Do Sulawesi Coffee beans belong to Sumatran beans? Sumatra Coffee beans

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In the mid-18th century, when Indonesia was still under Dutch occupation, the Dutch East India Company brought Arabica coffee cultivation to the archipelago. The Dutch began to grow coffee near Batavia (Jakarta), further south, near Sukabumi and Bogor. Over time, coffee plantations expanded to East Java, Central Java, West Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi.

Coffee grown in Sulawesi (sometimes still known as Celebes) is mainly processed by wet shelling, which is very popular in Sumatra. However, a small part of the coffee is completely washed. The most famous coffee growing area in Sulawesi is Toraya (sometimes called the Dutch name Kalossi), where coffee is grown in the mountains near the center of the island, usually between 1000 and 1500 meters above sea level. Most of the coffee in the area is grown on smallholder plantations. Mountainous terrain, messy planting and often limited fertilization lead to relatively low yields per hectare.

The taste of Sulawesi coffee is very similar to the characteristic wet-shell Sumatran coffee popular in the North American market, with a full-bodied wine, a hint of cedar and pepper, and a unique sweet soil flavor. The shape of Sulawesi is different from that of most Sumatra because Sulawesi has a lighter body, a smooth buttery taste, and a little more fruit tones.

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