A volcanic archipelago
Indonesia has produced coffee since the late seventeenth century, when the Dutch East India Company planted the first coffee trees on Java. Volcanic soils, altitude and abundant rainfall create rare conditions there: a dense, earthy coffee with low acidity, far removed from South American profiles.
The palm civet lives in those same areas, on the edge between forest and plantation. It is this coexistence, not farming, that produces authentic Kopi Luwak.
The four terroirs
Depending on availability, our lots come from one of these regions. The origin always appears on the sheet accompanying your order.
Sumatra — Gayo and Mandheling
Between 1,100 and 1,600 m in the north of the island. The most characterful profile: very heavy body, notes of damp earth, cedar and bitter cocoa, almost no acidity. This is the origin connoisseurs ask for most.
Java — Ijen and Preanger
The historic colonial-era plantations on the volcanic slopes in the east of the island. A cleaner, more balanced profile, with toasted hazelnut and gentle spice, and a shorter finish than Sumatra.
Bali — Kintamani
At the foot of Mount Batur, intercropped with citrus under the traditional subak abian system. The coffee takes on a citrus edge that lightens the whole. An accessible profile, often the favourite at a first tasting.
Sulawesi — Toraja
Isolated highlands in the centre of the island. Full body, velvety texture, notes of dark caramel and spice. Volumes are the smallest of the four origins.
Technical reference points
- Species
- Coffea arabica (Typica, Ateng, Lini S varieties)
- Altitude
- 900 to 1,600 m depending on origin
- Harvest season
- May to September depending on region
- Processing
- Wet process, then sun-drying on raised beds
- Documentation
- Origin, collector and harvest year supplied with every lot
On traceability
An origin claimed without documents is only a claim. We ask every supplier for the name of the collection area, the identity of the collector or cooperative, the harvest year and the method of collection. Those details accompany every lot sold in Switzerland.
If a supplier cannot provide them, we do not buy. How we verify.