Indonesian Sulawesi Toraja Gr. 1

The farm was originally established by a Dutch company called Van Dijk and was nationalized after independence in 1945.  The subsequent decades it became overgrown forest, until 1987 when Kapal Api purchased the land and rehabilitated.  The estate encompasses 1200 hectares, 700 of which are planted with coffee.

A full wet-mill equipped with Pinhalense equipment is located on-site and coffee is dried on raised beds under expansive cover.  Standard processing includes flotation, pulping, 24 hour fermentation, wash, soak, and 14-21 days drying. In addition to farmed coffee, the estate purchases cherry and wet-parchment from out-growers.

Tasting Notes: One tasty Indonesian bean.  Low acidity, thick and creamy, with some soft fruit tones and good sweetness balanced with an earthy chocolaty undertone that creates quite the treat. Surprisingly for an Indonesian, the best roast we found on this one was in the light-medium roast range. Smooth, clean, balanced and exotic. The darker one went, the less sweet and more potent edgy chocolaty smokey tones came out of it. Still tasty for an Indo fan but the lovely medium roasts with some soft fruit hints, fuller body and creamy body were quite a tasty surprise.

Roasting Notes: Medium roast coffee to see it shine but very flexible, will pull fans at lighter and darker roasts as well. Light roasts are interesting but a bit off balance and will show some hints of acidity. Great prep and fairly even roasting, low chaff and not too high of a moisture content make this bean on the easier side to roast.