Origin Selection
China Yunnan Banka Soft Fruit Selection
A China Yunnan coffee, Roasted Banka single origin coffee sample selected for soft fruit, brown sugar sweetness, gentle acidity, and…
Origin File
China Yunnan Banka Washing Station
Asia-Pacific / China / Banka Washing Station, Yunnan
Main Crop 2026 · Natural · Sample Evaluation
An origin file from Wayfarer Cafe, recording place, season, processing, cup direction and sourcing context before a coffee becomes part of our supply discussion.
Origin Snapshot
A working file for place, process and cup direction
This snapshot keeps the origin readable before a buyer, café, roaster or partner enters a sourcing conversation.
Crop Period / Crop Year
Main Crop 2026
Altitude
1,350m
Varietal
Catimor
Processing Method
Natural
Suggested Use
Sample Evaluation
Flavor Notes
Milk chocolate, soft red fruit, strawberry, jasmine, rounded body
Why this origin matters
A place becomes useful when it can be understood, evaluated and discussed.
This origin is recorded not only as a place name, but as part of the sourcing context behind Wayfarer Cafe. Its region, processing method, cup direction and practical use help us understand whether it can support green coffee discussion, roasted sample evaluation, local market testing or business supply cooperation.
For us, an origin file is a working reference. It connects what is grown in a place with how that coffee may be evaluated, explained and carried into coffee supply conversations for partners, cafés, roasters or local market channels.
Place
Where this coffee begins
Coffee begins with place. This origin note records the location behind the cup, helping us connect terrain, processing, cup character and sourcing context.
Location
China / Banka Washing Station, Yunnan
Cup Direction & Suggested Use
How this origin may present in a supply discussion
Flavor Direction
Milk chocolate, soft red fruit, strawberry, jasmine, rounded body
Suggested Use
Sample Evaluation
Flavor notes are used as a practical guide rather than a fixed promise. Each batch may vary with harvest, processing, storage, roasting approach and preparation method.
How we read this origin
Origin information becomes useful only when connected to sourcing judgment.
We read an origin through several layers: where it comes from, how it is processed, how the cup presents itself, and how realistically it can serve a business use case. A coffee may be distinctive in the cup, but it also needs to be understandable, repeatable and suitable for the partner who will use it.
This is where origin information connects with sourcing judgment. The goal is not only to describe a coffee, but to understand where it may fit in a real supply relationship, whether as a green coffee lot, roasted sample line, origin selection or business supply option.
Sourcing Context
Why this origin enters our sourcing view
Yunnan is important for WAYFARER because the first sales market is China. Banka can function as a practical China-origin file: not necessarily the most premium global origin, but commercially meaningful for local storytelling, sample lines and China-based coffee supply discussions.
Availability Note
Availability is always confirmed through discussion
Suitable for China-market testing and local sample discussion. Final use depends on fresh crop quality, roast performance and supplier reliability.
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