BALI ORGANIC RFA BLUE MOON

PEAT, HEAVY BODIED, BAKER'S CHOCOLATE Grower:  Producer of Subak Abian-traditional farmer organization Variety:  Bourbon, Typica, Catimor Region:  Kintamani Highlands of Central Bali Harvest:  May-October Altitude:  1200-1600 meters Soil:  Volcanic loam Process:  hand-picked, wet-hulled, two-step sun drying on raised beds Certification:  Organic BACKGROUND DETAILS Bali Blue Moon is named after the hallmark bluish hue of the bean produced from the wet-hulling process called Giling Basah in the Indonesian language.  The bulk of Bali’s coffee production comes from small family-owned farms where each producer uses a few acres to cultivate coffee along with citrus trees in the volcanic soils of Mount Agung’s Kintamani highlands.  They carefully sort their harvested cherries before depulping and fermenting overnight with their own micro-mills.  Then the coffee is washed and laid out on patios to shed the excess water from the coffee parchment. Next the coffee takes a detour