Sumatra, Mandheling, Lintong and Gayo Coffee

Harvesting Coffee

Indonesia is the fourth largest producer of coffee in the world. Coffee in Indonesia began with its colonial history, and has played an important part in the growth of the country. Indonesia is located within an ideal geography for coffee plantations. The longitude and latitude of the country means that the island origins are all well suited micro-climates for the growth and production of coffee, resulting in widespread environmental degradation and the destruction of tropical rainforests that have the highest concentration of endemic species in the world.

Coffee from this western-most island in Indonesia is intriguing and complex, due to the large number of small-holder producers and the unique “giling basah” (wet hulling) processing technique they use. At the green bean stage, coffee from this area has a distinctive bluish colour, which is attributed to processing method and lack of iron in the soil.

Coffees from Sumatra are known for smooth, sweet body that is balanced and intense. Depending on the region, or blend of regions, the flavours of the land and processing can be very pronounced. Notes of cocoa, tobacco, smoke, earth and cedar wood can show well in the cup. Occasionally, Sumatran coffees can show greater acidity, which balances the body. This acidity takes on tropical fruit notes and sometimes an impression of grapefruit or lime.

Mandheling is a trade name, used for arabica coffee from northern Sumatra. It was derived from the name of the Mandailing people, who produce coffee in the Tapanuli region of Sumatra. Mandheling coffee comes from Northern Sumatra, as well as Aceh. Lintong

Lintong coffee is grown in the District of Lintongnihuta, to the south-west of Lake Toba. This large lake is one of the deepest in the world, at 505 meters. The coffee production area is a high plateau, known for its diversity of tree fern species. This area produces 15,000 to 18,000 tons of arabica per year. A neighbouring region, called Sidikilang, also produces arabica coffee.

Gayo Mountain coffee is grown on the hillsides surrounding the town of Takegon and Lake Tawar, at the northern tip of Sumatra, in the region of Aceh. The altitude in the production area averages between 1,110 and 1,300 meters. The coffee is grown by small-holders under shade trees.

Coffee from this region is generally processed at farm-level, using traditional wet methods. Due to the giling basha processing, Gayo Mountain coffee is described as higher toned and lighter bodied than Lintong and Mandheling coffees from further east in Sumatra.

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Lampung Robusta Coffee

Robusta Coffee Farmer in Lampung

Lampung is one of the largest robusta coffee producer in Indonesia, Lampung Coffee is well-known for its Robusta Coffee with the unique and strong robusta taste and flavor, strong body and very good aroma. Lampung coffee is of the Robusta coffees that are produced in the region of Lampung. Coffee lovers don’t only exist from Lampung, but people from outside such as Lampung, South Sumatra, Bengkulu, Jambi, to Javanese people are very fond of drinking coffee and its distinctive taste. When the holiday season arrives, usually Lampung coffee lovers spend their money on this special coffee for souvenirs.

Lampung coffee is largely produced from a coffee bean plantation in West Lampung, Central Lampung, and in Tanggamus, managed by the government, private sectors, and small business organizations. For small businesses owned by government organizations are mostly located in upland areas in Tanggamus.Lampung coffee has a characteristic color which is pitch black and slightly sour taste with a strong bitter flavor.

Benefit a Cup of Civet Coffee

Civet Coffee (Indonesia: Kopi luwak) is the most valuable and expensive coffee in the world at this moment, so to get into the Guinness Book of Records. civet Coffee has been known to international, even overseas, there is a cafe that sells Civet Coffee with an expensive price.

Studies of coffee was still ongoing. This was considered necessary because the coffee was still save a lot of benefits that have not been exposed.

1. NERVE DISEASE PREVENTION

Caffeinated coffee drinkers are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Content of antioxidants in coffee will prevent cell damage associated with Parkinson’s. While the caffeine will inhibit inflammation in the brain, which is often associated with Alzheimer’s.

2. PROTECT TEETH

Coffee containing cafein have anti – bacterial and anti – sticky so it can keep the bacteria that cause tooth layer gnawing holes. Drinking a cup of coffee each day is proven to prevent the risk of oral cancer by half. The compound is found in coffee also may limit the growth of cancer cells and damage DNA

3. REDUCING THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER

At menopause period, women which consume 4 (four) cups of coffee per day will reduce risk of breast cancer up to  38%, according to published study in The Journal of Nutrition. Coffee releasing phytoestrogens and flavonoids that can withstand the growth of tumors. However, consumption of less than 4 (four) cups will not get this benefit. Prevent gallstones. Gallstones grow when the mucus in the gallbladder trapping crystals – crystals of cholesterol. Xanthine, which is found in caffeine, will reduce the risk of mucus and storage. Two cups of coffee or more every day will help this process.

4. PROTECT THE SKIN

Consumption of 2-5 cups of coffee every day can help lower the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer by 17 percent. Caffeine can stimulate the skin to kill cells – pre-cancerous cells, and also stop the growth of tumors.

5. PREVENT DIABETES

People who consumed 3-4 cups of regular coffee or decaf coffee (with caffeine levels are reduced) will reduce the risk of developing type II diabetes by 30 percent. Chlorogenic acid can help prevent insulin resistance, which is a sign of this disease.

Our product: King Luwak Sumatra Civet Coffee

Civet Coffee Production

The luak, that’s a small catlike animal, gorges after dark on the most ripe, the best of our crop. It digests the fruit and expels the beans, which our farm people collect, wash, and roast, a real delicacy. Something about the natural fermentation that occurs in the luak’s stomach seems to make the difference.

Kopi is the Indonesian word for coffee. Luwak is a local name of the Asian Palm Civet in Sumatra.Palm civets are primarily frugivorous, feeding on berries and pulpy fruits such as figs and palms. Civets also eat small vertebrates, insects, ripe fruits and seeds.

Early production began when beans were gathered in the wild from where a civet would defecate as a means to mark its territory. On farms, civets are either caged or allowed to roam within defined boundaries.
Coffee berries are eaten by a civet for their fruit pulp. After spending about a day and a half in the civet's digestive tract the beans are then defecated in clumps, having kept their shape and still covered with some of the fleshy berry's inner layers.

Despite being in contact with faeces and pathogenic organisms, the beans contain negligible amounts of the enteric (pathogenic) organisms associated with feces. Moreover, the "cherry" or endocarp surrounding the bean is not completely digested by the luwak, and after being collected, the farmer performs thorough washing and removes the endocarp.

Sumatra is the world's largest regional producer of kopi luwak. Sumatran civet coffee beans are mostly an early arabica variety cultivated in the Indonesian archipelago since the 17th century. The major Sumatran kopi luwak production area is in Lampung, Bengkulu and Aceh especially the Gayo region, Takengon.

About Civet Coffee (Indonesian: Kopi Luwak)

 

Authentic 100% Sumatra Civet Coffee "King Luwak"

Kopi luwak (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aʔ]), or civet coffee, refers to the beans of coffee berries once they have been eaten and excreted by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The name is also used for marketing brewed coffee made from the beans.
Producers of the coffee beans argue that the process may improve coffee through two mechanisms, selection and digestion. Selection occurs if the civets choose to eat coffee berries containing better beans. Digestive mechanisms may improve the flavor profile of the coffee beans that have been eaten. The civet eats the berries for the beans' fleshy pulp, then in the digestive tract, fermentation occurs. The civet's proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Passing through a civet's intestines the beans are then defecated with other fecal matter and collected.

Although kopi luwak is a form of processing rather than a variety of coffee, it has been called the most expensive coffee in the world with retail prices reaching €550 / US$700 per kilogramme.
Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago.

(source: wikipedia)