#136 Natural-Processed Coffee Beans from Myanmar
Flavor Notes! -- This natural-processed coffee is produced in by smallholders and processed in the Amayar Community. Origin: Taunggyi, Myanmar Altitude: 1100-1350 masl Grower/Producer: Su Su Ang, Amayar Community Processing: Natural Variety: Catuai, Costa Rica, SL-34, S795 Harvest Time: November - January From Our Importer Atlas Coffee Su Su Aung grew up in Ywangan, and got her start in coffee as a broker in the local market. She originally sold coffee to Chinese brokers at low prices, but she was interested in improving the quality of the coffee she bought, so she could pay growers more for cherry. In 2015, she participated in the Winrock/CQI project, and learned how to produce high quality naturals. Motivated by the potential of better coffee as a means to strengthening her community, Su Su Aung organized groups of women who were producing coffee, and shared her new knowledge with them. Out of this effort grew Su Su Aung’s milling and export company, Amayar–a name that m