Timor Atsabe

Product image 1Timor Atsabe Coffee - Front Label
Product image 2Timor Atsabe Coffee - Back Label
Product image 3Timor Atsabe Coffee - 5 pound bag
Product image 4A farmer laughing, with a machete on his waist, in front of a forest
Product image 5A group of women and children showing off their coffee cherries

Regular price $14.89

Cupping Notes: Chocolate. Full Bodied. Spicy.
USDA Organic Logo Fair Trade Federation Logo
Whole Bean/Grind
Size

[Roast Level] Medium

[Region] Atsabe, Timor

[Cooperative] Cooperativa Cafe Timor

[Partners Since] 2009

[Altitude] 1800m

[Varietal] Bourbon, Timor Hybrid

[Processing Method] Fully Washed

We’ve collaborated with this community to design and implement the following initiatives:

  • Computer and Computer Training for School Children
  • Atsabe Village Empowerment
  • Soccer Ball Project
  • Medicine for Rural Clinics

Read more below...

Our coffee comes from Atsabe village in the mountainous Ermera district, southwest of the capital, Dili. The beans are spicy with slight acidity and chocolate tones. We pioneered Direct Fair Trade in East Timor, creating a relationship with Atsabe in 2009. This insures that our profit-sharing and development monies go directly to the farmers.

The independent coffee farmers of East Timor struggled for years against Indonesian rule, and won their freedom peacefully. During that time, we provided funds for democratic organizing by pro-independence groups. At the farmer�s request, we are now funding needed rural maternal health clinics in the coffee areas, staffed totally by Timorese, and supporting Atsabe�s schools and youth programs (computers and soccer!).

Education Support (2012-ongoing)

  • providing computers, computer training, school supplies, and language instruction to school children
  • Funding commitment to date: $7,500

Past Projects

Atsabe Village Empowerment (2009)

  • Forged first direct coffee industry relationship with a village in the country
  • Allowed villagers to share in development and bred accountability
  • Promoted sustainability and improved standard of living

Soccer Ball Project (2009)

  • Provided 200 fair trade soccer balls for President's Youth Anti-Violence initiative
  • Gave young Timorese their first insight into progressive business and hope

Recording Studio (2009)

  • Worked to establish a recording studio for Timorese musicians
  • Also worked toward a farmer-owned and -operated cafe/roastery

Make Coffee Not War (2009)

  • Spread knowledge of how the world coffee communities operate

Medicine for Rural Clinics (2004)

  • Distributed medicine to doctors and paramedics 
  • Funding commitment: $5,000

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Acidity
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Aroma
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Aftertaste
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Customer Reviews

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Rachel
My favorite bean

Every time I drink this coffee, I am reminded why coffee is so delicious. It is velvet smooth, not overly acidic, and bold. It is my absolute favorite. The perfect cup.

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JP
Great for Cold Brew Too

Year round my wife and I love drinking cold brew made at home with Deans Beans. So normally we get a limited edition to drink hot sporadically. But Timor Astabe makes the best cold brew! That and of course Dean's Beans cold brew blend, we get them both equally.

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Randi Robinson
Laughing Man coffee

I bought this coffee because I am in love with the little laughing man from this co-op. He is so cute and happy he makes me want to smile as I drink his coffee. And a delicious coffee it is! I don't know much about cupping notes, don't really taste chocolate or spicy, but it is full bodied with a heavenly aroma. It is very smooth and maybe somewhat sweet with a great aftertaste. Tell Mr Gomes I love his coffee! It makes me happy.

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Jennie / SV Everlon
Delightful - it's our new favorite!

We received the Timor Atsabe roast in a sampler as a Christmas gift from a friend who knows how much we LOVE coffee. We are typically fans of a medium bodied Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, but this is our new favorite! We hand grind it and brew it in a French press or pour over, either way it is delightful!

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Jamey
Wonderful Medium Roast

I prefer dark roasts, but I thought I'd try this since it was from a region I enjoy. Wow! This is delightful and bold all at the same time.

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