Our October coffee of the month is a wet hulled, certified organic coffee from seven farming groups in the Bajawa region of Flores, Indonesia. We are excited to bring this one back after a four-year absence — it has always been a customer favorite and we roast it dark to develop its full body, bold character, and smooth finish. This is a medium-heavy bodied cup with low acidity, medium-high bitterness, and a dry, lingering finish.

The cup starts with rich notes of baker's chocolate that serve as a deep, roasty undertone throughout the entire cup. In the middle, dry roasted peanut joins the chocolate, melding naturally and adding a savory, nutty dimension. In the finish, the peanut fades and caramelized sugar emerges alongside the chocolate, adding a bittersweet sweetness that lingers long and dry on the palate. This is a bold, intense cup — not quite as dark as our other dark roasts, but with plenty of depth and character for those who love a dark Indonesian coffee.

Roast Color: Dark

Cupping Notes: Baker's Chocolate, Dry Roasted Peanut, Caramelized Sugar

About the coffee of the month: We feature a new coffee every month. This allows us to explore more of the world of coffee outside of our normal offerings. It is available this month only, while supplies last. 

Story: Until 2005, all the coffee in Flores was dry-processed, blended and sold to exporters as Flores DP. The cherries were simply dried on the ground and the farmer would only receive 30 or 40 cents per pound. Without any financial incentive, the quality of this coffee was extremely low. However, in 2005, with $40,000 from the ICCRI (the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute) and spearheaded by a man named Sirup, two farmer groups (Fa Masa and Suka Maju) began processing the coffee using a new, fully-washed method. Two years later, 5 more farmer groups (Ateriji, Papataki, Papawiu, Mezamogo, and Wongawali) decided to undertake wet-processing.  All seven groups are now certified organic through the Control Union Certification. This specific group of cooperatives produces two different coffees—the Bajawa Ngura that is wet-hulled (Ngura means wet-hulled in the Bajawa language), and the AWP-1, which is fully-washed.