Thailand Lanna Coffee – Doi Inthanon – Honey Processed

Burman Coffee Traders

Details

Origin

Ethiopia

Process

Honey

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 to source some higher end and in our opinion tastier Arabica lots. Doesn’t hurt that it is a very feel good project run by awesome folks as well. This is a Honey Processed lot. That means it was dried in the flesh of the coffee fruit, but with the fruit skin removed. Generally this gives the cup a thicker body, and more sweet citric tastes. If dried quickly, they tend to be more along the line of a washed processed, if dried slowly, more like a Natural. These beans are a little closer to the washed processed. More complex tasting than the washed but not overly fruity, a bit of crisp acidity comparatively. Tasting Notes: Best at the medium to dark roast points but will make a very clean and tasty cup from light to dark. Lighter roasts can have a bit of a citrus kick upfront, mostly lemony but can show hints of lime with a little setup. Lighter roasts can be a little sharp tasting and will fall more on the nutty side of things. Medium roasts really develop the rich chocolate tones and spice notes nicely while muting a little bit of brightness. A fuller bodied cup on the chocolate side but has plenty of depth with nutty (tree nut), herbal tones and spice mixing in. You can see a little hint of red fruit as the cup cools at lighter roast points, but it is pretty faint comparatively to the natural or other honey processed. Darker roasts have some real kick to the dark tones, wo