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Organic Sumatra - Roasted Coffee

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Organic Sumatra

Roasted Coffee
$12.95

Certifications

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Fair Trade Certified OU Kosher Certified Rainforest Alliance Certified USDA Organic Certified

About

Peppery, earthy and chocolatey all describe this amazing USDA Organic, Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance Certified Sumatran coffee. The overall body of our Organic Sumatra coffee is bold and flavorful with slight vegetal notes, which are common for the region. The flavor of this bold bodied, medium roast coffee rounds off into a powerful chocolate finish for an immensely rich coffee that is sure to make you crave a second cup.

The coop that produces this remarkable organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance Certified Sumatra coffee is overseen by a majority of women and is made up of 890 growers and members. The relentless dedication to quality coffee and organic farming has made this coop one of the largest and most experienced coffee producing cooperatives in Northern Sumatra. Becoming Certified Organic, Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance Certified in 2012, the coop leaders utilize the new premiums to fund health and education programs to support the local community.

Organic Sumatra - Roasted Coffee

Roast Level

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light dark

Medium roasting introduces Maillard (browned and deep) notes to the cup, such as spice, caramel, and toasted nuts. Medium roasts may feature a little oil on the beans.

Organic Sumatra - Roasted Coffee

Roast Body

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Bold Body

Bold-bodied coffees have a heavier, thicker mouthfeel, which is often accompanied by stone fruit and chocolate notes.

Cupping Notes

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Pepper

Chocolate

Earthy

Processing

A coffee’s process describes how the seed (aka the coffee bean) is separated from the coffee cherry. Popular methods include washed, dry, and honey, but there are many other processes that put special emphasis on different aspects of these methods.

The washing process

Washing Process

Wet Hulled
The drying process

Drying Process

Patio sun-dried
The varietal type

Coffee Varietal

Adsenia, Bourbon, Typica, Ateng

Timeline

Harvest and export times are based off when a particular coffee will be at its peak quality. Cherries picked at the start of the harvest season tend to be underdeveloped, and those picked at the end are often overdeveloped, so producers aim for that sweet spot in the middle.

Harvest

Sept - May

Export

Jan - Dec
Farmers pick coffee cherries in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Sumatra

Aceh is the westernmost region of the Indonesian island of Sumatra where coffee farms abound. The combination of high elevation and volcanic soil make for coffees that are rich and lower in acidity with notes of nutty dark chocolate. In the Takengon Highlands is a cooperative that honors Sumatran coffee traditions w...

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