Lao Mountain Coffee

who we are

We are a small roasting company focused on providing the highest quality beans that are uniquely blended and freshly roasted. We have the great privilege of using only Lao grown beans from the Bolaven Plateau in the South, a fertile, high elevation volcanic terrain perfect for specialty coffee. All of our coffee beans come from elevations between 1,000m and 1,300m.

what we do

We work directly with farmers and farmer groups to assure that the beans are processed according to specialty coffee standards - ripe, fresh cherries, disciplined processing and professional grading and sorting. We sample all of our beans before we buy them to assure quality and consistency, and for the best beans, we pay the highest prices in Laos. We understand that freshness is possibly the most important part of making a good cup of coffee, and that's why our retail coffee is roasted-to-order to ensure freshness (look for the roast date on the package).

To work as closely with the coffee farmers as we can, we have developed a relationship with the Jhai Coffee Farmer Cooperative (JCFC), a Fair Trade certified co-op on the Bolaven Plateau. The Jhai Coffee farmers are one of the few groups in Laos that makes pure Arabica Typica coffee beans, and their certification meant the farmers receive all of the income generated by their coffee.

As the only exporter of specialty coffee beans in Laos, Jhai reaches markets in Europe, the US and Australia. Jhai Coffee is the first and only coffee co-op to be certified Fair Trade in Laos and we are proud to support them. For more information, go to www.fairtrade.net.