MUHLIS

FLAVOUR PROFILE

FRUITY, BOLD & WILD - PINEAPPLE, RED GRAPES, PLUM, ORANGE

ORIGIN

ARGOPURO MOUNTAIN, EAST JAVA, INDONESIA

FARM

WALIDA ARGOPURO

FARMER

MAS MUHLIS

PROCESS

HERMETICALLY SEALED ANAEROBIC NATURAL

VARIETY

RED CATURRA, LINI S-795

MASL

1831

The third year of collaboration between Alami – Walida – Sedmitchka is a great example of how a long-term partnership between a roastery and a farmer can work. We first explored Indonesian coffees three years ago while roasting samples for Lukáš Ondrišák of Alami Coffee. Back then we were already discussing that the time of Indonesian coffees would come soon because of changing price levels in other specialty-producing countries – and before we knew it, it is here.

This is our second year with our favourite hermetically sealed natural, which is juicier, sweeter and cleaner than last year. As quality and consistency grow, so does our trust in Muhlis and Alami, which will let us take even more “risks” with the next harvests and buy larger volumes.

Behind this coffee is the Walida Co-operative, led by Mas Muhlis, who manages, grows and processes coffee on 420 hectares on Argopuro hill.

Walida is a community of 500 families living below Mount Argopuro, who have been growing and processing specialty coffee for eight years, for two reasons:

1. Bringing water back to the land and revitalising biodiversity
2. Running a non-profit agroforestry school – 800 students who study and live on the school campus, with 23 teachers. Graduates go on to grow and process coffee or continue to higher education in agronomy.

Mas Muhlis is a trained agronomist who decided to return to his home village to change the serious situation in a region where water had disappeared.

He is a processor who loves research and development, which shows in the wide range of processing methods he works with.