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About this coffee

Chocolately, smoky, big-bodied and earthy, this is the elephant of coffees, excellent on its own, especially if you like big, darker roasts, or as a base for some of our most delicious blends.

The Ketiara Cooperative has been revolutionizing the coffee growing tradition of Indonesia since 2009. Its founder, Ibu Ramah, got her start in coffee as a local “cherry” collector—and today is one of Indonesia’s most respected coffee entrepreneurs. Her efforts to empower women and foster cross-generational mentoring in a male-dominated, largely conservative industry are legendary in the Sumatra. She stands out as a business pioneer and her coffees regularly rise above the rest on competitive cupping tables.

Ketiara has been Fair Trade certified since 2012 and grown from 38 members to almost 2,000 since then—80% of whom are women. Smokey & aromatic like the earth in bloom, drink this dark roast to enjoy rich notes of dark chocolate, plum, and sweet herbs.

  • Whole bean stays freshest. Otherwise: coarse for French press or cold brew, medium for an auto-drip or pour-over, fine for espresso. Not sure? Take our coffee quiz.

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What’s in the cup?

We don’t score coffee, we draw it. Here is Sumatra Ketiara in color.

  • Chocolatedeep chocolate brown
  • Smokyslate smoke grey
  • Earthyforest floor olive
  • Medium dark roastFull body
  • IndonesiaSingle origin
  • Fair Trade90% of what we buy

Three simple steps

Making delicious coffee is a fundamentally simple proposition.

  1. 01Grind it freshFreshly roasted beans into clean brewing equipment.
  2. 02Near-boiling waterFiltered, just off the boil.
  3. 03Wait a couple of minutesAnd voila: a perfect cup of piping-hot coffee.

Trust your senses, not the gadgets. Developing a feel for flavor is what matters.

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