Organically grown Myanmar Specialty Beans, freshly roasted in Singapore.
Selling the best beans from various Myanmar districts.
Nothing more, nothing less.
5% of our sales will be donated to Myanmar Aye Yeik Mon Girls Orphanage.
This is quite impressive coffee which produces a very balanced and drinkable cup without too much earthy tones for an Asian origin bean.
An aero-press (medium-fine grind) extraction produced a hazelnut-butter taste with a hint of malt and apple towards the end.
I have tried Pyin Oo Lwin (DN) before this batch and compared with WW from this batch, I prefer the flavor of DN process coffee beans which is more rich and nutty.
When you started producing the Myanmar Mule, I changed my preference. This is the one for me - Flavoursome coffee with the caffeine to keep me alert all day. Don't drink past 3pm!
D’YOMA
Myanmar Specialty Coffee
D’Yoma coffee was started by an unassuming Myanmar girl called Shandy and an annoying Ang Mo (Hokkien for Westerner) guy called Desmond from Ireland. Both currently live in Singapore. Shandy’s family is in the coffee business in Myanmar. Together, we want to bring greater awareness of Myanmar’s delicious specialty coffee flavors to the world.
Certified Organic Single Origin Arabica
This small volume (15 metric tons per year) organic coffee producer is situated at the heart of Pyin Oo Lwin Township. The farm sits on 100 acres and is 1100 meters above sea level. It has been in operation since 2012.
Only Arabica trees are grown on the property. The primary species cultivated is S-795, along with a small number of rare Yellow Bourbon bushes. The master processor, Ting Ting, is a young woman full of entrepreneurial spirit. We were impressed by her high-quality standards and energy when we met her on her farm in 2020. Her Dad owns the farm.
Process: Dry Natural
Elevation: 1100-1200 meters
Region: Shan State
Country: Myanmar
Tasting Notes: Red tea, coffee cherry-like,peanut butter,nutty, malty
Here is a brief timeline of the history of coffee Myanmar, thanks to the Myanmar Coffee Association:
1885 – Missionaries initiated coffee growing at Myeik and Dawei.
1930 – Catholic missionaries introduced Arabica.
1930-1934 – A large (120 acre) Arabica plantation called “Chaungwe” was established at Naung Cho.1935/36 – The country produced 268 tons of beans.
1968-1994 – Ministry of Industry 1 managed the coffee state farms.
1994 – Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation carried out the cultivation and production of the crop where it remains to the present day.
1998 – The GOM Heads of State laid down a strategy to extend cultivated areas of Arabica up to 100,000 acres.
2005 – Coffee tree coverage was 35,485 acres. Initial coffee trees were planted by Scottish immigrants in the 1930’s – back when the country was known more commonly as ‘Burma’. A change in the political climate has allowed more coffee exports, resulting in one of the most exciting new coffees to come out of South East Asia.
Myanmar Coffee might be the newest specialty hotspot, but not many farmers received any aid or support. Many of the farmers learned how to produce naturally through social media and observation alone, coffee has replaced less ethical crops, such as opium.