Indonesian Java Kayumas Org. – Taman Dadar – Wet Hulled

Description

New Crop! Brought to us by the same mill that produces the Indonesian Bali Blue Moon.

This coffee is sourced from family-owned farms located near the villages of Curah Tatal and Kayumas on the island of Java, Indonesia. In the 17th Century Java coffee was first cultivated in low lying areas, but by the late 19th Century coffee leaf rust had destroyed production, forcing new coffee cultivation into the highlands where high altitudes and volcanic soil provide perfect growing conditions.  Smallholder organic coffee production is atypical of the region which is dominated by large government run coffee estates established by the Dutch in the 18th century.  Taman Dadar, meaning flower garden, aptly describes the way smallholder coffee is cultivated, colorfully inter-cropped with parkia beans, avocados, erythrina, albizia, and leucaena trees, which produce food for local consumption and shade.  Java Taman Dadar is wet-hulled, a uniquely Indonesian processing method in which the coffee parchment is removed before the final drying is completed, producing a hallmark Indonesian flavor.

Tasting Notes: Best server from the medium to dark roasts. The traditional Indonesian wet-hulling leaves a potent and darker toned cup almost always best medium to dark. Similar to Sumatra coffee or Bali Blue Moon. This cup picks up the character we often associate with Sulawesi coffee. When medium roasted, has just a pinch of citric character, a little soft fruit tone adding some sweetness with strong earthy/chocolate/peat notes that will linger on the tongue. Big bodied coffee, lower acidity with more potent stout like features. Darker roasting adds in some smoky layers complimenting the peaty and chocolaty notes. No citric in the cup here, but that sweet little fruit note will still poke out as the cup cools.

Roasting Notes: Low chaff and a little uneven roasting, we would still consider them easy to roast. Shoot for right around 2nd crack, can go a little lighter or darker with personal taste. Giving it a couple extra day setup will help it become smooth and creamy.