Rave Coffee only uses top quality coffee from the worlds best farms. Here in our roastery at the heart of the Cotswolds we batch roast our fresh coffee daily and extensively cup for quality assurance. We like to support the farmers that we work with and pay sustainable prices for our beans meaning our coffee is sourced with an ethical approach. Aceh has seen much civil unrest throughout its history but most recently due to guerrilla activity organized under the Free Aceh Movement; as a result many farms were abandoned as farmers migrated to escape the unrest. Incredibly the devastation of the 2004 Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami did provide a silver lining as it focused international attention on Banda Aceh. Subsequent aid spotlighted the region and served to bring relative peace to Aceh for a time; now farms are being revitalized via new planting and pruning and hope is returning. Sumatran coffees are mainly produced by a unique semi-washed process which is sometimes described as "wet-hulled" and is known locally as Giling Basah. In this process the coffee is picked, machine pulped and then partly sun dried. The parchment is then removed revealing a whitish coloured, swollen green bean. The drying is then completed on the patio where the seed quickly turns to a dark green colour unique to Sumatra. This method brings about more body and often more of the character that makes Indonesians so unique and recognisable. Jagong village was established during the 1980's as a result of the Indonesian transmigration program, when Javanese people were offered land and a new start in Sumatra in an attempt to reduce the population on the overcrowded island of Java. Working alongside their new Gayonese neighbours the settlers started to produce arabica coffee. There are 25 members of the Jagong village cooperative who grow organic bourbon and P88 arabica. In the cup - Balanced acidity with rich sumptuous chocolate and hints of molasses.
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