台灣咖啡

 台灣咖啡

Taiwan boasts a vibrant and rapidly evolving coffee scene, with local brands and coffee shops gaining international recognition. Here are some of the most famous brands, prize winners, and top coffee shops with their Chinese names:

Most Famous Coffee Brands:

• Simple Kaffa (興波咖啡): Founded by Berg Wu, the 2016 World Barista Champion, Simple Kaffa is arguably Taiwan's most internationally recognized coffee brand. Known for its high-quality specialty coffee and innovative brewing methods. They have multiple locations, including the flagship "The Lobby" known for its tasting flights.
• Louisa Coffee (路易莎咖啡): A ubiquitous coffee chain in Taiwan, Louisa offers a wide range of coffee drinks at affordable prices. While a chain, they are known for decent quality and accessibility, introducing many Taiwanese to specialty coffee.
• Oklao Specialty Coffee (歐客佬精品咖啡): A powerhouse in the Taiwanese coffee scene, Oklao sources beans globally and has its own roasting facilities. They offer a wide variety of single-origin beans and blends, with a strong presence both online and in physical stores.
• Fong Da Coffee (蜂大咖啡): Established in 1956, Fong Da is one of Taipei's oldest coffee shops and a brand in itself. They are known for their traditional blends, vintage atmosphere, and a wide range of brewing methods.

Prize Winners:

Taiwanese coffee has been gaining significant recognition in international competitions. Here are some notable winners:

• Berg Wu (吳則霖) of Simple Kaffa: Won the World Barista Championship in 2016, putting Taiwanese coffee on the global map.
• Jacky Lai: Won the World Coffee Roasting Championship in 2014, highlighting the high level of roasting expertise in Taiwan.
• Taiwanese Farms in Cup of Excellence (COE): Several Taiwanese farms have achieved high scores and won awards in the prestigious Cup of Excellence competition. Recent top performers include:
  • 名陽園 (Ming Yang Farm)
  • 向陽台灣咖啡 (Sunlit Taiwan Coffee Farm)
  • 鄒築園 (Zou Zhou Yuan)
  • 豆御香藝伎莊園 (Royal Bean Geisha Estate)
• O'GaBee & Co. Coffee Roastery: Won multiple gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2024 Australian Coffee Awards' Golden Bean competition, showcasing their roasting quality on an international stage.

Top Coffee Shops (with Chinese Names):

Beyond the famous brands, many independent coffee shops in Taiwan are highly regarded for their quality and atmosphere. Here are a few examples with their Chinese names:

RUFOUS COFFEE ROASTERS: Notably, Rufous Coffee Roasters was recognized as one of the Top 100 Coffee Shops in the World in 2025, ranking at number 85 in the first-ever global list announced at the Madrid Coffee Expo. This is a significant achievement, highlighting their quality on an international stage. They were also recognized as one of the Top 50 Coffee Shops in Asia in previous years by Big 7 Travel.

• 興波咖啡 (Simple Kaffa) - mentioned above
• RUFOUS COFFEE: Known for its meticulous pour-over coffee and cozy atmosphere.
• Fika Fika Cafe: A Nordic-inspired cafe known for its excellent lattes and Scandinavian design.
• 湛盧咖啡 (Zhanlu Coffee): A well-regarded chain focusing on single-origin pour-over coffees with a sophisticated ambiance.
• Coffee Lover's Planet (咖啡弄): A popular spot known for its creative coffee drinks and delicious waffles.
• 秘氏咖啡 (Secret Coffee): Often tucked away in alleys, these shops offer a unique and intimate coffee experience.
• All Day Roasting Company: Known for its on-site roasting and high-quality beans.
• Kakalove Cafe: A cafe that has received high ratings from Coffee Review for their espresso blends and single-origin offerings.
• Cozy Sun Day Cafe: A smaller, highly-rated cafe known for its perfect pour-over coffee.
• 花香見咖啡烘焙工作室 (Huāxiāng Jiàn Kāfēi Hōngbèi Gōngzuòshì): Highly recommended for its exceptional light roast pour-over coffee.

This is just a glimpse into Taiwan's dynamic coffee culture. Exploring different cafes and trying locally roasted beans is highly recommended for any coffee enthusiast visiting Taiwan.

近年來，台灣已成為咖啡飲者的天堂。隨著第三波咖啡的浪潮，外國咖啡迷現在可以在訪問台灣時享用一些亞洲最頂級的咖啡。 而且，大部分台灣的咖啡館都在他們的咖啡館中注入了獨特的當地風味。

Due to factors such as geographical environment and expensive labor, Taiwanese coffee is destined to be at a disadvantage compared with the production of third world countries. Only the development of "specialty coffee" can be alive.

