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East Timor Alfu Premium

East Timor Alfu Premium

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Regular price $22.95 USD
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Characteristics

Triangle Accent
Roast

Medium

Body

Clean & Sweet

Acidity

Fruit Forward

Notes

Honey, Dried Cherry, Graham Cracker

Farm

Small Holder Farmers

Farmer

Small Holder Farmers

Elevation

Above 1000 MASL

Varietal

Catimor, Timor Hybrid, Typica

Process

Washed

Location

Timor-Lesete

Story

Triangle Accent

We are delighted to present our East Timor Aifu Premium — a coffee that showcases the dedication and craftsmanship of local producers in Timor-Leste. This exceptional lot delights the senses with notes of floral honey, dried cherry, and graham cracker, complemented by a full-bodied, smooth, and lightly creamy texture, with nutty and chocolate nougat undertones.

Like many of its island neighbors, the history of coffee in Timor-Leste is deeply intertwined with colonization. Coffee cultivation was first introduced by the Portuguese in the 1860s, and since then, production has fluctuated dramatically depending on the island’s shifting political landscape. Timor-Leste achieved meaningful independence only in 2002, and with growing stability has come renewed investment in quality-focused coffee production.

Today, coffee is cultivated primarily in the highland regions of the western part of the country, across six districts — the most prominent being Ermera, Aileu, Ainaro, and Liquiçá. Grown at elevations above 1,000 meters under a canopy of towering shade trees, both Washed Arabica and Robusta thrive in the island’s cool microclimate and pristine natural environment. With its ideal growing conditions and the ongoing efforts of dedicated farmers, Timor-Leste is emerging as an exciting origin for unique, specialty-grade coffees.

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Established: 1993
Owners: Heather Perry
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Awards:
  • Good Food Awards Winner - 2012, 2016, 2017 & 2020
  • Small Franchise/Chain Champion - 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Top 10 Coffee of the Year - Coffee Review-  2018
  • Golden Bean - 2023 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze
  • Micro Roaster of the Year - Roast Magazine - 2009
  • World's Best Espresso, World Barista Championships -2007
Story:

Klatch Coffee is a woman-owned, family-operated coffee company based in Southern California and distributed worldwide. We source, roast, and brew our own coffee, and apply our scientific method to accomplish a taste best described with expletives and exclamations. Some say it’s obsessive, we say it’s fun. Our methodical approach is a mix of coffee artistry and mad science — obsessively meticulous and thoroughly documented over many tastings to get it just right. We call it our “peak of flavor method,” and it’s earned us a spot on the world coffee stage for three decades and counting. Here at Klatch, we spend a lot of energy searching for and studying about the best coffee we can offer. We value people and planet before profit, and at Klatch Coffee, the conversation around coffee never stops. Our Klatch Direct Trade Coffee journey begins with a partnership with like-minded producers - those who share our same commitment to ethics, excellence, environmental stewardship, quality, and community. We follow a Direct Trade Coffee model that is designed to meet the needs of the families in today’s market, and buy straight from the growers, cutting out the traditional middleman. In doing so, we're able to pay well above Fair-Trade minimums - by at least 25% - and often pay double or triple those prices based on the cup quality. Our buying model is designed to push the envelope of quality coffee by encouraging viable, meaningful careers in specialty coffee agriculture. We only buy Cup of Excellence quality coffee and above, often 90 points or more, and we believe that a farmer that grows such award-winning coffee should be given their due. Through our Klatch Direct Trade model, we have not only simplified the supply chain, but we've also improved the quality and sustainability for farmers and have built long-term relationships with producers in various countries.