Gayo Wine Project

About This Coffee

This coffee originates from the Gayo Highlands cooperative on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It features Ateng and Tim-tim varieties processed using a Natural Wine Process. This experimental method involves storing coffee cherries in plastic bags in the sun for 5 days, then drying them on beds for 2-3 hours until they turn a ripe red color. This cycle repeats over 30 days to achieve a very high but controlled fermentation level, followed by a final 5-day drying period. The result is a very complex, sweet, and heavy coffee with funky boozy characteristics, featuring flavor notes of Amarena cherry and rum. Harvested from January to March 2021.

Origin

Sumatra (Indonesia)

Flavor Notes

Rum, Amarena

Roast Level

Medium Light

Processing

Natural Wine Process

Typology

Arabica

Tim Tim, Ateng

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Hoppenworth & Ploch

Hoppenworth & Ploch started as a campus café at Frankfurt University in 2008 and has since grown into one of the city's most respected specialty coffee roasteries. Co-founders Matthias Hoppenworth and Julian Ploch have been roasting on a Giesen W30A in their Sachsenhausen roastery since 2019, with a strong focus on light roasts that reveal the full complexity of each origin. They were named Roaster of the Year 2021 by Crema Magazine, and their team includes a German Roasting Master champion. Alongside their three Frankfurt cafés — including one in the beautifully reconstructed new Altstadt — they run popular barista courses and supply offices and restaurants. Their stated mission: pushing toward a fairer, friendlier, and more sustainable food and hospitality industry.

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