A rich, full-bodied, wet-hulled coffee from the Gayo highlands of Aceh, at the northern tip of Sumatra.
Tasting notes: Grapefruit, orange, cacao, nutmeg, tamarind, cedar
The story
Aceh lived through nearly 30 years of armed conflict, then on 26 December 2004 the Indian Ocean tsunami devastated its coast. Out of that catastrophe came peace: the Helsinki agreement of August 2005 ended the conflict, and the province has been rebuilding ever since. Few coffees carry the Firebird idea of renewal more literally.
CV Uten Kupi is a young Acehnese team, founded in 2023, working directly with 588 farmers in Pegasing District on the Tanoh Gayo plateau. They represent a new generation of coffee professionals in the region, focused on better farmer livelihoods and protecting the landscape they grow in.
The details
Region: Pegasing District, Central Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Producers: 588 smallholders via CV Uten Kupi
Variety: Tim Tim
Process: Giling basah (wet hulled)
Altitude: 1,400–1,600 masl
Cup score: 83.75
Roasted to order in small batches and ground to your brew method. Great in a cafetière or with milk.
