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Direct trade small lots from Myanmar! Not often do we see stellar offerings from Myanmar, a great addition to our list.
This coffee comes from the Emerald Peacock Co-Op in the Shan state bordering China, which is one of the poorest regions in the world. The Co-Op is run by extended family from a minority group that originally farmed poppy.
Torch connected with the Emerald Peacock Estate family through a friendship forged between one of Torch’s founder’s daughters, and a girl who was from the family of the farmers. After the connection was made, Torch was able to support this region by investing in coffee trade so the family could transition from poppy to coffee. Torch has been able to nurture this relationship by offering coffee processing training and training on different farming methods.
We have been working with Torch coffee for the Chinese micro lots, this coffee comes from right over the border in Myanmar. An awesome & similar cup to the last washed processed Chinese offering. Wonderful spice and rich cups. Very clean with beautiful preparation, one can tell a lot of hard work went into producing this offering. A unique origin to find a stellar washed processed coffee.
Tasting Notes: A nice tasting coffee from light to dark. We thought it best right around a medium roast for daily drinking but depending on what you like, holds up well lighter or darker. Light roasts one can see the linkage to Kenya; citric and floral upfront, a sweet edge, thicker chocolate/spice undertones, hints of caramel with a little setup in the aftertaste. Not as punchy as most Kenyan offerings, but along the same line of tastes. Medium roasts really mellow the cup. Smooth most would say, a bit more neutral with just a hint of the floral and spice seen at the lighter roasts. Reminded us of a cross between the Mysore Nuggets and a nice Costa Rican coffee. Great for daily drinking. Darker roasts touching or into second crack retain the sweet edge and put a more malty/smoky taste into play with some lingering spice in the aftertaste.
Roasting Notes: Easy to roast – will appear one shade darker than it really is. Tends to get a sheen on it on the lighter side of a medium roast. Even roasting with medium chaff levels. Hard to pick a specific roast level, start where ever you tend to like stuff best, or if in doubt, a nice medium roast is a great starting point. Lighter roasting tasted more like an African, darker roasting a bit more like traditional Asian coffee.
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