From the Aceh region of the Gayo Highlands in Sumatra, just north of the Equator, RAW Coffee Company has ethically-sourced a batch of limited-edition Orang Utan Coffee.
Now serving, 100% Arabica, single origin, single estate coffee, the beans provide earthy notes of tobacco, hazelnuts, grapefruit and brown spices (turmeric and ginger).
Because of its inspirational back story, the Orang Utan Coffee is a special addition to RAW Coffee Company’s collection.
In recent times, the advancing destruction of tropical rainforests is threatening the existence of both Orangutans and farmers alike in Sumatra. Thus, the Orang Utan Coffee brand is on a mission to provide long-term support for the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) – which protects orangutans and their rainforest habitat – and the coffee farmers in the Gayo Highlands region of Northern Sumatra.
Orang Utan Coffee is grown on sustainable coffee plantations, which protect the land from deforestation while ensuring a stable income, fair trading price and a future for the farmers.
Coffee growers receive a bonus of at least 0.50 EUR/kg of green bean for their commitment to protect the tropical rainforest and cultivate the coffee according to the Orang Utan guidelines. A further donation is given directly to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project.
RAW sources its batch of Orang Utan Coffee from the village of Wih Bersih. It is surrounded by its coffee plantations and lies in close neighborhood of a vast intact mountain rainforest.
The coffee farmers of Wih Bersih were the first partners to join the Orang Utan coffee. The project started in 2012 with 40 farmers and today there are 75 of them with around 53 hectares of Arabica coffee.
Due to the current situation, RAW will only be accepting takeaways and delivery.
