News Forum - Thai coffee lovers ditch pricey cups amid economic squeeze

[Thaiger]

Thai coffee drinkers are cutting back on their caffeine budgets as the economic crunch hits hard, with pricey cups over 100 baht losing their flavour. Korn Sanguankeaw, Vice President of the Specialty Coffee Association of Thailand, revealed yesterday, November 26, that cafés offering cheaper brews have seen explosive growth of 60 to 100%. “Consumers prefer … …

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[Khunmark]

100 baht sounds a bit pricey when you can get a good coffee for 40 baht. I’d recommend staying away from the overpriced global franchises.

[Skip]

Or I can buy fresh roasted coffee beans from the local beanery... grind them fresh everyday right at home... and enjoy an excellent mug (2 cups) of coffee... all for about 2 baht... as they say in Thailand - "up to you!"  Sorry... add the 8 baht worth of water to that... TOTAL 10 baht.

[BainaiThai]

Skip, where are the beans grown and what kind of beans are they?

[Khunmark]

2 hours ago, Skip said:

Or I can buy fresh roasted coffee beans from the local beanery... grind them fresh everyday right at home... and enjoy an excellent mug (2 cups) of coffee... all for about 2 baht... as they say in Thailand - "up to you!"  Sorry... add the 8 baht worth of water to that... TOTAL 10 baht.

You are either getting your ground coffee at a huge discount or your maths is wrong. I’m paying 250 baht for 500 grams of ground coffee. Out of that 500 grams I get 33 cups. 1 double shot is 15mg. 250 divided by 33 is 7.5. So it works out to 7.5 baht per cup. I use tap water so no expense there.