Sumatra Lake Tawar

ALMOST DARK ROAST
10oz. whole bean coffee
Wet Hulled

Flavor
Nice and clean for a Sumatra. Fuller bodied and darker toned, low acidity with a predominately earthy/chocolaty profile. Very classic tasting, stout like Sumatra. A little sweet floral upfront and smoky in the aftertaste.

Info
Aceh (pronounced AH-CHEY) is the northernmost province of Sumatra. Its highland territory, surrounding Lake Tawar and the central city of Takengon, is considered to be the epicenter of one of the world’s most unique coffee terroirs.

Coffee farms in this area are managed with the experience of many generations of cultivation, while also harmoniously woven into their surrounding tropical forests. The canopies are loud and fields are almost impenetrably thick with coffee plants, fruit trees, and vegetables, all of which are constantly flushing with new growth. Year-round mists and rain showers never cease, farm floors are spongy and deep with layered biomass, and almost every square meter of the region seems to exude life.

Nothing is ever still. Including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year. GayoMandiri is a family-operated exporter based in Bener Meriah, a broad district that encompasses the mountains along the north shore of Lake Tawar. Gayo Mandiri works with local cooperatives, operates a central dry mill, and promotes a relationship-based sales model with their buyers.