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                                                                                 Indonesia Sulawesi - Tara Grade #1

One of the most under appreciated coffees in the world, this coffee has a medium to heavy body reminiscent of Sumatra coffee.  This coffee is a cousin of Sumatra coffee and offers a hint of vanilla with a bit of a caramel finish.  It is a full smooth coffee that is full bodied, rich with a fresh light aroma.  Don’t let this coffee foul you!  Sulawesi coffee is a great coffee for coffee drinkers who like their coffee rich but not too strong.  This coffee is wonderful for the milk and sugar coffee drinkers!

                                     Recommend Roast: Bold              Aroma: Strong/Rich          Flavor: Smooth

                                     Appearance: Clean                         Body: Rich                       Fragrance: Fresh

    Coffee drinkers who drink this coffee enjoy: Columbia Vintage Supremo     Brazil Santos  

                                                                                                Indonesia Sumatra Lintong      Costa Rica SHB EP

  Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands.Sulawesi (the former Celebes) and Timor.  The cultivation of coffee in Indonesia has a 300 years history; which is closely related to the Dutch colonial rule.

 Coffee has a colorful history, and has played an important part in the growth of the country. Indonesia is blessed with an ideal geography for coffee growing. The longitude and latitude of the country means that the island origins are all well suited micro-climates for the growth and production of coffee.

The most important coffee producing regions are found on the Islands of Java, Sumatra,

Indonesia is currently the fifth largest producer of coffee in the world. Coffee has a colorful history, and has played an important part in the growth of the country. Indonesia is blessed with an ideal geography for coffee growing. The longitude and latitude of the country means that the island origins are all well suited micro-climates for the growth and production of coffee.

Indonesia is the world's fourth-largest coffee producer after Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia and Mexico and the world's second-largest Robusta producer after Vietnam. The country's annual production averaged 6.5-7 million 60-kilogram bags in the past six years.

In January 2007, The World Widlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia reported that land was illegally cleared for coffee farming in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park on Sumatra Island. The protected park is home to endangered tigers, elephants and rhinos, and WWF predicts that these species will be extinct in a decade should the clearing and farming continue. WWF states that the illegal coffee is sold to Western companies such as Nestle and Kraft Foods.