Flavor Notes:
rhubarb, mango, baked pie crust
Altitude: 1200 - 1500 m
Varietal: Mixed
Region: Gayo
Process: Wet Hulled
From Our Importers:
The Gayo highlands are part of the Bukit Barisan mountains in the Aceh region of northern Sumatra, where the tip of the island points toward the Bay of Bengal. Coffee farms are as common here as is the word “Gayo,” a moniker as likely to be attached to hotels, restaurants, and campgrounds around Lake Tawar as green coffee. The Gayo people have lived in the central highlands of Aceh for more than 1,000 years in small villages called “kampongs.” The Gayo people took quickly to coffee farming during the Dutch occupation. The altitude, soil, and dramatic variations in weather are ideal for growing coffee.
Most coffee in Sumatra is grown between 2,500 and 5,500 feet and nearly all coffee is grown by smallholder coffee farmers. Nine out of 10 coffee farmers in Sumatra grow coffee on less than one hectare of land. Virtually all Sumatran coffee is wet hulled, a process known as “giling basah”. Plant Species include Bergandal and Sidikalang varieties of Typica, Hibrido de Timor (aka "Tim Tim"), a Bourbon cultivar known as Linie S, S-288 and S-795 found in Lintong, Rambung, Abyssinia, "USDA,” Caturra cultivars and Catimor lines.
