Thailand Lanna Coffee – Law Wu – 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 natural processed. A bit more fruity and funky than the other honey processed bean. Tasting Notes: We though it best at the lighter roast points but will make a very clean and tasty cup from light to dark roasts. Marked with a pleasant acidity, not over the top but noticeable at light to medium roasts. A slight citrus note upfront with hints of red fruit that balances well with a cocoa/chocolate base note. A little nutty and spice undertone linger in the aftertaste. Fruitier in the light roast ranges with hints of melon and strawberry, a bit fuller bodied for the roast point. Medium roasts mute much of the brightness but it gains roundness with the chocolate and spice tones. In the dark range, it becomes heavier, with dominant cocoa and low acidity. A balanced and easy-to-enjoy profile. Roasting Notes: A honey processed that tastes closer to a natural: more chaffy and slightly uneven,