Kao Jai Coffee

kao jai coffee is a specialty, single-origin coffee from the mountains of northern thailand. our unique, specialty coffee beans have been carefully grown, harvested, and processed in the chiang rai province near the myanmar/laos border. our story began in late 2013 when two co-founders were teaching at a boarding school in the city of chiang rai and were given the opportunity to harvest coffee side-by-side with our farmers. being able to see the community, work with the farmers, and understand the process inspired the founders to find a way to better connect the consumer (you) and the producer (our farmers). kao jai, a phrase in thai meaning “to understand,” someone or something means that someone is completely knowledgeable and sympathetic of others' unique stories. when you experience something first hand, it opens your eyes and heart to not only knowing others, but understanding them. kao jai coffee was founded to create different opportunities for people to transition from knowing