Kai Yuan 開元

The smallest output on this list, and the hardest to book. One pick, one lot, sold before it is milled.

Cool nights do the work; the family does almost nothing to the fermentation.

What they grow

Visiting

Visits run on a by appointment basis. Write two weeks ahead inside the harvest window, and confirm whether the mill is running that day.

• Annual output is around 0.4 t.
• Outside the season the farm is usually closed; call first.
• Routes that include this region

What we verified