Description

Samuel’s group of smallholders live among the tropical forests and own between 0.5 and 1 hectares. Coffee trees are mingled with vegetables, chili plants, orange trees, cabbages, tomatoes, and cedar trees – a concept they copied from the Tagenon farmers. Within the Sidikalang PODA Coffee Group, you find people from the Pakpak, Toba, and Java tribes – either Muslim or Christian, all working together.

Samuel’s mission is three-fold: 1) cultivate the best specialty coffee of the Dairi and Pakpak Bharat districts, 2) get a better price for the smallholders so that they trust the impact of specialty coffee, 3) and make sure that their coffee won’t blend with other batches – for instance in Medan, where buyers pay a low price for his yield and mix it with conventional batches.

The Pakpak coffees are balanced, layered, and well-bodied. Besides the expected licorice root profile, the Pakpak coffees reveal hints of florals and notes of berry, nuts, raspberry, vanilla, raisins, walnut, and tobacco. A sweet profile that highlights the elements of a classic wet-hulled Sumatran.