SHARING THE VALUE OF THAI ROBUSTAThai Coffee Excellence exchange · Thailand, 2022Read the story ↗
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Coffee sourcing by Espresso Academic
From origin to opportunity.
Our work in coffee education connects us with producers and coffee communities across Myanmar, Nepal, Laos, Thailand and the Philippines.
We’re building a new channel to curate green coffee for U.S. buyers—bringing our experience in green coffee, sensory evaluation and producer education into the sourcing conversation.
We bring education, competition and market connections together to support the people behind the coffee.
The Finest Robusta Thailand · World of Coffee Athens, 2023
From a local stage to a wider audience
Give the coffee a platform. Give producers a voice.
In 2019, through Anaya Espresso Society, we helped host the first Siam Coffea Canephora Symposium in Khao Lak, alongside fellow organisers and coffee partners.
The Finest Robusta Thailand continued that work: evaluating green coffee, sharing feedback and bringing Thai producers’ coffees to an international audience.
From the inaugural symposium to green coffee competition and public cupping, we help producers put their coffee in front of evaluators and a wider coffee community.
Our support spans Arabica and Robusta. Records include a Chumphon Robusta auction purchase in 2021 and auction buying from Yuni Coffee and Sackda Farm in Laos in 2022. Buying coffee is another way to support the work at origin.
Training helps producers assess quality and connect processing decisions with the cup. In Plai Phraya, Krabi, Natt shared coffee knowledge with local producers, supported by agricultural offices.
Photograph from our January 2024 Robusta learning post.
Robusta · International learning & calibration
A shared language for Robusta quality.
Our January 2024 post recalls Natt meeting Gloria at the CQI Robusta cupping during World of Coffee Milan in 2022—a connection that became part of our wider Robusta community.
The same post announced “Stay Fit for Cupping Robusta” in Bangkok for 29 January 2024, with six samples selected by NKG Quality Service in Switzerland. The invitation described comparing participants’ scores with evaluations from around the world, alongside tasting Nganda and Erecta Robusta from Uganda’s Kaweri Coffee Plantation.
The participant account thanks Natt, the Krabi Provincial Agricultural Office and the Plai Phraya District Agricultural Office for sharing coffee knowledge with farmers.
Community learning · Chom Thong (จอมทอง), Chiang Mai Doi Kaew / Baan San Fan Pan Suk · August 2024 recaps
Northern Thailand / Learning before harvest
From green coffee to sensory understanding.
Our work with the Doi Kaew community learning centre, Baan San Fan Pan Suk, combines practical advice with coffee education ahead of the harvest season.
GREEN COFFEE GRADING
Understanding physical quality.
Defect identification, sieves, density and coffee markets help connect coffee selection with the decisions producers make.
Follow the documented stories behind our overseas connections: Thai fine Robusta in Athens and Taiwan, and Myanmar alumni coffees shared in Japan and Korea.
ATHENS / THAI FINE ROBUSTA
A place at World of Coffee.
At World of Coffee Athens 2023, the team presented eleven Thai Robusta samples, supported by alumni, partners and sponsors. The academy booked and paid for the cupping room.
Natt brought The Finest Robusta Thailand to Julia and David’s SWEETO CoffeeClub in Taipei, sharing the coffees with friends and regular customers in an informal tasting.
His account describes the visit as a chance to let the coffee speak for itself—and invite a fresh view of Robusta.
Our story celebrating Soe Thinzar Aung and Myanmar coffee recalls SCAJ in Japan as an opportunity to share the coffees and connect with a wider audience.
The same alumni account records Coffee Expo Korea among the opportunities to introduce Myanmar coffee internationally. It follows the learning, relationships and progress beyond the classroom.
Roasting coffee is rewarding. Teaching is meaningful. Both bring us back to the people who grow and process the coffee.
When producers can assess their own coffee, describe it clearly and understand what buyers are looking for, they have more to bring to the conversation. Our role is to share knowledge, keep learning alongside them and help create those connections.
Natt Muangsiri · Espresso Academic
Five origins. Many shared journeys.
Rooted in the region.
Follow the people, projects and practical learning behind our sourcing direction.
From the classroom to the wider world
The work continues after the course.
One of the most meaningful parts of teaching is seeing alumni take their knowledge further: improving their coffee, sharing skills and building relationships of their own.
Our Myanmar alumni story celebrates Soe Thinzar Aung and Mya Ze Di Village Natural coffee from Shan State reaching Blue Bottle Coffee. It also recalls SCAJ in Japan and Coffee Expo Korea as places to share coffee and connect with a wider audience.
Green grading, sensory calibration and post-harvest understanding.
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Share & connect
Competitions, exhibitions and public cupping bring coffees into new conversations.
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Build the next opportunity
Help producers and buyers understand the coffee—and each other.
Always a student, too
To teach well, we keep learning.
Time at origin keeps our teaching grounded in the decisions producers make every day. India and Colombia are part of Natt’s own continuing learning journey.
INDIA 2024
Robusta processing, in depth.
Natt’s Q Processing Level 2 Robusta Professional achievement followed learning with Yimara Martinez Agudelo, hosted by the Coffee Board of India at the Central Coffee Research Institute.
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