Bali Kintamani Natural

BALI KINTAMANI NATURAL

Bali Kintamani Natural is sourced from family owned farms located in the Kintamani highlands on the island province of Bali, Indonesia.  The coffee is grown in the volcanic soils of Mount Agung along with citrus trees that provide shade and another source of income.

Coffee production is typically organized around a Subak Abian, which refers to the ecologically sustainable irrigation systems developed more than 1,000 years ago by Hindu priests who practice Tri Hita Karana (the three sources of prosperity), a philosophy focused on the harmonization between the environment, humans, and the Goddess Lakshmi.  The idea of a natural processed coffee was suggested during Royal’s origin trip in 2009 to address an issue of water scarcity.  It was an easy step to drying whole ripe cherry given that raised beds were already used for drying parchment.  The project has been fully implemented and the results have been exceptional.

This coffee is a medium-light roast, modern tasting coffee with notes of fresh tropical fruit and hints of chocolatey sweetness. The combination yields a bright, refreshing cup that tastes like the delicacy it is. This is a limited release coffee, which means we only bought a small amount of the green needed for roasting. Once we are sold out it is gone for the harvest season, making it extremely exclusive.