Java Sunda Haji Iyan

This lot is from a cherry collector called Haji Iyan in Patuha region, Ciwidey. "Collectors" are intermediaries of sorts who buy partially processed coffee and full coffee cherry from small scale farmers and then often process the coffee down to the dried seed/bean. Although in this case, Iyan is delivering the cherries to a central washing station nearby that is operated by Pak Gunawan, who's "Anaerobic Honey Patuha" coffee we also have right now. (As an aside, this is a great opportunity to taste the impact processing has on flavor by putting these two coffees from the same region, and same mill, on the table). Whereas many collectors create large blends of all the coffee they buy, Iyan and Gunawan pay special attention to separating by region, these smaller lot sizes adding a layer of quality control, not to mention more specific provenance. This is a fully washed coffee, which is pretty common in Java. The cup flavors come off very clean, and well-balanced, and in many ways, not unlike a clean washed Central American coffee.