As we were enjoying a cup of our freshly roasted Gayo coffee on one fine Sunday afternoon - we got excited to go deeper, beyond the origin to the region in order to find out what makes this coffee so special. After months of preparations and with great help from our good friend, Mr. Stephen Sutanto and our partner,…
Read MoreTHE BACKGROUND OF SULAWESI TORAJA The first coffee in Sulawesi was planted in 1750 and was grown by small family-owned farms. The Toraja coffee was highly evaluated even before World War II and was appointed as the Purveyor to the Royal Household by the Dutch Royal family. However, with the Dutch colonizers departure after the independency of Indonesia, a lot…
Read MoreTHE BACKGROUND OF GAYO COFFEE The coffee cultivation in Indonesia began in 1696 when the Dutch brought over coffee seedling from Malabar, India. In Aceh province, it was also the Dutch colonizers who introduced the skill of coffee planting in the beginning of 18th century. Thereafter, the Dutch started managing coffee estates professionally and the local people (Gayonese) started growing…
Read MoreWHAT IS FLORES The name Flores is an abbreviation of “Coba da Flores”, a name used by Portuguese sailors not because of flowers but rather by the colorful coral reefs that surround the island. There is 1.5 million people living on the island and mountain elevations reach nearly 2,500m (most of Flores coffee are grown in between 1200-1600m). The island…
Read MoreDubbed the costliest coffee on earth, Kopi Luwak has one of the most fascinating roots. Dating back to the Dutch colonial era of Indonesia in the 18th century, Kopi Luwak originated when coffee plantations were established on the islands of Java and Sumatra, also known as the Dutch East Indies. Local farmers were hired to plant coffee that produced Arabica…
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