Organic Sumatra - Takengon Gayo Mandheling

This Gayo Mandheling is sourced from the Ratu Ketiara Gayo (RKG) Cooperative - founded in 2009 by Ms. Rahmah, who began in coffee as a local cherry collector more than 20 years ago, and who by now is one of Indonesia’s most respected coffee entrepreneurs. Aceh (pronounced AH-CHEY) is the northernmost province of Sumatra. Its highland territory, surrounding Lake Laut Tawar and the local city of Takengon, is considered to be the epicenter of one of the world’s most unique coffee terroirs due to its isolated heirloom set of typica and catimor-based cultivars, it’s uniquely fertile microclimates, land husbandry, and tradition of wet-hulled processing.

The original cooperative was Fair Trade certified in 2011 and has grown from 38 original farmer members to almost 2000. This coffee is certified for both Fair Trade and Organic.

Flavor profile is described as Peat, cedar, roasted almond, caramel, milky texture.