Indonesia – Kerinci Anaerobic

Origin

• 🇮🇩 Indonesia

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
• Experimental
• Funky
• Bold
• Sweet

Grown by 320 cooperative members on a fertile volcanic plateau beneath Mount Kerinci, this coffee reflects Sumatra’s lush landscape. Led by Triyono, the community processes and roasts its own harvest at a facility complete with a dry mill and cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. lab, producing notes of green apple, pear, wild berries, honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. and roasted nuts. The 320 members of the Koerintji Barokah Bersama Cooperative live and farm on a plateau that sits at the foot of Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra. Mount Kerinci is one of the many volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a 40,000-kilometer horseshoe-shaped series of 452 volcanoes that are part of an almost constant dance of eruptions and plate movements. Mount Kerinci’s historic eruptions have assured that the surrounding area is lush and verdant with a deep supply of fertile volcanic soil. The cooperative is managed by Triyono, who leads members in processing and roasting their own coffees. They have a fully outfitted roasting facility, including a cupping lab, next to the dry mill. This is especially impressive considering the cooperative was founded in mid-2017! The resulting notes are green apple, pear, wild berries, honey and roasted nuts.