Hopong
Natural – Medium roast

Flavours : Blueberry, honey and yuzu
Terroir: Hopong (MYANMAR)
Farmer: Bant Sawk
Variety : Arabica S 795, Catimor, Caturra, Catucai, Bourbon
Altitude : 1100-1600m
Process : Natural
Score : 88
Harvest : 2021-2022
Roast : Medium. Good for filter and espresso.
Net weight : 220g
100 % arabica coffee

Myanmar is a young specialty coffee producing country, but does so with speed and has impressive results. The Hopong cooperative was able to organize coffee growers in two villages in just one year and collectively process their very first batch of natural sun-dried coffee and even find an export point of sale.

Tired of secretly producing opium for drug lords while being pursued by the authorities on the one hand, and selling poorly processed coffee to brokers and middlemen on the other, the farmers of Hopong started to seek a new way of life. Through social media, they learned that other farms were receiving help from an NGO on how to create high quality natural products. They took a great leap of faith and fully embraced specialty coffee production and became true coffee producers.

Cherries are hand picked by members of the Hopong community in the early hours of the day. Once the collection is complete, members deliver cherries to the drying stations in Hopong. Upon delivery, the cherries are hand-sorted in order to keep only those that are ripe. The fully ripe cherries are then placed on raised beds. Slow drying is a priority and drying time varies between 13-17 days depending on weather conditions. All batches are segregated by day and deliveries from all members are fully traceable.

Organic by default:
no industrial fertilisers or pesticides used, uncertified.