3/24/2013

Sunda Hejo

Beans: Sunda Hejo
Roasting degree: French
Roaster: Beans Tei
Area of production:  Garut and Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Grade/Screen: N/A
Altitude: 1,200 ~ 1,400m
Defects: N/A
Processing: Washed/Sun-dry
Variety: Typica, Timtim

【Flavor chart】 
Bitterness 4
Richness 5
Acidity 2
Aroma 4
Sweetness 2 
Mildness 2
※1 to 5 shcale




【Impression】
Medium to full body, sweet cocoa cented with spices, nutmeg, dried apricot, mellow, clear and clean, transparant, light texture, well-balanced and round cup, sweetness of dried fruits, raisin and dates, honey like milky sweetness detected, thin and light bitterness lay on the bottom, juicy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.

【Note】

Kota Bandung, located in West Java, was where the first coffee was planted by Dutch in 16th century.  This area is blessed with rich volcanic soil and surrounded by surrounded by volcanic mountains, Guntur, Papandayan, Kamaojang, Malabar and Masijit.
Sunda Hejo means "Sundanese natural conservation", the idea of which led by recent educational outreach to help with erosion and water quality improvement. Sunda Hejo project encourage farmers to increase yield and harvest high quality coffee cherry through reforestation.
This coffee is grown organically in Forest Reserve of Garut&Bandung area and handcrafted by over 100 micro farmers, who each cultivates only 1-2 acre and works together in village based co-op style groups.  

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