The process yields the classic, earthy, heavily-bodied, experience of an Indonesian island coffee. During harvest, the farms employ a traditional form of processing called Giling Basah or wet hulling, which involves drying the hulled coffee beans in iron and mineral-rich beds of locally procured jungle clay. The quality composition of the soil is a direct contributor to an exceptional crop, and the added depth and complexity within the cup.

Its surface has an elevation of nearly 3000ft, is over 1600ft deep and covers an area of approximately 440 sq miles! The region's volcanic soil is naturally rich in the nutrients and minerals that arabica coffee plants thrive on. Lintong Nihota lies south west of Lake Toba which is both the largest lake in Indonesia as well as the World's largest volcanic lake. This is a mixed lot of Ateng, Bergendal, and TimTim varietals cooperatively grown at elevations ranging from 1500 - 1800m (or 4500 - 5400ft) in the mountains of the high-plateaued, northern Sumatran region of Lintong Nihota. Process: Giling Basah (Semi Washed Wet-Hulled)įarmer: Small Farm Holders of Saran Padang Villageįor lovers of a classic, full-bodied, big coffee experience this is it and then some! Our Sumatra, Lintong Nihota, our first offering of a Sumatran coffee cups sweet with notes of tropical fruit, malt syrup, cedar, tobacco and bakers cocoa. Varietal: Indonesian Typica Hybrids (Ateng, Bergendal, TimTim, Djember) Notes: Sweet Pepper, Clove, Baking Chocolate Lintong, Tiger (Triple Picked) Single Origin Coffee

Lintong coffee