Coffee Description
The distinct, sharp fragrance of this organic coffee carries fruit notes, especially blueberry, while flavors of spice, dark chocolate, and vanilla lend a very mocha-ish feel to the cup. Complex but still smooth and chocolaty, with low acidity and full body, this offering is a sensory experience.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Medium/Dark
Process
Washed
Elevation
1550 masl
Region
Sumatra, Aceh
About 1500 smallholder farmers of Indonesia
In the aftermath of armed conflicts, earthquakes, and Tsunamis, the Permata Gayo cooperative emerged in 2006. This multi-ethnic endeavor brought together Aceh, Gayo, Alas, and Singkil coffee farmers in a joint effort to increase the quality and sales of their organic coffees. For these members, more than 70% of their income is supplied by their coffee. Permata Gayo has two cuppers on staff to help ensure premium quality and give special attention to the flavor profiles of village lots.
The distinct Sumatran flavor profile of this offering comes from the traditional Indonesian wet-hulled processing method, Giling Basah. Farmers strip the skin off the freshly picked coffee cherries, leave them to sit for a day or overnight. then wash the beans and dry them with mucilage clinging to the parchment. At 40-50% moisture content, a stage called “gabah,” the coffee is then sold to processors, dried to 25-35% moisture, then wet-hulled. The resulting swollen, whitish beans are called “kopi labu”, or “pumpkin coffee.” “Asalan,”the final export-ready stage is a characteristic opal-green and contains 11-14% moisture.
Sumatra, Aceh, Indonesia
Voyage Coffee Roasters
Voyage Coffee Roasters was birthed in beautiful Eugene, Oregon, in 2012 when Scott Van Den Elzen decided to take his home roasting hobby to the Willamette Valley and his daughter, Jessamyn, decided to join him. Over seven years later, they are still going strong, and the rest of the family—Gabriel, Peace, Ryland and Alyssa—pitch in with packaging, deliveries, sales, ideas, and anything else that needs doing!
Roast Master Scott sticks to small batches of outstanding coffees, both blends and single origins, focusing on coffees that bring the flavors of rich chocolate, nutty, and caramel notes his family enjoys.