PRE-ORDER: Thailand - Ma Family - 3 Bag Set - Archived

Origin

• 🇹🇭 Thailand

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

This is a pre-order coffee. It will be roasted and shipped the week of May 25, 2026. If purchased with other products, everything will ship together once the coffee is ready. This set includes 3x 100g bags. Only 32 sets available. We first experienced Ma Family coffee through the Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. pilot program, Best of Thailand 2022 Competition, where they placed 5th (Ma Process Yellow Catimor) and 15th (NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Catimor/BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars.). We were impressed by the quality, but were unable to purchase from that auction. In early 2023, Ply had a chance to go visit Ma Family Coffee Farm in Chiang Rai and was able to taste and we were able to buy their signature process coffee. Ma Family Coffee Farm has been growing coffee for more than 35 years, having transitioned from corn and peaches to commercial coffee in 1987, cultivating mainly Catimor and Yellow Bourbon varieties. In 2007, Ken (Asadawoot Yapaenggoo) and Wale (Monthira Mayer), the farm's current producers, turned toward specialty coffee practices, elevating quality through sustainable farming and better processing.  About the Coffees Each of the three coffees showcases a distinct process from the same farm — Ma Family Coffee Farm, Pangkhon, Chiang Rai, Thailand — grown at 1,200–1,400 MASL. 1. TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. Catimor VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: Typica & Catimor Process: Anaerobic NaturalAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. 2. Madeira Variety: Catimor Process: Anaerobic Natural Yeast 3. HoneyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. Anaerobic Variety: Catimor Process: Honey Anaerobic