“The Lady” Nwar Ban Gyi | MYANMAR

More about “The Lady” processing station:

The below information is courtesy of our importing partner for this lot: Indochina Coffees

The Lady is a processing facility created in 2018 by two leading lights of the Myanmar specialty scene: Thi Ha Gyawalie and Su Nandar Linn. Both are responsible for running their separate family farms, but have joined forces with The Lady to support and champion the efforts of farmers in Ywangan region, with its limited edition lots produced exclusively by women.

About Nwar Ban Gyi producers & the macerated natural process:

This year it was decided that this lot would be processed using the natural method rather than honey as in previous season. Cherries ares still collected from 51 women farmers from Nwar Ban Gyi village and processed within 18 hours of harvest. After the flotation, whole fruit cherries are put in 500 litre one-way valve fitted fermentation tanks. Two fermentation methods are utilised to create this coffee. The wet fermented coffee is sealed under water in closed tanks for a certain period of time till it gets to desired pH level. The dry fermented coffee is done the same way in enclosed tanks but without water. The cherries from both fermentation methods are then carefully blended to create the optimum sensory profile.

Shirani from Indochina coffee spent time with Thi Ha and Su Nandar in January 2020, cupping their early washed type samples and seeing the first cherries for this coffee being put into the fermentation tanks. Despite the significant challenges of the past year, Indochina continue to work on building a close producer-importer relationship with them.

We are excited to welcome “The Lady” coffee back for a second season - this time with this supper sticky jammy natural!