{"product_id":"sumatra-takengon-atu-lintang-organic","title":"Sumatra | Takengon Atu Lintang Organic","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis smooth cup opens with aromas of nougat, dried cherry, and milk chocolate. We found notes of almond, semi-sweet chocolate, and cedar when sipped, with nougat-like sweetness and a pleasant pop of dried cherry acidity. The finish features cedar and cocoa powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertified Organic by OCIA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Koperasi Kopi Gayo Organic Cooperative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarm\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1,358 Smallholders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aceh, Sumatra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1,300-1,450 masl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tim-Tim, Ateng Super\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wet-Hulled\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoast\u003c\/strong\u003e: Light-Medium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cherry, Semi-Sweet Chocolate, Cedar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImported by our friends at Royal Coffee. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe KKGO cooperative has farmers throughout the highlands surrounding Sumatra’s Lake Tawar. We often get high-grade coffees from this group hailing from specific sub-regions and communities. This is a lighter and brighter delivery than most, from the Atu Lintang area, a small area southwest of the lake and part of the vast Aceh Tengah Regency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"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, and nothing is ever still—including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKKGO and the Gayo Identity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Koperasi Kopi Gayo Organic (KKGO) is a cooperative of 1,358 farmers. Members average 1 hectare each and are spread across the hillsides of the Bener Meriah and Aceh Tengah Regencies, which together circle the immediate highland ranges north and south of Lake Tawar. The cooperative, along with many local industries in the region, identifies itself as 'Gayo,' after the Gayonese ethnic group which has long made Aceh their home, and which comprises a vast majority of farmer members. KKGO was founded in 2006 and currently mills and exports through nearby PT Ihtiyeri Keti Ara, a family-owned company with whom Royal has worked for the past 20 years.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Wet-Hulling Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Aceh’s very small farm sizes and consistently humid and drizzly climate make prolonged parchment drying impractical. Processing is typically not overseen by a single individual or team; instead, coffee moves task by task through different hands before reaching its final, fully-dried, state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"KKGO follows the local processing customs closely, beginning with farmers picking cherry and selling to local collectors. Collectors aggregate cherry from their local neighborhoods and deliver to processors. Processors then float cherry for density, depulp, and ferment the fresh parchment overnight. The following morning the fermented parchment is washed clean with spring water and spread out on tarps to dry directly in the sun. After the parchment is dry to the touch, often only a matter of hours depending on the time of day, it is transferred again to a local miller, who mechanically hulls the parchment from around the coffee seed, which is notably still has a moisture content close to 40% at this time (thus earning the coffee its 'wet-hulled' label). The miller will proceed to continue drying the wet, naked coffee seeds on tarps under the direct sun. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Final dry milling is done by PT Ihtiyeri Keti Ara, a local miller in Takengon and an old supplier of Royal’s. Their location means containers are filled, sealed, and exported directly from the highlands with minimal time in Sumatra’s humid port city of Medan—in our experience an extremely key step for retaining quality in Aceh’s coffee.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PT's Coffee","offers":[{"title":"10oz \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":50854239830248,"sku":"19777WB","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10oz \/ Espresso","offer_id":50854239863016,"sku":"19777ES","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10oz \/ Fine","offer_id":50854239895784,"sku":"19777FI","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10oz \/ Auto-Drip","offer_id":50854239928552,"sku":"19777AU","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10oz \/ Coarse","offer_id":50854239961320,"sku":"19777CO","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2lb \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":50854239994088,"sku":"39777WB","price":30.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2lb \/ Espresso","offer_id":50854240026856,"sku":"39777ES","price":30.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2lb \/ Fine","offer_id":50854240059624,"sku":"39777FI","price":30.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2lb \/ Auto-Drip","offer_id":50854240092392,"sku":"39777AU","price":30.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2lb \/ Coarse","offer_id":50854240125160,"sku":"39777CO","price":30.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5lb \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":50854240157928,"sku":"59777WB","price":71.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5lb \/ Espresso","offer_id":50854240190696,"sku":"59777ES","price":71.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5lb \/ Fine","offer_id":50854240223464,"sku":"59777FI","price":71.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5lb \/ Auto-Drip","offer_id":50854240256232,"sku":"59777AU","price":71.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5lb \/ Coarse","offer_id":50854240289000,"sku":"59777CO","price":71.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1575\/7309\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-c5df9a7ffd80fb24a990c73684fe19dc3134109414d3f2cb9a2bf721f732e93f.jpg?v=1790348427","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.ptscoffee.com\/products\/sumatra-takengon-atu-lintang-organic","provider":"PT's Coffee Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}