Thailand Chaiprakarn Black Honey Single Origin Espresso

This coffee was processed by coffee industry veteran Noi Duongdee who has been working as a coffee processor for over a decade. Noi worked with one of the pioneering mills in the Thai specialty coffee industry for many years before venturing out to start his own coffee processing plant in Chaiprakarn, Chiang Mai.

Coffee farming is a relatively new industry in Thailand and is proving to be attractive to young farmers and entrepreneurs. Thailand's current coffee history dates back to the 1970s, when an opium eradication project introduced the first coffee trees. Efforts to reforest degraded land and introduce coffee and other crops to replace illicit cultivations have proved to be extremely successful.

We sourced Chaiprokarn Black Honey through our partners at Beanspire Coffee, an exporter founded by Fuadi Pitsuwan and Jane Kittiratanapaiboon, who are part of the young generation moving the Thai coffee industry forward. Thailand is unique as a coffee producing country; the country’s specialty cafe and roaster scene is thriving, and domestic consumption demands regularly outpace the country’s production volume. Only around 5% of Thailand’s specialty coffee is exported each year, while the rest is enjoyed by Thai coffee drinkers.

We treasure our relationships in the global coffee community and invest in projects at origin to support our partners in their commitment to environmental sustainability and social welfare. We also invest in reducing our day-to-day impact, through initiatives like energy-efficient Loring Smart Roasters to reduce carbon emissions per batch by 80%.

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