Thailand Mae Hong Son Natural

Tasting Note: Berries | Pineapple | Sugarcane | Clean Finishing

Size: 200g / 1kg

Brewing Recommendation: Filter Brew / Modern Espresso

Known locally as the "City of Three Mists," Mae Hong Son in Thailand is tucked away in deep valleys surrounded by high mountain ranges near the Thai-Myanmar border. The interesting name is also the secret to this coffee's flavor, where the region is covered in mist during three distinct times: the morning mist in winter, the smoke-haze mist in summer, and the humidity mist in the rainy season.

With an altitude of 1200-1300m, as well as these year-round mists filtering the sunlight, the atmospheric temperature of this region is often cool and damp; this forces the coffee cherries to ripen much slower than in other regions, leading to higher density and more complex sugar.

A Testament of Life-Changing Coffee

This region was one of the primary focus areas for the late King Bhumibol’s initiative to eradicate opium through sustainable agriculture among hill tribes around Mae Hong Son (agricultural produces in this region are primarily grown by the Karen and Lawa hill tribes). For decades, these communities have transitioned from opium cultivation to high-quality Arabica coffee under the support of the Thai Royal Project.

When you drink this coffee, you are tasting the direct result of one of the most successful alternative-development crop programs in history.