Wild Kopi Luwak

Tasting Notes:

QUINCE JAM | CHESTNUT | ROSES | MANGO | MARACUYA | PAPAYA AFTERTASTE |

FULL CREAM BODY | MEDIUM TARTARIC ACIDITY

Variety: Timtim | P88 | Bourbon | Catimor 

Process: Fully Washed (with fermentation in Luwaks’ digestive system)

Altitude: 1200 -1500 m.

Region: Gayo Highlands, Arul Badak in Central Ace, Sumatra, Indonesia

Producer: 750 smallholder farmers 

Organisation: KSU Rahmat Kinara

 

KSU Rahmat Kinara has been running their operation since 2007. Their first members were just about  200 farmers at that time. Slowly but consistently they have improved, growing up to 750 farmers and covering an area of about 1,200 ha under coffee. The farmers quickly recognized the advantages of  certifications and therefore they pursued to become Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade certified. They achieved this goal in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Most farms are located in Central of Aceh and surrounded by natural forest. These forests are the natural habitat of the Luwaks (civet cats). Thanks to the certifications it is prohibited to catch or cage Luwaks and other animals. This mostly nocturnal animal moves freely through the farms eating coffee cherries. During harvest, farmers work on their farms intensively picking red, ripe cherries but also collecting the Luwaks feces containing the coffee parchment after having been digested. After collection the parchment goes through an additional cleaning process and afterwards it is dried until  reaching a moisture content of 12%. Finally the farmers sell the dry parchment to KSU Rahmat Kinara.