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Microregion guide

Gayo

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Coffee grows around Takengon and Lake Laut Tawar in Aceh’s Gayo highlands. Wet-hulled lots offer deep sweetness.

Also known as: Gayo Highlands · Aceh Gayo

Explore connected microregions

  1. Microregion · GayoBener Meriah베네르 메리아A coffee-growing area in the Aceh Gayo highlands.Recorded flavors · Medjool date · Vanilla · Muscovado sugar
  2. Microregion · GayoPegasing쁘가싱Explore 1 connected areasA coffee-growing subdistrict in Central Aceh, home to Hendra’s farm and station.Recorded flavors · Redcurrant · Molasses · Tamarind

Place and growing environment

Smallholder farms cultivate coffee under shade; harvest and drying practices vary by farm.

Recorded flavors

  • 01Deep sweetness
  • 02Rustic

Processing

Wet hulled

Grown varieties

Abyssinia · Ateng · Gayo 1 · Timtim · Gayo 2 · Bourbon · P88 · Super Ateng · Bor Bor · Catimor · Timor · Typica

Bourbon

A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.

Lineage
Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
Growing conditions
Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
Traits
Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Sources

Catimor

A group of distinct bred varieties sharing similar parentage.

Lineage
Developed by crossing Caturra with rust-resistant Timor Hybrid lines.
Growing conditions
Successive selection and field trials produced distinct varieties in different countries.
Sources

Typica

A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.

Lineage
Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
Growing conditions
Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
Traits
Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Sources

Lot details

  1. Ratu Ketiara Gayo

    Ratu Ketiara Gayo women’s cooperative

    Takengon / Lake Laut Tawar, Aceh, Sumatra

    Sources
    Process
    Wet hulled
    Tasting notes
    Sage · Lemongrass · Cacao · Salted caramel

  2. Asman Gayo

    Asman Arianto / Asman Gayo Mill

    Pegasing, Takengon, Aceh, Sumatra · Harvest 2025

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Ateng · Bor Bor · Catimor · TimorNatural
    Tasting notes
    Red grapes · Honeydew · Fruit punch

  3. Arinagata

    Arinagata Cooperative

    Central Aceh, Gayo, Sumatra

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Gayo 1Semi washed
    Tasting notes
    White grape · Vanilla · Floral · Spices
Sources