Country: Timor
Region: Laclo, Aileu
Varietal: Timor
Process: Natural
Altitude: 1,550 - 1,600 MASL
Cupping Notes: Black Cherry, Watermelon, Cola
Description:Smallholders in Aileu cultivate coffee at 1,550 to 1,600 meters above sea level. Their dedication to producing high quality cherry, combined with careful centralized processing at a mill in Gleno, helps produce an excellent Natural coffee. This coffee was cultivated by 542 smallholders in Aileu in Timor Leste. Their farms are relatively small, at around 0.5 hectares on average. The landscape in Aileu is steep and mountainous with high altitudes that are perfect for coffee cultivation. Coffee is grown under casuarina shade trees. Farmers selectively handpick ripe, red cherries and sell it to the mill in Gleno. At the mill, cherry is laid to sundry where it is raked frequently to ensure even drying. It takes approximately 18 to 22 days for cherry to dry to ideal moisture content.
This is a really fun microlot that won’t be around long, so snag some while you can! We loved it on the cupping table, with notes of Black Cherry, Watermelon, Cola, and we even got a nice floral note in the finish.