Indonesia
Introducing our first ever Indonesian coffee at Neighbourhood – Blue Batak. A truly premium product from Northern Sumatra with a truly exciting flavour profile to match. Treacle cake sweetness, aromatic spiced rum and caramelised pineapple bursts through which ever way you brew.
For decades, coffee has been grown in this richly volcanic region by the indigenous Batak tribe, who have lived in this area since settling in the 13th century. This richly volcanic region is known for fertile soils and myriad microclimates created by small valleys. In fact, the soil is so rich that the Batak have a saying about it “You can put a chair in the ground, and it will become a table”.
Sourced from the southern tip of Lake Toba in Lintong, the Blue Batak is truly a specialty coffee and a premium product. From cultivation to drying, everything is done by hand and processed according to the local wet-hulled tradition known as Giling Basah. At sunrise, farmers start picking the ripe cherries before pulping them with manual pulpers. After storing the wet parchment in bags to ferment overnight, the parchment is spread out on patios to dry. When the parchment is dry enough, it takes on a deep blue-greenish colour and is ready for hulling. Another two or three days are needed for further drying before the coffee is triple-handpicked and packed.
This uniquely regional processing method gives the coffee an excellent body and a unique, complex cup profile. Bright and citrusy in filter brewing or bring out a bodied sweetness in espresso, Bean On The Run is an adventurous all-rounder for the bold!
