Variety: Gayo II
Process: Traditional Wet-Hulled
Producer: Junus Family & 400 smallholder farmers at Jagong Jeget station
Region: Bukit Harapan, Aceh, Sumatra
Country: Indonesia
Elevation: 1300-1600 MASLNotes: Pomelo, Rooibos, Cola
This coffee is produced by over 400 smallholder families near Atu Lintang, Aceh, Sumatra, and processed at the Jagong Jeget wet mill. The cherries are pulped, fermented for 12 hours, fully washed, and then triple hand-sorted for exceptional quality.
Jagong Jeget, operated by Irham Junus and his children Ina and Andi, has maintained close relationships with local farmers for over 16 years. Their strict adherence to ripe cherry collection is one excellent example of their attention to detail and rigor in quality selection. As part of the Red Cherry project, farmers receive premiums for the triple-picked optimal cherry selection.
The coffee is processed using Sumatra’s traditional “Giling Basah” method, where the parchment is removed while damp, leaving a distinctive jade-green color and unique flavours. This coffee represents both the rich history of the Aceh/Gayo region and the resilience of the farmers, many of whom are refugees and earthquake survivors.