Microregion guide
Huai Mae Liam
후아이 매이 리암
A coffee-producing village in Chiang Rai where Asor Merlaeku works with Beanspire.
Place and growing environment
The white honey lot is grown at 1,350 metres.
Recorded flavors
- 01Apple butter
- 02Musk melon
- 03Roasted macadamias
Processing
White honey
Grown varieties
Catuai · Chiang Mai · Typica
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.
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.
Lot details
Thai Huai Mae Liam White Honey
Asor Merlaeku × Beanspire
Huai Mae Liam, Chiang Rai
- Variety · process
- Catuai · Chiang Mai · TypicaWhite honey
- Tasting notes
- Apple butter · Musk melon · Roasted macadamias
Sources
- Thai Huai Mae Liam White Honey(opens in a new tab)
Utopian Coffee · Accessed