THE FARM: This coffee comes from a coffee collector who is buying from small holders on the western slopes of Gunung Latimojong ("gunung" means mountain, or hill), which at 3,478 meters, is the highest mountain in Sulawesi. The coffee isn't grown that high, but some of the farms do stretch up as high as 1800 meters above sea level (1200 on the low end). "Collectors" are coffee middlemen who buy whole cherry or wet parchment from local farmers they are connected with, then sell to buyers like us. It's a long standing system in many parts of Indonesia, and the collectors can be a valuable resource for gaining access to amazing coffees you might not otherwise find.

OUR ROAST: Litimojong is a high caliber wet hulled coffee, and the timing of the arrival is near perfect as a replacement for our Sumatra. It has a very sweet smell of brown sugars, along with a note of cooked squash, that pairs well together. The cup has a type of nice, rustic sweetness like a brown rice syrup, or maybe a bit more like palm and date sugars. There's a woodsy quality, like cedar, that adds to the complex aroma and aftertaste.

This coffee is part of the 'Farm Gate' program from our friends at The Coffee Shrub, which means they have negotiated directly with the farmer, and guarantee prices that are at least 50%, and often more than 100%, over fair trade.

*** All prices are per pound ***