A sweet undercurrent, subtle fruited hints of raisin, red apple, and peach skin, with dark roasts pulling out intense roast bittering, German chocolate cake, and smokey cacao nibs.
The Daurfusu wet mill is located in Dukurai village, Letefoho District. Initially comprised of 37 members in Dukurai, the operation has cast a wider net this year and is buying coffee from neighboring high altitude zones as well. Farmers in this area are growing a mix of cultivars, mostly Timor Hybrid and Typica, at altitudes of 1400 to 1600 meters above sea level.
This is not the first year I bought coffee from Sweet Maria’s selection from this area. The biggest difference with this year’s coffee is that the farmers are delivering whole coffee cherry to a central processing station instead of managing the wet processing individually at home. The cherry collection and new wet mill where the coffee is handled is run by the same Farmpro group who we’ve bought Timor Leste coffee from the last few years, and they only continue to refine their process.
Taste notes
Tasting this coffee alongside a more basic Guatemalan offer really helped to put flavors in perspective. This is an Indonesian coffee, sure, but the clean, sweet flavor profile allows it to blend in with washed coffees from Latin America more than many of the traditionally processed coffees back home. The dry fragrance has an understated raw sugar sweetness, along with an accent of green tea with roasted barley. The wet aroma has caramelized sweetness, and nice intensity. The cup offers a similar sweet undercurrent (scores a rock solid 8.5), hints of demurara sugar and caramel, with very subtle fruited top notes, raisin, red apple, and some peach skin.
- Origin: Timor Leste
- Region: Letefoho, Dukurai village
- Producer: Farmpro group
- Altitude: 1400-1600m
- Cultivar: Timor Hybrid, Typica
- Processing: Washed
- Sourcing: Sweet Maria’s