Kerinci
Fully washed – Light roast

Flavors: Apple, Clementine, floral
Terroir: INDONESIA, Kerinci, Gunung Tujuh
Producer: Koerintji Barokah Bersama Cooperative
Variety: Andung Sari, Sigarar Utang
Altitude: 1400 – 1700 m
Process: Fully washed
Score: 85
Harvest: 2022
Roasting: Light
Net Weight : 220g
100 % arabica coffee

Minimum 7 days resting period after roasting date.

The Koerintji Barokah Bersama Cooperative is an award-winning organization of coffee growers with 320 members. They live and farm on a plateau at the foot of Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra. Mount Kerinci is the highest volcano in Indonesia with 3,805 meters above sea level, it is the highest point of the island. It is one of the most active in the country over the past two centuries. These eruptions helped preserve the surrounding regions lush and verdant with fertile volcanic soil. In Sumatra, farms are small between 0.5 and 2.5 hectares on average. Coffee is usually the main cash crop for farmers, but most also grow vegetables, potatoes and fruits for their own food.

There are more and more initiatives by farmers in Sumatra who are organized into cooperatives. Because thanks to cooperatives, they can now share resources, organize training and negotiate better prices. The nine stations of the Koerintji Barokah Bersama cooperative are supervised by Triyono, he directs the members in the fermentation and roasting of their coffees. They have a fully equipped facility, including a tasting lab.

During the harvest season, this coffee is picked by hand. Usually most of the work is provided by the producer’s family. After picking, the coffee will be delivered to the collection center where the coffee cherries are purchased by the cooperative.

This coffee is then depulped and then fermented overnight in buckets. It is washed the next day to remove the mucilage. The coffee is first dried on terraces. Then it is transferred to raised beds. The beds are located in domes to protect the cafe from rain or direct sunlight. Once dry, the coffee is sorted by hand.