{"product_id":"mirra-coffee-hsu-tingyeh-looproom-collaboration-typica-taiwan","title":"Mirra Coffee - Hsu Tingyeh Looproom Collaboration Typica | Taiwan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaiwan — Hsu Tingyeh Zhou Wu Mountain Farm Typica (Washed, Looproom Collaboration)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🍇 Gooseberry • 💜 Violets • 🍵 Milk Tea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducer: Hsu Tingyeh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarm: Zhou Wu Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Chashan Village, Chiayi County, Taiwan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarietal: Typica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess: Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevation: 1,300 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollaboration: Looproom Coffee (Taipei)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e Hsu Tingyeh's coffee is something to look forward to most during the off-season — the wait is over, with this season represented by two incomparable washed lots. This Typica yields an abundance of sweet, slightly tart gooseberry, bouquets of fresh-picked violets, and a distinct milk-tea creaminess with a mellow tannic quality. Given the lot's quality, complexity, and cleanliness, it made the perfect fit for this collaboration with Taipei's Looproom Coffee. In the cup: gooseberry, violets, and milk tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e Zhou Wu Mountain farm, at 1,300 masl in Chashan Village, Chiayi County, was founded in 2001 by Tingyeh, who adapted the high-mountain oolong fields of Zhou Wu to specialty coffee cultivation. The farm now spans roughly 7 hectares, growing SL34 alongside Geisha, Typica, and Purpurascens. Everything is done in-house, from seed germination through drying and milling, placing complete control over the coffee's final cup profile in Mr. Hsu's hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTypica is one of the most ubiquitous varieties of C. arabica, especially in South America — high quality potential at altitude, but tall, low-yielding, and susceptible to major coffee diseases. It originated in southwestern Ethiopia, moving to Yemen in the 15th or 16th century, then India by the turn of the 18th century. Seeds taken from India's Malabar Coast in 1696 and 1699 were planted in Batavia (today's Java), providing the genetic stock for the modern Typica variety. A single plant shipped from Java to Amsterdam in 1706 eventually supplied the genetic material — via French royalty in 1714 — for Typica cultivation across Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e This lot is Washed, a method that removes the fruit before fermentation and drying — allowing Typica's naturally delicate, high-altitude character to come through with clarity, building the gooseberry tartness and violet florality that define this cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e Delightful and complex — sweet, slightly tart gooseberry leads, with fresh-picked violet aromatics throughout, finishing on a distinct milk-tea creaminess and mellow tannic quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e 🍇 Gooseberry 💜 Violets 🍵 Milk Tea\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mirra Coffee","offers":[{"title":"Filter \/ 125g \/ September 2nd","offer_id":58632973713782,"sku":"MIRRA-HSU-TINGYEH-TYPICA-WASHED-FIL-125G-SEP02","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/TW-HT_2.jpg-cropped.jpg?v=1788797456","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/de\/products\/mirra-coffee-hsu-tingyeh-looproom-collaboration-typica-taiwan","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}