Sumatran French Roast

Our Sumatran coffee comes from the Takengon Highlands of Aceh Province, North Sumatra, where rich volcanic soils and lush forest cover create some of the most acclaimed coffees in the world. Over the years, we’ve partnered with cooperatives like KKGO, Ketiara, and most recently the over 700 farmers who make up the Gayo Lauser Antara cooperative (KGLA), building relationships rooted in both quality coffee and community well-being.

Today, community-led nurseries are cultivating shade trees and climate-resilient coffee varieties, helping protect biodiversity in one of the most important rainforests on Earth that is being threatened by uncontrolled deforestation. Farmers have also launched creative organic farming methods, like using goats for natural weed control and organic fertilizer. Each project has been guided by farmer input, ensuring that the solutions grow directly from their needs and dreams.

This Sumatran coffee is a true classic: very full-bodied, low in acidity, and often slightly sweet  with earthy undertones. Grown under lush forest canopy and in volcanic soils, it holds its bold character even into dark roasts. The result is a coffee that is rich, grounding, and deeply satisfying, with lingering complexity, a cup as vibrant as the rainforests it comes from.  

From bold flavor to bold initiatives, Sumatra continues to inspire us, in the cup and in the coffeelands.