MEDIUM ROAST

*LIMITED 6OZ. RELEASE

Washed Process

A very rare origin - however, they grow a lot of coffee in Thailand. The specialty market has been up and coming and the beans getting better and better. Similar to origins like India but with more hybrid processing methods. These beans have a unique story and taste. Grown at 1,200 meters and traditionally washed-processed, this coffee is hand-picked, depulped, and dried across small communal mills supported by ITDF. Coffee first took root here in 1961 through a United Nations crop-substitution initiative. Over 60 years later, Huay Hom remains one of Thailand’s longest-standing coffee villages.

“Coffee from Thailand?” you might be wondering. After all, Thailand is far from a traditional growing region for coffee. Most of us are used to seeing coffees from places like Ethiopia, Kenya, and Colombia. But Thailand isn’t exactly where people think of when they think of where their coffee came from. So, what is it about Thai coffee that makes it special?

Importer: Lanna Coffee
For over a century, refugees fleeing political and social upheaval in China and Southeast Asia have migrated to Northern Thailand. Stateless, these refugees live in poverty without many chances for a better life. This is why Lanna Coffee was founded, they had one thing in mind: service. How could they serve our coffee farmers as well as their customers? They also partnered with an NGO with a similar goal: the Integrated Tribal Development Foundation. The ITDF is an organization committed to improving the lives of poor hill tribe communities “in many aspects of life, including clean water, sanitation, agriculture, education, health, and cash crops.” For the past thirty years, the ITDF has been partnering with these communities to equip them with the training and equipment to produce stellar coffee. Today, over 40 villages are a part of Thailand’s first certified fair trade coffee co-op, immeasurably improving the lives of the people living there.

Lanna Coffee is the largest buyer of Thai coffee in the U.S., they've been able to demonstrate their commitment to Thai coffee and encourage other farmers to convert their crops to one that provides a more stable revenue source for themselves and their communities. Every purchase from Lanna directly contributes to this goodwill that has allowed coffee production in Northern Thailand to flourish.

Flavor
A very clean cup, medium-bodied cup with a clear sweetness, milk chocolate and a creamy aftertaste. Medium acidity with citrus notes that provides brightness without being overpowering.