Java: Wet Hulled Tambak Ruyung

This lot of Tambak Ruyung is from a pair of coffee collectors in the Ciwidey region, near Bandung. "Collectors" are intermediaries of sorts who buy partly processed coffee and full coffee cherry from small scale farmers and then process the coffee down to the dried seed/bean. In the case of these two, they are renting a small warehouse space replete with coffee huller in Ciwidey and producing mostly wet-hulled coffee (aka "giling basah". Whereas many collectors create large blends of all the coffee they buy, these collectors pay special attention to separating the lots that they buy by region The smaller lot sizes add a layer of quality control, not to mention more specific provenance. This lot is from Tambak Ruyung, quite close to their warehouse operation in Ciwidey.  This is another beautiful Farm Gate coffee that is great as espresso. Cupping Notes: Palm sugar, strong earthy notes of tobacco, aromatic wood, and cacao nib Brew Recommendations: Espresso, drip, French press, pour over Farm Gate Coffee: Farmers paid at least 50% above Fair Trade Varietals: Ateng, Typica Region: Tambak Ruyung, Ciwidey Process: Wet Hulled (Giling Basah) and Patio Sun-Dried Altitude: 1200 -1700 meters   Equity Pricing (EP) Levels Sustaining Level: $16 per 12 oz bag (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below Uplifting Level: $20 per 12 oz bag (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below Benefacting Level: $24 per 12 oz bag (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below