Sumatran Hendra Maulizar Pegasing Anaerobic Natural Aceh coffee

This Sumatran Hendra Maulizar Pegasing we sourced from And Sons who pulled it from Falcon Specailty‘s SPOT stock. Asian coffee has been a challenge for us. While the traditional commodity-grade coffees are a dime a dozen, good Asian coffee has been harder for us to source. We love the variety that this Sumatran coffee offers us as coffee lovers.

Sumatran Coffee

The Dutch planted Arabica coffee in Indonesia in the 1600s. They brought coffee seed from India through their trade routes. After the coffee rust in the late 1700s, most of the Arabica plant were replaced with Robusta. Today, Robusta coffee dominates Indonesia’s plantations. It covers over 70% of the coffee land. Arabica-based coffees are rare. Sumatra is the largest Island of the Indonesian Peninsula.

You can read more about the history of Indonesian coffees here…

Falcon and Indonesian Coffees

Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands with 300 million people, plays a central role in specialty coffee. Since 2019, its new generation of entrepreneurs has advanced from the third to the fifth wave of coffee, driving innovation in processing and roasting. At WOC Jakarta, roasters highlighted direct relationships with farmers and processors, creating a short chain of custody from farm to consumer in about two months. This contrasts with the longer journey to Europe or the US and reflects the region’s growing energy and ambition. Falcon’s presence in Malaysia since 2022 has strengthened ties, enabling closer collaboration with producers and roasters across Sumatra, Java, and Flores.

Hendra Maulizar Pegasing

Hendra of Team Pegasing continues to refine his processing, recently building a new wet mill and experimenting with vacuum-sealed anaerobic lots. In East Java, Kevenka, run by brothers Kevin and Kenny, works with 400 farmers under shade-grown systems, intercropping coffee with beans and chillies to diversify income. Their adoption of optical sorting technology has improved quality while reducing labour costs. On Flores, Andre of Tuang Coffee has built strong community ties, supporting farmers while developing new fermentation methods and anaerobic coffees. These partnerships, alongside exchanges with producers from Brazil, Colombia, and Europe, show Indonesia’s diversity and potential. With harvests expected later in 2025, the region continues to expand its role in global specialty coffee through collaboration, innovation, and community building.

Sumatran Hendra Maulizar Pegasing

They source cherry from 70 farmers around Panta Musara and deliver it to their wet mill, where they assess and select for quality. After selection, they place the best cherries in sealed bags and ferment them for 48 hours. They then dry the cherries on raised beds under shade for 20 to 25 days, hull them, and prepare them for export. This method ensures consistency and highlights the potential of these indigenous varietals.

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Sources:

• Falcon website info – here…
• James Hoffman’s book, The World Atlas of Coffee.
• Wikimedia – map.