Origin
About this lot
Tuang Coffee comes from Ruteng in the Manggarai region, Flores Island, and Nusa Tenggara in Timur, Indonesia. It started in 2014 when Andre Tuang decided to leave his job in Jakarta and head to Flores to work with farmers in Flores Manggarai. Before then it was rare to find coffee in that area that was not mixed with coffee from other regions like Sumatra, Java, or Toraja. Coffee was exported as commodity grade while farmers were under appreciated. They suffered from limited market access and unfair payment systems. Also few people cared about specialty coffee processing. By 2023, the organisation has more than 2500 members delivering to 17 community leaders within these farmer groups. Our coffees come from 3 main village areas of Nati, Mbohang and Gulang which have around 250 farmers. Farmers are trained every season on when and how to pick their cherries for maximum quality. Tools are