SUMATRAN TIGER MOUNTAIN COFFEE

This complex coffee is sourced from the Arinagata Cooperative, a collection serving 2,000+ small hold farmers who grow coffee in the Aceh rainforest at altitudes up to 5,500 feet. The co-op is an organic and Fairtrade certified Gayo Arabica coffee producer and exporter. The flavours in the cup are herbal, grapefruit, cherry, chocolate, walnut, white grape, vanilla, apricot and spice. It has a syrupy richness, exquisite flavour and the native volcanic soil gives it a rich, silky character. It is, deservedly, among the most famous coffees in the world. The Gayo 1 coffee varietal is unique to Indonesia. In 2017 "Kopi Arabika Gayo" obtained the Protected Geographical Indications status from the European Union. This applies to coffee made from the high-quality Gayo arabica beans and cultivated in the Gayo highlands of Indonesia's province of Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra. This coffee type requires conditions of high altitude, humidity and lower light intensity, which results in a slower maturity process. This special status means the product will benefit from the same protection and market added-value compared to EU protected products such as Champagne. Major coffee growing regions in Indonesia include Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Flores Islands and Bali. The Dutch brought coffee to Indonesia from Ethiopia in the 17th century. They tested all of the islands and the first foothold was East Java...from there it spread like wildfire. Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the world and yet probably one of the least visited. Sumatra is primarily sold from 2 regions, Aceh and North Sumatra. Aceh is known for its Mandhelings. Aceh has 68,000 Hectares and 65,000 farmers. Sumatra is made up of many small community growers, each averaging one Hectare.