SUMATRA

Single origin Sumatra Takengon Ratu Ketiara women's cooperative

Notes of baker's chocolate, earth, and tobacco with low acid and big body.  

Sumatra coffees can be polarizing but this one may convert the sceptics. It has the classic rustic, earthy, tobacco notes, yet also some sweetness and acidity found in the best washed coffees. A trademark of Sumatra’s, you can expect thick, inky body that stands up to dark roasting.

This coffee comes from a women’s cooperative in the Aceh region of Sumatra, Indonesia. Ratu Ketiara is a cooperative of farmers lead by three women, with 80% of their farmers being women.  They are proudly controlling quality to the highest level with careful transporting, drying, and sorting.

Wet hulled, patio dried in the sun, grown at 1200-1600 meters.

About Sumatra coffee:

Sumatran coffee has flavors people that can be divisive. Sumatran coffees are famous for their distinct flavor profile generally having low acidity, thick body, and rustic flavors that can often be described as earthy. This flavor is mostly due to the unique wet-hulled processing method this part of the world is known for.