According to the standards of the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), coffee beans with a cup test（杯測） of 80 points or more can be called fine-quality coffee精品咖啡.

In 2013, Tainan City Government selected the winning beans of Tainan Dongshan Coffee Evaluation and sent them to the American Coffee Quality Association for evaluation. 

Total Score Quality Classification
90-100	Outstanding	Specialty
85-89.99	Excellent
80-84.99	Very Good
<80.0	Below Specialty Quality	Not Specialty

Two of them were awarded the specialty coffee certification精品級認證. Since then, the production areas in Taiwan have followed up. According to the current production area distribution, according to the Agricultural and Food Administration of the Council of Agriculture in charge of coffee production in Taiwan, it is divided into three major areas, namely the high-altitude production areas: Alishan in Chiayi, Gukeng Shek Pik area 雲林古坑石壁地區in Yunlin, and part of Wutai in Pingtung. Low- and medium-elevation production areas: Yunlin Gukeng雲林古坑, Tainan Dongshan台南東山, Nantou National Surname南投國姓, Taichung's  東勢與和平, Changhua Bagua Mountain, and Pacific Ocean Breeze Production Areas太平洋海風產區: Hualien and Taitung 東勢與和平are all.

Songyue Coffee Manor嵩岳咖啡莊園, Taiwan's high mountain coffee manor under the sun. Located in the Shibi Scenic Area of Caoling Village草嶺村石壁風景區, Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, the climate is cool and pleasant, and it is closer to Alishan than many villages in Alishan Township.

莊園地址： 646雲林縣古坑鄉草嶺村石壁70號

聯絡電話：+886-923-253679

山海觀珈啡莊園Shanhaiguanjia Coffee Manor

Since Japan’s Japanese Occupation, Gukeng Hebao Mountain 荷苞山has been called "Coffee Mountain" by the friends of Hebao Mountain. As the name suggests, the Japanese planted many coffee trees in this place, which were processed and shipped back to Japan.

Today, fifty years later, Zhang Jingke is looking for someone to recreate a similar tinplate can and fill it with exclusive fermented and tempered musk coffee beans. This is a real musk coffee. When you open it, you can smell the coffee aroma with a strong nostalgic taste.

經銷地址:64072 雲林縣斗六市中堅東路10號電話: 05-532-9969

傳真: 05-532-9970  LINE: ​0932632630

​莊園地址:64645 雲林縣古坑鄉桂林村1-12號

台灣咖啡莊園 

電話：05-5828989

傳真：05-5828090

地址：雲林縣古坑鄉朝陽村大埔66號

台灣 嘉義 阿里山 瑪翡咖啡莊園 帝比卡 水洗

• Production area: Alishan
• Planting altitude: 1,200M
• Variety: Tibica
• Soil type: clay loam
• Treatment method: water washing treatment
• Harvesting method: manual harvesting
• Annual average temperature/rainfall: 11℃/3,000mm
• Alishan Mafeel 阿里山瑪翡coffee belongs to high-quality specialty coffee in Taiwanese coffee. Mafeel is taken from the language of the Gaoshan tribe and Tsou nationality鄒族 in Alishan. It means "delicious". Alishan is the area where coffee is grown. , And Alishan coffee is grown by the Tsou people themselves.
• Since the production of Mafei Taiwanese coffee in Alishan is relatively small, it is more expensive than rare. The manor is located in Leye Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County阿里山鄉樂野村, at an altitude of 1,200 meters. The temperature difference between day and night in this area is large. The coffee beans produced are huge, full of aroma, smooth, sweet and slightly sour. Organic fertilizers and natural farming methods are used in the planting process to be compatible with the ecology.
• The coffee maturity period is from November to March of the following year. The whole process is hand-picked. The plump and fruity fruits are selected and the skins are removed. After being fermented and washed with mountain spring water, they are placed in the sun to dry naturally or in a dryer. After being completely dried, it is sent to the warehouse for storage. The manor has a complete set of coffee post-production equipment, including fermentation tank, fresh bean peeler, green bean dryer, green bean sheller, polisher, classifier and color sorter , Is the only coffee farm with complete equipment in the Alishan area. The coffee beans produced are all self-produced and sold.

• 台灣 精品東山咖啡

• Ou Coffee 歐咖啡means "black coffee" in Taiwanese Hokkien dialect. Only good coffee beans can brew a perfect cup of black coffee! The strength of Taiwan's specialty coffee cannot be underestimated. We have collected local specialty coffees made in Taiwan and purchased them directly with farmers in the producing areas, and asked the farmers to endorse and authenticate. Taiwan coffee insists on not adulterating other imported beans, organic farming management, insists on manual harvesting, and produces world-class fascinating coffee beans. The taste is sweet, mellow, sweet, not astringent, not bitter, and not sour. It is a "Taiwan Coffee" with the local flavor of Hong Kong. Support Taiwan MIT and take pride in Taiwan coffee.

