Suan Lahu's Medium Roast accomplishes a discrete balance between the sweet bitterness and the fruity, light acidity of the organic coffee beans. Our smoothest slow roast, Canela, emits a persuasive bouquet, especially when consumed taken hot. We recommend brewing it in a plunger or maybe with a cardamom or two- or in the Mokka pot, in order to further enhance its chocolaty charm.

• 500 gram bag (1.10lb)

Suan Lahu Organic Coffee Beans

(a free-trade coffee)

Suan Lahu, meaning "Lahu Garden", is a stretch of sloped land, eighty rai (30 acres, 12 hectares) in size, located in the highlands of Chiang Rai province in Northern Thailand. Community members from the two neighboring Lahu villages oversee the farm and coffee production. Their farming approach is to develop and use organic, sustainable and traditional cultivation methods, in order to offer a greener alternative to the heavy chemical use that has dominated agricultural practices in the region in the last decades.

The Lahu People are one of several indigenous tribes, which include Hmong, Lisu, Akha, Mien, Karen and others, inhabiting Northern Thailand. Lahu people also live in Burma, Laos, Vietnam, and in Yunnan Province in China. The Lahu Sheleh are a sub-group with their own cultural practices and dialect.