of the Guiben honey! One of our longest 🫱🏻🫲🏼 partnership at origin. TianCai, the farm manager and overall genius behind the processing, farming and quality control of those coffees, aims to connect with buyers that share the same values as the farmer group, which is to develop long term commitment at fair prices.
Even though they are doing some natural and washed processes, which we had in the past, the honey process is the one that’s been performing the best according to TianCai.
BREW CHART & IMPRESSIONS
OUR IMPRESSIONS
One of our most liked coffee of all time is back! The Guiben Honey was always one of our favorite, and we are glad it's back.
This year's harvest is so sweet and complex. TianCai is a master at sorting and porcessing coffee, and every year we are amazed at how it keeps getting better.
The acidity is subtle, like a cooked pear. This is also giving the coffee a super enjoyable texture. It's slightly nutty, but we identified it as pine nuts, which is quite unique in our experience. The oolong finish brings a lot of depth and a long aftertaste, and the pure, cane sugar sweetness balances everything out perfectly.
A truly wonderful coffee.
BREW GUIDE
Think of these as starting points - adjust as you go. Remember: your taste buds always win!
ESPRESSO
Dose: 18 g Ratio: 2.2 : 1
⏱ : 30-34 sec
ESPRESSO WITH MILK
Dose: 18 g Ratio: 2 : 1
⏱ : 32-36 sec
AMERICANO
Dose: 18 g Ratio: 2.3 : 1
⏱ : 28-32 sec
V60/ ORIGAMI
Dose: 23 g Ratio: 16 : 1
⏱ : 3:30-4:00 min
CHEMEX/ BATCH BREW Dose: 40-60 g Ratio: 15.5 : 1
⏱ : 4:15-5:30 min
FRENCH PRESS Dose: 18-25 g Ratio: 15 : 1
⏱ : 4:00 min steep time
TRANSPARENCE
Farmers: Guiben Farm manager: TianCai Exporter: Yunnan Coffee Traders Importer: IndoChina Coffee
It's always quite challenging to get coffee from Yunnan, but this Rabbit Hole Staple is not going anywhere if we can help it!
We are grateful to IndoChina coffee to always organize everything, even though we have to import those lots from a warehouse in the UK. Price paid by us to IndoChina Coffee for the landed coffee at our roastery: 21,60CAD/kg FOB price (prices paid to farmers + fees and transport from the farm to the port at origin): 16,45CAD/kg Farmgate price: Based on our conversion from the local currency and on previous years, we'd estimate that the farmers received 12,15CAD/kg.
