China — Red Dragon Estate Typica

Tastes Like — 🍇 Raspberry • 🌰 Macadamia • ☕ Lapsang Souchong Tea

DETAILS

• Producer: Uncle Yang & Lao Wang

• Estate: Red Dragon Estate

• Region: Baoshan, Yunnan, China

• Varietal: Typica

• Process: Anaerobic Natural

• Altitude: ~1,850 masl

• Harvest: 2025

• Roast Level: Light (Filter)

• Size: 200 g (Limited Edition Chinese New Year release)

INTRO — A Distinctive Chinese Microlot from TANAT

TANAT is thrilled to offer China — Red Dragon Estate Typica, a rare and expressive specialty coffee that highlights the emerging terroir of Yunnan with elegance and depth. This micro-lot comes from the Red Dragon Estate, where producers have focused on exceptional cherry selection and innovative processing to bring out vibrant fruit character and nuanced complexity in the cup.

Celebrated here in a limited edition for the Chinese New Year, this Typica lot delivers distinctive aromatics and a layered profile that’s perfect for filter brewing — a true exploration of what Chinese coffee can offer within the specialty sphere.

THE PRODUCER — Uncle Yang & Lao Wang at Red Dragon Estate

The Red Dragon Estate story centers around Uncle Yang, a lifelong coffee farmer rooted in the mountainous landscapes of Baoshan, and Lao Wang, a passionate specialist who returned to his home region to elevate coffee quality through careful cultivation and processing.

Their collaboration is built on a simple yet powerful philosophy: only fully ripe cherries — selected by hand and via flotation — are used. This “All Red Cherry Plan” underpins the estate’s reputation for pristine quality and expressive character. Over years of experimentation, education, and refinement, the team has created lots that rival well-known origins in both clarity and complexity.

THE PROCESS — Anaerobic Natural with Precision

Red Dragon Estate Typica follows an anaerobic natural process designed to amplify fruit sweetness and aromatic depth:

🍒 Ripe Cherry Selection — Only perfectly mature red cherries are hand-picked and float-sorted.
🧪 Controlled Anaerobic Fermentation — The cherries ferment in an oxygen-limited environment at ~22 °C, steering flavour development.
☀️ Natural Drying (~30 days) — Whole cherries are dried slowly, concentrating sugars and aromatics.

This careful approach builds a cup with clarity, brightness, and depth, showing how anaerobic methods can elevate the intrinsic qualities of Typica from Yunnan.

THE CUP — Bright, Nutty, Tea-Like Elegance

In the cup, Red Dragon Estate Typica is vibrant and layered — a rare example of Chinese coffee that marries fruit sweetness with deeper aromatic intrigue:

Flavour Notes

🍇 Raspberry — juicy, vibrant fruit sweetness
🌰 Macadamia — rich, creamy nutty richness
☕ Lapsang Souchong Tea — elegant, smokey tea-like nuance

The acidity is medium with a silky body that lingers gently on the palate. This coffee is both unique and refined — a compelling expression of Yunnan terroir and TANAT’s dedication to showcasing exceptional micro-lots.