Alishan 阿里山

Alishan's coffee grew out of its tea. The same families who terraced these slopes for oolong applied the same discipline to a crop that arrived late and paid better.

Plots are small — often under a hectare — and almost everything is picked by hand, twice, because the slope does not allow anything else.

Estates in this region

Getting there and when to go

The harvest runs Nov–Feb, between 1,000–1,500 m. Outside the season most farms do not open to visitors, so confirm before you travel.

• Book estate visits two weeks ahead, inside the harvest window.
• Most farms are reached by car or a hired driver.
• Transport and practical notes

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Harvest windows, elevation, and varieties on this page are reported by the estates and regional offices, then cross-checked against a second source.