Sulawesi Kahayya Village

This lot is made up from several farmers in Kahayya town, South Sulawesi. We were introduced to the coffee of Kahayya on a Sulawesi trip two years ago, and having tasted some really promising samples, were able to get out and see the area first-hand. The group farmers in Kahayya are loosely banded around a man named Marsan, who we had the pleasure of joining for a lovely tour of the village by foot, scooter, and truck! While coffee is pretty prevalent in this area, farmers are also growing other crops like cacao, clove, and pepper vines. You see a lot of very old coffee trees, including Line-s, and Typica types, some that Marsan claimed are over 100 years old. It would make sense considering the long history of coffee in this area that stretches back to Dutch colonizers. You also see a lot of very old Robusta in the area too, which is processed separately from the Arabica. The altitude in Kahayya ranges from 1400 to 1700 meters above sea level.