• 台灣 南投縣魚池鄉 日月潭精品咖啡 莊園主精選

• • Producing area: Yuchi Township Planting altitude: 550-800 meters Variety: Kadura卡杜拉
  • Soil type: ash red-yellow clay loam Classification standard: N/A Treatment method: water washing treatment
  • Harvesting method: manual harvesting Annual average temperature/rainfall: about 20℃/2,000-2,500mm
  • In 2011, the Japanese Siphon World Cup 虹吸世界盃大賽contestants used Yuchi 魚池Township coffee to win the runner-up, and they alarmed the "specialty coffee godmother" Erna Knutsen to visit Yuchi to introduce high-quality coffee gardens to consumers and build popularity.
  • The Yuchi coffee that absorbs the clouds and mist of Sun Moon Lake is small in quantity and good in quality! Yuchi Township has an average elevation of 700 meters and is adjacent to Sun Moon Lake. It has abundant dew and mist. The environment is very suitable for coffee growth. The mist ridges cover coffee trees, and the dew nourishes the leaves and fruits. The micro-topography and microclimate of Yuchi Township creates a special coffee flavor. , Clean, smooth, fruit acid flavor in the front section; thickness in the middle section, sweetness in the back section.
  • According to the SCA Specialty Coffee Association scoring standards, a cup test score of 80 points or more can be called "Sun Moon Lake Specialty Coffee".

  • 台灣 嘉義 阿里山 卓武山咖啡 厭氧發酵

  • • Producing area: Zhuowu Mountain Area Planting altitude: 1,200 meters Variety: Kadimo卡帝莫
    • Soil type: golden red clay soil treatment method: anaerobic fermentation treatment
    • Harvesting method: manual harvesting. The manor was established in: 2011
    • Planting area: 5 hectares Average annual temperature/rainfall: about 11°C/3,000 mm

Although Taiwan's land area is small, as a coffee-producing area, Taiwan has a variety of rich terrains and terroirs, which are enough to nurture precious and diverse regional flavors. Alishan Mountain is not only famous for its tea production at home and abroad, but also coffee is produced in the southernmost village of Alishan-Chashan Village茶山村, Zhuowu Mountain 卓武山at an altitude of 1200M. The owner of Zhuowu Mountain Coffee Farm, Xu Junrong許峻榮, as his name suggests, grows coffee in the high mountains. Famous, self-produced, self-made, and self-sold coffee won the second place in the 2011 Taiwan Coffee Competition, and won the first prize in the 2012 Taiwan Coffee Competition. It has made a name for Alishan Coffee and also made a resounding signature for Zhuowushan Coffee. , Achieve your own glory. At the reunion gathering, Xu Junrong was introduced by friends to meet Professor Wang Yuwen王裕文 of the Department of Agriculture of National Taiwan University who is known as the "Godfather of Taiwanese Coffee". At the invitation of Xu Junrong, Professor Wang Yuwen not only visited the "Zhuowu Mountain" many times, and made all the relevant coffee cultivation and cooperation. The overall transfer of management skills, Xu Junrong followed Professor Wang throughout Taiwan, learning on the one hand, and warming up the establishment of the "Zhuowu Mountain Coffee Farm" on the one hand.

In 2011, in view of the Alishan tea market becoming saturated, Xu Junrong decided to end the already branded "Zhuowu Gaoshan Tea", leaving only a part of the land for planting, making honey black tea and high mountain tea, and planting more than 20-year-old trees. 2.5 hectares of tea gardens were eradicated and converted to Taiwanese coffee. In order to ensure the quality and credibility of "selected coffee", Xu Junrong will do everything from farm management, bean picking, roasting, and marketing. He insists on self-produced and sold, and established the "Chiayi County Coffee Industry Development Association" with a group of coffee farmers who share the same smell. In order to strictly control the quality of coffee beans, the coffee beans produced by Zhuowushan Coffee Farm are based on the above cultivation methods, and the harvested beans are only the part of the top ring branch after the coffee tree is dwarfed, and the rest of the lower layer coffee beans are They are eliminated, so each of the harvested coffee beans grows particularly large. From planting to production process, organic cultivation is adopted without the use of pesticides. Anaerobic fermentation厭氧發酵 is one of many post-production methods developed by Zhuowushan Farm.

