Thread: Best Coffee For Brewing in Thailand?

I am not talking about instant 3 in 1 or some girlie type coffee. I am talking about real ground coffee you can put in a coffee maker or a fagot....sorry French Press

I was buying bags of Starbucks, but for the price it ain't worth it and it is not that good.

So please give me some advice on decent coffee in Thailand from say Topps, Foodland or Villa.

I wish I could find some Folgers or Maxwell House brands....any chance?


What coffee do you brew at your house?

How do you like it? Black? Cream and sugar? Decaf?

I like a strong cup of black coffee!!!

We use Dwang Dee beans in the strong blend .. ground.

even have the Thai girls drinking it now !!!

about 300 baht a kg keep in the freezer

mark

Ille

but its not cheap either

Denchai Coffee from err.... Denchai.


denchaicoffee

I am a caffeine addict,and have always used Lavazza Cafe Espresso love it.

I used to use Suzuki premium blend when I lived in CM, but could not get it down here so used to buy a lot at Visa time and store in the freezer, but couldn't find it last time and have given up coffee anyway lately.
But in the states I would always buy HILLS BROS., only available in the west and made in Frisco I think,, good shit and if I move back there I will start to drink it again.

I forgot about HILLS BROS. I used to drink that as well.

Thanks Cits for askin, and Norts for something accessible.

BONCAFE

It's Thai made, has lot's of choices, price is right


and if you choose the correct one, then you'll be more then happy....

Chitown. Check out the beans from Doi Tung. I like the extra strong flavor. Its a real nice coffee.Comes in a brown box. Local and nice.

Doi Tung is good coffee.

DOITUNG

The local coffee is as good as all the expensive imported crap, and shame on you for buying that Starbucks rubbish.

I went to my local coffee stall and asked the woman there. She would sell me bags of freshly ground coffee very cheaply. I've no idea what brand it was though. Just had a foil pack and no writing.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

The local coffee is as good as all the expensive imported crap

Stick to letting us know about the best teas, ales, stouts and other sundry items upon which I admit you Brits are clearly expert.

Local coffee is frankly quite ordinary and really isn't proper coffee.

I like it strong and bitter. Not into the anaemic Merkinized food & drinks.

Originally Posted by Norton

Local coffee is frankly quite ordinary and really isn't proper coffee.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Just had a foil pack and no writing.

Are you sure it was coffee?

Not found any coffee as near as good as the blended mixes I get in OZ, tried the Hill tribe stuff, Laos coffee, Boncafe, none of it comes near the OZ stuff.
Most of its well over roasted for my delicate palate.
I designed a fluidized bed bean roaster for a couple of outfits In Surfers, in return I got free coffee for 5 yrs until the business changed hands so now I'm on my own.
Nortons a man of refined tastes so I will give his suggestion of Zolito a thrash.

Originally Posted by peterpan

Most of its well over roasted for my delicate palate.

I get the dark roast so it may offend your delicate palate. They have another called Mountain Blend or something like that. You might prefer it. More expensive than the dark roast but guess that's the price you have to pay if palate is delicate.

I always go for the dark roast also. Thats why the Doi Tung is so good. Its really roasted well, and just add a bit more than your normal amount for a really nice inexpensive cup of coffee.

My favourite is is a Lao Brand called Dao.

We stock up on it on our shopping trips to Lao.
I do my beer run for Beer Lao, which is not available in Udon.

Get a few bags of beans for the coffee maker, it's not bitter.

Turbo one of the Dao instants, is like Nescafe Gold Blend.

Dao Heuang Coffee

They sell beans and ground coffee in the Sunday walking street market

all hill tribe stuff and excellent taste and value

forget those expensive imported brands, go local

I'm with the dark roast club. I did like the Lao and Malaysian no-name coffees, but they are ground almost to a powder for their cotton sack brewing style. Makes it a bit muddy for a filter, so I'd use a Suzuki espresso and add a bit of the exotic stuff. As BG noted, Suzuki seems to have gone outta biz in Thailand. Starbucks -- never.

The Emporium food market has Blue Mountain coffee. Good stuff but expensive.

Originally Posted by Udonite

I do my beer run for Beer Lao, which is not available in Udon.

Yes it is. Or at least it used to be. Jingjoe's bar is the supplier here if I remember correctly.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Udonite

I do my beer run for Beer Lao, which is not available in Udon.

Yes it is. Or at least it used to be. Jingjoe's bar is the supplier here if I remember correctly.

Thanks I did not know Jingjoes sell Beer Lao, but I buy it by the case load on the shopping runs.
Very nice new Duty Free shop with a Coffee Dao sponsored Coffee Shop, very slick.