True Mei Yuan Coffee Estate

Taiwan · Liugui · grown under forest shade

From mountain mist,
to the warmth of your hands.

Taiwanese coffee is not only fragrant — it is honest. Since 2018 True Mei Yuan Coffee Estate has grown coffee in the forests of southern Taiwan, keeping the memory of the land inside every bean.

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Baolai, Liugui District · Zhulin

Film

The steam rising from a brew is the same mist that drifts over a mountain estate

In three minutes, journey through the forests of Baolai and True Mei Yuan Coffee Estate.

Before you press play, take a deep breath of mountain air. There is no soundtrack — only the wind and water of the Baolai forest, and the quiet sounds of hands brewing coffee. Headphones recommended.

approx. 3 min · Chinese subtitles

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Four key strategies behind True Mei Yuan's long-term commitment to the Japanese market — from three consecutive trade fairs to focused B2B partnerships.

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story · the beginning

A bean's story begins in the soil

True Mei Yuan Coffee Estate began cultivating coffee in 2018, bringing plants from Taiwu in Pingtung. That first stirring of feeling for the land became a way of giving back to nature — and a lasting commitment to the community around us. Carrying forward the spirit of the 2021–2022 "True Mei Yuan Taiwan Specialty Coffee Review — Origins", the estate keeps telling the story woven between coffee and the earth.

For a farmer, coffee is more than a crop. It is the sediment of years and feeling — the crystallisation of craft, the extension of memory. Every season of experience is written into land passed down through generations.

Perhaps those cherries, ripening red against the clay, are the ideal a lifetime has been spent pursuing.

terroir

Branches heavy with fruit —
a poem written by the forest

We grow under the forest canopy, following nature rather than forcing it. This land gives us aroma and character; we answer with patience and care. Only fully red cherries are picked by hand, washed in mountain spring water, then given to sun and wind. Adding nothing unnecessary is our technique.

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    It begins with the land

    Long before the cherries turn red, the mountain air already carries the scent of the soil. Truly moving coffee comes from a deep conversation between people and the land.

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    From craft to feeling

    Picking, processing, roasting and sorting — each step turns fruit into beans full of flavour and meaning, steeped in respect for nature and devotion to daily life.

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    Beginning in the bean, continuing in the heart

    "Zhu" (bamboo) and "Mei" (plum) stand for resilience and purity; "Yuan" (source) for continuity and first intentions. In a single cup of aroma, we hope you meet a story and the warmth of the land.

origin sheet

The full record of the origin

Estate
True Mei Yuan Coffee Estate
Origin
Baolai, Liugui District, Kaohsiung ／ Taiwu, Pingtung
Cultivation
Grown under forest shade · no pesticides
Altitude
approx. 500 – 1,200 m
Harvest
Hand-picked · fully ripe cherries only
Processing
Washed ／ natural ／ honey
Organic certification
Taiwan national organic certification 1-016-124001
Founded
2018

Cupping scores and processing records for each lot and harvest year are available on request.

Enquiries

An invitation to roasters and cafés

We offer green coffee wholesale, small samples, contract roasting and cupping at trade fairs. Tell us the volume and processing method you are looking for and we will reply with current availability and pricing.

Send an enquirytruemeiyuan2021@gmail.com+886 7-535-2366