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Coffee region guide

Chiang Rai

치앙라이

A mountainous Arabica origin in northern Thailand, with farm- and process-specific specialty lots from areas including Mae Suai.

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Place and growing environment

Sirinya in Mae Suai combines soil management, organic growing practices and processing education.

Recorded flavors

  • 01Green apple
  • 02Jasmine
  • 03Honey

Processing

Washed · Anaerobic natural: selected lots

Grown varieties

Catimor · Bourbon · Caturra · Java · Catuai · Chiang Mai · Typica

Catimor

A group of distinct bred varieties sharing similar parentage.

Lineage
Developed by crossing Caturra with rust-resistant Timor Hybrid lines.
Growing conditions
Successive selection and field trials produced distinct varieties in different countries.
Sources

Bourbon

A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.

Lineage
Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
Growing conditions
Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
Traits
Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Sources

Caturra

A compact Bourbon mutation discovered in Brazil.

Lineage
A single-gene mutation subsequently selected by IAC from 1937.
Growing conditions
Short internodes and closely spaced branches suit dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
Traits
Widely cultivated in Central America and used as a benchmark in variety trials.
Sources

Java

A variety carried from Ethiopia to Java, later introduced to Cameroon and Central America.

Lineage
A selection from the Ethiopian landrace population called Abysinia.
Growing conditions
Relatively low fertilizer demand and tolerance to coffee berry disease.
Traits
Recognized for high cup potential at elevation in Central America.
Sources

Catuai

A productive compact variety released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.

Lineage
Selected from a cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra.
Growing conditions
Its compact stature supports dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
Traits
Separate selections produce red or yellow fruit.
Sources

Typica

A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.

Lineage
Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
Growing conditions
Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
Traits
Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Sources

Lot details

  1. Mae Suai MAM-W

    Mae Suai growers — ITDF

    Mae Suai, Chiang Rai · Harvest 2026

    Sources
    Variety · process
    CatimorWashed
    Tasting notes
    Green apple · Jasmine · Honey

  2. Sirinya Natural Anaerobic

    Oil and Goh Chaosuwanwilai — Sirinya Coffee

    Mae Suai, Chiang Rai · Harvest 2025/2026

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Bourbon · Caturra · CatimorAnaerobic natural
    Tasting notes
    Tropical fruit · Caramel · Lemon iced tea
Sources