Strawberry jam on a vanilla wafer. That is the first thing that hits you, and it does not back off.
Nougat rolls in behind it, soft and sugary like the middle of a candy bar. Then rhubarb cuts across the whole thing with a bright tart snap that resets your mouth and has you reaching for the next sip before you have finished the one in it.
What is anaerobic natural coffee?
Anaerobic natural coffee is coffee fermented inside sealed, oxygen-free tanks before the fruit is dried whole around the bean. Removing the oxygen changes which microbes stay active during fermentation, and those microbes produce aromatic compounds that washed and conventional natural coffees never develop. That is why an anaerobic natural can taste like strawberry jam, wafer, rhubarb, and nougat with no flavoring added at any point in the process. The sugars and aromatics were already in the coffee cherry. Sealing the tank concentrates them and drives them into the bean instead of letting them escape. The process takes longer, carries more risk of spoilage, and produces far smaller volumes than standard processing, which is why anaerobic naturals stay rare and cost more than an equivalent washed lot.
Here is the part nobody believes. We added nothing. No syrups, no flavoring, no oils. These cherries went into sealed tanks with every bit of oxygen pulled out, fermented in the dark for days, then dried whole in the sun with all that fruit still wrapped around the bean. The sugar had nowhere to go but in.
Medium roast, and we will not go darker. Too much heat and the jam burns right off.
Laos almost never shows up in specialty coffee. Xam Tai almost never shows up in Laos. We bought the little that existed, and when these bags run out there is no second lot behind them.
Flavor profile: Strawberry jam · Wafer · Rhubarb · Nougat
Origin: Xam Tai District, Laos
Processing: Anaerobic natural fermentation
Roast: Medium
Form: Whole bean or ground
CBD content: 300mg per 12oz bag (12.5 to 15mg per cup) or 600mg per 12oz bag (25 to 30mg per cup)
Hemp source: USDA-certified organic, USA-grown
Extraction: Winterized CO2
THC: 0%
Availability: Limited lot, single shipment


