Notes: Strawberry, guava, chocolate malt, black tea
Country: Vietnam
Region: Lac Duong, Lam Dong
Varietal: Catimor
Process: Anaerobic Natural
Altitude: 1,500 MASL
Description:
This special coffee is produced in Dung K’no Village, 40 kilometers away from DaLat. The farers here are part of one of many ethnic minorities in Vietnam, known as the K’Ho people, a matriarchal community. They were initially a nomadic people, but have now settled in the mountains of the Lam Dong province. They live according to their traditional culture, rituals, and their livelihood strongly depends on coffee farming.
Once cherries have been carefully hand-picked and selected, the farmers take them to established cherry collection points where farmers are paid daily, including the premium for ripeness. This process ensures full traceability as every lot can be traced back to the farmer who produced it and the day it was delivered to the collection point. At the end of each day, cherries are transported by truck from Dung K’no to the wet mill, about 90 kilometers away. The mill uses Penagos eco-mills to ensure the least impacts on the environment at this step. The processing for this lot is referred to as “Anaerobic Gem” where the coffee will be fermented for 48 hours in anaerobic conditions and then sun dried for roughly 3 weeks, until they reach ideal moisture content.