Information

Imperial Grand Champion Honpuss Elanay Tukana

The first Imperial Grand Champion Burmilla in the UK.

The Asian Breed was first established in the early 1980‘s.

Imperial Grand Champion Honpuss Elanay Tukana - The first Imperial Grand Champion Burmilla in the UK

An accidental mating between a male Chinchilla, Jemari Sanquist, and a female lilac European Burmese Bambino Lilac Faberge, produced 4 black Shaded Silver shorthaired kittens of good Burmese type. The breeder, Miranda von Kirchberg, prefix Astahazy, had the prudence to understand that these kittens could be the foundation for a new and exciting breed group which could fill a gap in the Cat Fancy the Silver and Tabby equivalents of the Burmese. From that very first litter Astahazy Galatea became a pioneer as Miranda embarked on an experimental breeding programme. Seeking advice of many leading Burmese breeders of that time and with their support the Asian group of cats was born. Sadly Miranda died in 1997 just as her inspired dream was on the verge of reality, the Burmilla’s were on the threshold of competing for the first time at Championship status in GCCF, almost 16 years after the birth of the first kittens.

Burmilla’s, Self’s, Tabbies, Smokes and Tiffanies are all classes as Asians within the GCCF. TICA and Fife at present only recognize the Burmilla.

Burmillas and tabbies can have either a silver or standard base to their coat. In the silver In the undercoat should be pure white and the standard undercoat should be anything from a pale ivory to a warm beige. In all varieties there are an exciting number of colours varying from pale lilac to black.