Sulawesi Wet Hulled Latimojong

We've been looking to Sulawesi for wet hulled options lately, as they've proved an impressive addition to Sumatra, where the bulk of our inventory comes from. Between a lower defect count to begin with, and the fantastic job by the mill sorting out those defects that make it through by hand and with machinery, the resulting green is much more uniform than the majority of wet hulled Sumatras we see. This coffee comes from a coffee collector who is buying from small holders on the western slopes of Gunung Latimojong ("gunung" means mountain, or hill), which at 3,478 meters, is the highest mountain in Sulawesi. The coffee isn't grown that high, but some of the farms do stretch up as high as 1800 meters above sea level (1200 on the low end). "Collectors" are coffee middlemen who buy whole cherry or wet parchment from local farmers they are connected with, then sell to buyers like us. It's a long standing system in many parts of Indonesia, and the collectors can be a valuable resource for gaining access to amazing coffees you might not otherwise find. On average, these farmers have .5 to 2 hectares of coffee planted, and are growing S795 (a disease-resistant cultivar, and one of the main cultivars grown in Sulawesi), and older Typica.

*Note: All wet hulled coffees have color variance, withered and bug bitten beans, which do not impact the cup. Learn more about this unique style of processing in our blog post Why You Should Know About Giling Basah.