However, subtle fruity flavors of plum and cherry replace the earthy and tobacco flavor notes that are more typical in Sumatra coffees. This coffee maintains some of the classic woody, chocolate, and molasses flavors. This coffee is a blend of fully washed and honey processed coffees from the famous Lintong region of Sumatra. Well Equator Coffees & Teas has one for you called Sumatra Holong Batak. It is very unusual to find a washed-processed coffee from Sumatra. There also subtle sweet fruit and notes of lavender in this coffee that make it intricate and delicious.Īlmost ALL coffee from Sumatra is process using the wet-hulled method. This coffee is a classic rich and full body Sumatra with flavors that you would expect like dark chocolate, fudge, pipe tobacco, and a slight spicy finish. My recommendation for a classic Sumatra coffee that highlights the flavors of the wet hulled process is Ulos Batak Sumatra from JBC Coffee Roasters out of Madison, WI. This coffee is delicious with flavors of cedar, dark chocolate, tobacco and a little black licorice. The folks at LumberJack managed to roast this coffee in a way that actually highlights some of the flavors of the beans at a dark roast. I tend to prefer lighter roasts because I find most dark roasts cook the flavor out of the beans and all I taste is dark caramel and charcoal but this coffee is an exception to that trend. But I found a good one!īali Blue Moon Dark Roast from LumberJack Coffee Co is a delicious, smooth coffee.
We didn’t talk much about Bali in this episode because, well frankly coffee from Bali is relatively hard to find. But I wanted to highlight a few small specialty coffee roasters who are making some delicious Indonesian coffee. With prices for this specialty coffee so high, it’s not surprising that coffee sellers would want to cash in – whether or not they have access to civets.You could easily go out and grab a bag of Sumatra coffee from Starbucks or Petes coffee. And the civets’ restrictive coffee-only diet can lead to malnutrition and other health issues.Īnother issue is that many coffees sold as Kopi Luwak aren’t authentic. They may also be force-fed the cherries or kept on uncomfortable wire surfaces. Civets are nocturnal, shy animals, and many coffee plantations allow tourists to view them in their cages. According to researchers, these coffee plantations universally fail to meet animal welfare standards in areas like hygiene, shelter, and mobility. Image credit: Shankar S., Flickr, CC 2.0Īs a result, the most common process involves removing civets from the wild and keeping them in tiny cages on coffee plantations. As you can imagine, finding free-range Kopi Luwak is a labor-intensive task, something not very friendly to a business’ bottom line. The problem with Kopi Luwak coffee is that it’s rarely actually wild.
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