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MEET THE ARTISAN
In Xuan Truong, Lac Duong, at 1,500 to 1,700 meters, Mai works a Gesha-Typica cross at altitude that most Vietnamese Arabica never reaches.
SPECIAL EDITION
Lychee LemonadeSPECIALTY
Fine Vietnamese Arabica • Light Roast
Lychee, Jasmine, Bergamot, White Peach
$19.99
WHY THIS ONE
Lychee and jasmine are the most read-instantly Asian flavors in Western specialty coffee. Bergamot and white peach complete the floral-fruit arc without getting syrupy.
IN THE CUP
TASTE PROFILE
Lychee, Lemond, Jasmine, Honey
SWIPE THROUGH THE CUP
ROAST LEVEL
Light
LIGHTDARK
BODY
Light-medium body, delicate
ACIDITY
High, bright citrus-floral acidity
BEST BREW IN
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PAPER
FILTER
BEAN PROFILE
- ORIGIN
- Da Lat Single Estate - Xuan Truong, Lac Duong, Lam Dong, Vietnam
- VARIETY
- Gesha-Typica cross selection
- ALTITUDE
- 1500-1700 masl
- PROCESSING
- Washed; 48h fermentation, raised bed dried
- SIZE
- 8.8oz · roasted date on bag
A MICRO-LOT STORY
WHY THIS LOT
COSTS MORE
Lychee Lemonade is Le Thi Mai's refusal to grow Arabica the way the market expects it.
BY THE NUMBERS
- 1500-1700
- METRES ABOVE SEA
- 48h
- FERMENTATION
- 1
- SPECIES · ARABICA
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THE VISION
Cherries are hand-picked at full ripeness, floated, and put through a 48-hour washed fermentation in tanks checked daily for temperature and pH. After washing they move to raised beds where slow drying and continuous turning build even moisture and protect the jasmine-fruit arc.
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THE MASTERY
For Mai, specialty coffee is the belief that Vietnamese Arabica is still capable of surprising people who think they already know what it tastes like.
THE LAST STEP IS YOURS
MAKE IT
PROPERLY.
Pick your method. The numbers below are where we start.
- COFFEE
- 20 g
- WATER
- 320 ml
- TIME
- 3 min
- Rinse the paper filter and add 20 g of medium grounds.
- Bloom with 50 ml at 93°C for 40 seconds.
- Pour in slow spirals to 320 ml in two or three pulses.
- Aim to finish the drawdown around three minutes.