Indigo Letefoto, East Timor

This is a traditional washed coffee from, Timor-Leste, produced by 14 smallholders in association with Café Brisa Serena. It is certified organic and has farmgate pricing transparency. The flavor profile is clean and easy to appreciate, with dominant notes of brown sugar and caramel, and citrusy flavors like orange and lemon.  When brewed, we found this coffee to be very versatile, offering bolder or softer options across many brew devices, including espresso, with small recipe changes. 

Source

14 smallholder farmers organized around Café Brisa Serena

• Certified Organic
• Process:  Washed
• Region:  Haupu, Ducurai Village, Letefoho Sub-District, Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste
• Cultivar:  Timor Hybrid, Typica
• Elevation:  4200-4900 ft

Flavors

• Caramel
• Lemon
• Orange
• Brown sugar

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

Timor-Leste takes up the eastern half of the greater Timor island, part of the Indonesian archipelago and not far from the northern coast of Australia. It is a young republic with a long and chaotic political history, having only achieved full independence in 2002, after almost 500 years of consecutive occupations by the Portuguese, the Dutch, and Indonesia. Timor-Leste’s coffee is small in overall scale but highly significant to the Timorese, 25% of whom rely on coffee production for their livelihood.