Myanmar Shan State

150g pack whole bean ship within 24 hours
Upcoming roast ship within 1-3 working days
100% specialty arabica coffee beans only
Our coffee beans are at their peak 1 to 2 weeks after roasting

About this coffee :

Coffee was first introduced to Myanmar (formerly Burma) in 1885 by British colonists, when missionaries established some small farms around the city of Pyin Oo Lwin. Commercial production didn’t take off at first, and when the British left the coffee business went into a kind of enforced hibernation.

The bulk of the coffee grown here during that time (mostly in Kachin, Mandalay, and Shan State – with smaller growing areas in Rakhine, Bago, and Mon) made its way across borders to China, Laos and Thailand via “unofficial” transactions. For the next fifty years or so, the coffee trade inched along on a fairly limited scale. Over the last several years, however, several organizations have begun to focus more on the coffee trade as the Myanmar economy has opened up.

Private entities and NGOs have been working with growers to improve agronomy and harvesting practices, and investments in milling and education have brought about the birth of a true specialty coffee business in the country. The climate in Myanmar’s highlands – hot days, cool nights – lends itself well to coffee cultivation. Given the relative predictability of very, very dry and hot weather during harvest season, it is particularly well suited to natural processing, though a significant amount of washed coffee is also produced.

Myanmar produces about 7,500 tons of coffee annually, 80% of which is Arabica. Mandalay and Shan State produce the majority of the coffee in Myanmar. In Mandalay, most of the farmers own large estates and produce washed coffee. Shan State producers are almost exclusively smallholders, most of whom own less than a hectare of land and produce natural-process coffees. 

This Myanmar coffee is a big surprise, we never would have thought our very first Myanmar coffee tasted this good! It has soothing floral qualities, brown sugar sweetness & pear subtle fruity notes. A good morning coffee to go for!

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