This India Ubban Estate coffee is from the Baghya Division of India, grown at about 1,100 meters. The lot comprises S795 and S4345 varieties and is processed as Black Honey. Tasting notes listed are pine nuts, sandalwood, and gula melaka, indicating a sweet, nutty profile with aromatic woodsy character.
Yew Meng, an engineer by training, began roasting in 2016 and opened Reframe Coffee Roasters in Penang's industrial Bayan Lepas district as a nano-roastery. In 2019, Yew Meng won the International Coffee Roast Master Championship Malaysia. His engineering background shows in the approach: methodical sourcing, controlled variables, obsessive attention to roast development. Origins rotate seasonally with filter brewing positioned as the primary method for experiencing single-origin character.
