Story of Doi Chaang Coffee

The richness of Doi Chaang coffee starts from a small village that is set in the mountainous region of the Chang Rai province of Northern Thailand. Doi Chaang is home to a hill tribe born of Akha heritage and it was after 1983 when their king mandated the eradication of opium crops in favour of viable alternative agriculture practices. The farmers were given the highest quality Arabica coffee plants as they fostered an expertise with the new produce. The climate, soil composition and geographical position were in the best combination conditions to produce world class coffee. Through hard work, sheer determination and dedication, the Akha people have cultivated an outstanding quality of coffee that is already well established in Thailand.

Ranked in top 1% of world coffee

Doi Chaang coffee is rated by coffee expert Kenneth Davids as being among the top 1% worldwide based on following:

• - 100% Arabic species trees

  - High growing elevation

  - Harvesting, fruit removal, drying and grading are performed using equipment and procedures that are equal in technical sophistication and rigour to any prevailing place in the world today, and superior to most

   

World class specialty coffee

“Specialty Coffee” refers to the highest quality green coffee beans roasted by true craftspeople to its greatest flavour potential. It can be defined as a coffee that has no defects and a distinctive character in a cup. The bean processing is properly performed and adheres to well established SCAA developed standards. Each bean is handpicked, fresh water washed, sun dried and hand sorted.

Doi Chaang Coffee is recognized as a member of Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) with honoured “Committed to Coffee Quality and Excellence Through Fostering Information and Education Exchange” and Speciality Coffee Association of America (SCAA with honoured “Dedicated to Sustainable Quality From Seed to Cup”.

Beyond Fair Trade

The premium quality of the coffee beans isn’t just our strength – we do appreciate and value our unique and essential equal partnership with the Doi Chaang Coffee farmers, the Akha Hill Tribe. In an innovative relationship with the farmers, unparallel with other coffee companies, 50% of Doi Chaang Coffee’s profit is gifted to the growers of Doi Chaang community in Northern Thailand. They also keep 100% of the revenues from the sale of their green beans.  All of this means that we are going “Beyond Fair Trade” and a way to ensure sustainability and prosperity which we are very proud of.