After the devastation of the 2006 Tsunami that wiped out most of the Celebes Islands farmers were forced into re thinking and re-establishing their crops to rebuild the coffee industries production. The opportunity has given rise to perhaps the best the islands have ever produced. This bean is grown at 1300 to 1500 meters on the Toaroca Estate is a screamer. Celebes coffees have always had a reputation for exceptionally rich and character defined beans. This is one of the classic “new wave” of exceptional high quality coffee is coming to market.
The intensity of flavor with this delightfully funky earthy semi-sweet coffee hits you with a surprising “Whoa” ..Rich and thick with notes of orange, freshly turned soil and blackcurrant. The dry beans have a distinctive aroma of healthy moss or fresh fallen leaves in the fall. The earthy musty translates into a heavy bodied and seriously intensified taste assault on the senses. Well balanced acidity and wet aromas of raisin bread and forest flowers. Every sip is a new introduction to the multiple directions this cup moves through as I t cools. Flawless traditional Celebes Sulawesi roasted to a medium dark "Full City"
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