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Khun Lao Village, located in Mae Kha Jan District, Chiang Rai, primarily cultivates the Chiang Mai variety, a local hybrid derived from SL28, Caturra, and Híbrido de Timor. This Catimor variant, similar to the Colombia and Castillo cultivars, has been backcrossed with SL28 to enhance cup quality. Developed under the late King’s initiative, it was designed to replace opium plantations among the hill tribes of Northern Thailand due to its rust resistance.

Beanspire has traditionally sourced coffee exclusively from Jaroon Jaipin, but this year, for the first time, they are also working with Sri, another member of the Jaipin family. Sri’s coffee stood out from their family lot, making it a unique micro-lot.

 

CULTIVARS

Chiang Mai

ALTITUDE

1,100 MASL

NOTABLE

This is the third year that Beanspire exports this coffee.

PROCESSING

ANAEROBIC FULLY WASHED : Fermenting the cherries in airtight bags to create anaerobic condition for one day. We then pulped and fermented the wet parchment without water for 48 hours before adding water for 24 hours and soaked the coffee. We dried bamboo raised beds for at least 14 days  and finished off the drying in the lowland.
ANAEROBIC RED HONEY : The coffee underwent anaerobic red honey processing with a drying profile. The cherries were fermented in sealed HDPE bags and submerged underwater for three days. After fermentation, the cherries were pulped with water, soaked for an an additional day and dried on raised beds inside a greenhouse with the aid of a dehumidifier.
ANAEROBIC NATURAL: The cherries were fermented in sealed bags before being dried on raised beds. Sri dried her coffee in a self-made drying dome with raised beds for nearly 30 days, using a dehumidifier to assist with the process. This innovative method has resulted in a coffee with a more complex flavor profile.

KENYA STYLE WASHED METHOD : The coffee cherries were pulped, and the wet parchment was fermented without water in closed bags (anaerobic) for 24 hours. After fermentation, the coffee was washed and soaked in water for an additional 12 hours to complete the process. Sri dried her coffee in a self-made drying dome equipped with raised beds for at least 14 days, using a dehumidifier to assist with the drying process.

Cupping notes

2025 HARVEST
Beanspire - Khun lao Anaerobic natural - Sri.
Khun Lao Anaerobic Sunda Geisha Red Honey

 

  • The price you pay for Jaroon & Sri farmer group lot (p/kg). We agreed on this price directly with the farmers, disregarding the volatile US Coffee C price.

  • The farm gate price includes the payment to farmers for the coffee, wet milling, and margin.

    Khun Lao Anaerobic Red Honey - Jaroon : € 8,95
    Khun Lao Anaerobic Natural - Jaroon :€ 10,15
    Khun Lao Kenya-styled Washed - Sri :€ 7,79

  • Beanspire collaborates with producers to mill their coffee, coordinate local freight from farm to port, and manage export paperwork, marketing and sales. The price break down also includes the cost of these services along with Beanspire's profit margin

    Khun Lao Anaerobic Red Honey - Jaroon :€ 1,84
    Khun Lao Anaerobic Natural - Jaroon :€ 2,30
    Khun Lao Kenya-styled Washed - Sri :€ 1,38

  • Shipping is arranged from Lat Krabang Inland Container Depot in Thailand to Rotterdam, Netherlands, with all logistics and paperwork managed by Beanspire.

  • Average financing cost owed to (mostly social) lenders. This ensures immediate payment to the farmers when the coffee leaves the farm or port.

  • A standard TSU premium on all coffees designated exclusively to accelerate farmers’ own regenerative agriculture projects.

  • This Side Up compensation for spending time and resources importing this coffee. Our work includes year-round contact with producers, managing export, shipping, import, warehousing, grading, sampling, finding and keeping roasting partners for Jaroon & Sri . € 1,65 is This Side Up’s Model 1 markup. For a full overview of our modular margin construction, see the Trade Models page.

PHOTO GALLERY

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