Gayo Mandiri is a farmers’ cooperative of smaller, family-owned farms in the highlands of Aceh. Together, these farmers are able to access the international coffee market, operating their own mill and building community efforts around education and the environment.

This coffee from Pantan Sinaku undergoes an anaerobic natural process that Catur calls Kamala, which means lotus in Sanskrit. This process utilizes different yeast inoculations and anaerobic fermentations during the post-harvest processing of the coffee to take traditional Indonesian coffee varieties and create fruity and aromatic flavors in the cup.

We taste rich dark chocolate and cacao, followed by bright orange and a deep cherry sweetness in the cup.

Country / Indonesia

Producer / Gayo Mandiri Cooperative

Location / Pantan Sinaku, Aceh

Process / Anaerobic natural

Variety / Ateng Super, Tim-Tim, Bourbon

Altitude / 1600-1800 masl