Flores Wolo Wio

This lot is a blend of coffees from smallholder farmers in a few of the neighboring towns in the Ngada District of Flores, not far from Wawo Muda, the active volcano. It gets its name from Wolo Wio village ("kampung") where the coffee was processed by a local named Leo Suri. Om Leo is a member of a nearby cooperative, Primavera, who organize coffee growers from neighboring villages in an effort to bring their coffee to the global market. He processes the cherry using a small pulper machine, then ferments the coffee for 36 hours to break down the sticky fruit mucilage that's stuck to the seeds, and then washes it away. He's built drying tables using split bamboo that are really nice for facilitating even drying because of the way they allow airflow. An interesting fact about coffee production in this region is that it's typically grown using organic methods, though the cooperative is not certified at this time.