巴魯那 台灣咖啡

• Planting altitude: 800 meters
• Variety: Arabica
• Treatment method: sun treatmen
• Pure ``Baruna Coffee'' from the sacred mountain land
• "It's the loud singing voices of the mountain people, the purity reverberating in the 霧台"
• "Living forever with the mountain spirit guarding the tribe" is the common belief of all residents of the tribe.
• This is a person from the Wutai Shenshan tribe who guards the land passed down by his parents and adheres to this belief. Using the coffee beans planted in his hands, he takes us to taste the most natural echoes of the mountains and the wild.
• We believe that nature's inactive farming and sharing with friends in the mountains; nature, mountain spirit and earth will reward us with rich fruits. The coffee trees planted roam in the Shenshan tribe霧台神山部落 at an altitude of 800 meters. The soil at the feet of the bean farmers carries memories of a long time. No artificial fertilizers and pesticides are applied. This is the persistence of the small farmers on this vast mountain forest.
• 100% Arabica coffee is planted in Wutai Mountain, using the traditional sun-dried method to make the profound sacred mountain coffee without asking for quickness.
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• 台灣 嘉義 阿里山 台灣咖啡 黃蜜處理

  Entered the SCAA International Specialty Coffee Finals and ranked as the world's eleventh coffee producing area

• Production area: Alishan

  Planting altitude: about 1,200 meters

  Variety: Tibica

  Soil type: clay loam

  Classification standard: Alpine very hard beans

  Treatment method: yellow honey treatment

  Harvesting method: manual harvesting

  Annual average temperature/rainfall: 11℃/3,000mm

• Dry incense乾香

  Caramel, floral, blackberry and lime, light oily and fruity aromas.

  
  

  Wet fragrance濕香

  Cream, strawberry, dried fruit, ripe fruit aroma.

  
  

  Sip

  Honey, cream, vanilla, stone fruit, delicate and elegant fruit aroma, smooth and sweet,

  The taste is rich and multi-layered.

  
  

  36 scents of coffee咖啡36香

  Honey, caramel, coffee flower, cream, dark chocolate, vanilla

• The Alishan Mountain Range is one of the five major mountain ranges in Taiwan. It is almost at the same latitude as Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. It has a "high altitude" advantage of 1,200 meters. The mist is diffused, the temperature difference between cold and cold is large, and the water and soil are nourished. The coffee beans produced are of solid texture. The flavor is unique and the aroma and flavor are rich. It is very suitable for growing coffee. The planting environment is exactly the same as that of tea. As long as the land can produce good quality tea, it can also grow good quality coffee beans. In the Alishan area, the quality and popularity of tea are traditionally top, due to the large temperature difference between day and night and the sunshine. In the strong and foggy producing area, the coffee beans produced are of good quality, with a fruity taste and aroma. The mountainous area of Alishan gathers many small coffee farmers to grow together. The altitude of the mountainous area is about 900-1800 meters. The coffee beans have been planted for more than 7 years. Organic enzymes are used to fertilize them. In coffee competitions, Alishan Coffee, which is 1000 meters to 1300 meters above sea level, has always been the winner of related coffee competitions.

• 台灣 台中 新社 陳勝樂莊園 日曬

• Production area: Xinshe

  Planting altitude: 550 meters

  Variety: Bourbon

  Soil type: organic soil

  Classification standard: Alpine very hard beans

  Treatment method: sun treatment
• Taiwan on the Tropic of Cancer has a climate that is very suitable for growing coffee. The earliest history can be traced back to the introduction of missionaries at the end of the 19th century. It was even the largest coffee bean producer in East Asia during the Japanese occupation period. One hundred years later, it is flourishing again. The coffee bean production season in Taiwan is from December to May of the following year, and coffee farms often co-exist with fruit trees, making Taiwan coffee beans a special feature of their origin.

  
  

  Chen Shengle Coffee Manor is hidden in the top of the hill in Dongyangli, Fengyuan豐原東陽里, at the junction of Kunshan, Xinshe新社崑山, hidden under a large area of ​​peach trees, growing in half the sun. The owner of the manor, Chen Shengle, has been growing coffee since 1999, and it has been almost 20 years since. I just started planting 50 coffee seedlings. Three years later, I picked fruits and slowly raised the seedlings. Up to now, nearly 800 coffee trees in the park are of bourbon, with thick leaves and deep leaf patterns. The whole garden adopts natural farming methods, safe use of medicines and grass growth. Cultivation and manual mowing are the first priority. At the beginning, the owner didn’t know whether the coffee he was growing was good or not. Some good friends took it to the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) 美國精品咖啡協會evaluation competition and won the special prize, second prize, first prize, etc. Wait. Such achievements have greatly increased the confidence of the owner and his wife, and they devote themselves to the cultivation of coffee more seriously.