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KOILEKI VILLAGE TIMOR LESTE

£15.00

Ermera is Timor-Leste’s main coffee growing region thanks to its high altitudes and lush, jungle covered slopes. Coffee from this part of the world has a unique flavour profile; a rich earthiness like dark chocolate, punctuated with warming spices such as black pepper and cola, all sweetened with juicy strawberries and cherries.

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Roast Profile

Roast Profile

Light Roast

TASTING NOTES

  • Strawberry, cherry cola, black pepper, cocoa
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It’s really important for us to work with trusted partners in our supply chain who can provide us with honesty and traceability. We have created a set of guidelines to help us source coffee in a way we feel aligns with our values and beliefs. There are three core categories that we think outline the most important factors to consider when purchasing coffee: economic transparency, social relationship, and environmental efforts.

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OUR PACKAGING

Our 250g bags are 100% plastic-free and can be recycled with your household paper or composted in your garden. We recommend storing your coffee in an airtight container like this one. Our 1kg bags are home compostable but not domestically recyclable, please don't put them in your curbside recycling. The planet thanks you!

Details

Producer

Koileki Village

Origin

Ermera, Timor-Leste

Variety

Hibrido de Timor, Typica

Process

Natural

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Timor-Leste

Production in Timor Leste is small scale, but steadily growing. Coffee here has a distinctive profile; brown spices like pepper and cinnamon are common, with red fruits and rich, earthy chocolate or tobacco

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Koileki Village

Work is currently focused namely in the municipality of Ermera, home to the largest coffee production volumes and the countries most important crop.

Timor-Leste is the birthplace of one of the most historically important varieties of coffee. Around 100 years ago, by chance, an arabica plant crossed with a robusta plant to produce the 'Timor Hybrid.' The earthy flavour and disease resistance from the robusta gene crossed with the sweet, floral and pleasantly acidic arabica gene to create a mixture of both.

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Raw Materials

The importance of coffee to thousands of smallholder families cannot be overstated, with coffee being the second-highest earner for Timor-Leste after oil. However, the productivity of coffee as a crop is extremely low and the profitability of the crop for a producer is both low and volatile. This is because almost all coffee is sold in the commodity market for a discounted price.
Raw Material aims to help improve the total value and profitability of Timor-Leste’s coffee sector. Achieving this means raising coffee quality, increasing productivity, and building demand in markets that offer higher, stable prices.

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Brew Guides

Tried and tested recipes from the roastery.

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