Thailand Lanna Coffee – Huay Ma Liem – Washed Processed

Burman Coffee Traders

Details

Origin

Ethiopia

Process

Washed

Roast Suitability

Description

Thai Coffee?!?!? A rare origin in the U.S. for stand up beans, turns out they grow a lot of coffee in Thailand. The specialty market has been up and coming and the beans getting better and better. Similar to origins like India but with more hybrid processing methods. These beans have a unique story and taste. We have been looking for tasty Thai coffee for quite some time, had some friends on the ground over there for a bit but every time we got samples, tasted more like robusta with some overly earthy tones, reminded me of more European style espresso beans. We hooked up with Lanna coffee recently (awesome folks) to source some higher end and in our opinion tastier Arabica lots. Doesn’t hurt that it is also a very feel good project run by awesome folks as well. This is a Washed Processed lot. That means shortly after picking, all the fruit was removed before drying. This is the traditional premium processing method, generally not fruity and will provide more “classic” coffee tastes than Honey or Natural processing. Tasting Notes: Best at a medium to dark roast: fuller bodied and darker toned. Lighter roasts will show hints of lemon & floral tones with good body, balancing with a bit of herbal-tea/vegetal darker tones. Kind of like an African coffee at lighter roasts but with less acidity. It will develop into robust chocolate and spice notes at fuller roast levels more similar to other Asian beans. Medium roasts are where we thought it shined, just a small hint of citric sweetness upfront with a good balance of spicy chocolate notes, unique spice, more like the Indian coffees. Darker roasts get more like the Dominican with strong bakers chocolate and smoky tones, a hefty cup with very low acidity. Roasting Notes: A easier one to roast but has a little higher chaff than average, not a light roast coffee for most, so error a little darker than lighter. A solid medium to dark roast creates a nice and unique cup. Give it a little longer setup for creamier and smoother t