Green Sumatra

GREEN UNROASTED COFFEE Region: Batak Producer: Indokom Citra Persada  Altitude: 1000-1300  meters Varietal(s): Mandheling Process: Semi-Washed Roast Level: Full City+ Tasting Notes: woody, bakers chocolate, nutty, rustic sweetness, balanced In the mid-18th Century, when Indonesia was still under Dutch occupation, the Dutch East India Company brought Arabica coffee plants to archipelago. The Dutch started by planting coffee around Batavia (Jakarta), and farther South, near Sukabumi and Bogor. Over time, coffee plantations spread to East Java, Central Java, West Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. While Indonesia coffee production began on Java, today it is Sumatra that most North American buyers think of when asked to describe Indonesian coffee. It has a sweet, earthy, low-acid profile that is truly distinctive. A significant factor in Sumatra coffee’s one-of-a-kind profile, and global renown is the way it is processed. Early processing methods were decidedly primitive, with farmers using holl