Township in Yunlin County, Taiwan's largest coffee-producing county, known locally for coffee.
Gukeng, in Yunlin County, lists coffee among its best-known agricultural products. Yunlin coffees are described as having muted acidity with nutty and citrus notes.
Field notes
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Gukeng has held a coffee festival every November since 2002, and its township has judged local beans in contests since 2003.
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Output from Gukeng and Dongshan together rose from about 4.5 tonnes in 2001 to over 600 tonnes in 2009, after Yunlin County promoted the coffee following the 1999 earthquake.
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Taiwan News says the first Gukeng coffee festival established the township as Taiwan's coffee capital.
In the cup, according to guides
- AcidityLessPerfect Daily Grind describes Yunlin County coffee, Taiwan's largest producing county, as having muted acidity.
- NuttyOften notedThe same article lists nuts among the notes of Yunlin coffee.
- CitrusOften notedThe same article lists citrus among the notes of Yunlin coffee.
Sources · 5 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Gukeng, Yunlin · Wikimedia Foundation
- A guide to the Taiwanese coffee sector · Perfect Daily Grind
- Gukeng coffee festival (Taipei Times, 9 Nov 2012) · Taipei Times
- Taiwan coffee feature (Taipei Times, 10 May 2011) · Taipei Times
- Taiwan coffee feature (Taiwan News, 26 Dec 2023) · Taiwan News