Tasting Notes
Brown Sugar, Pineapple, Chocolate, Blackberry, Ginger.Origin
IndonesiaAltitude
1350 - 1700mProcess
Wet - Hulled (Giling Basah)Recommended brew method


The Coffee
Sumatra Hutan coffee comes from Koperasi Redagang Kopi (KOPEPI) Ketiara co-operative in Sumatra. They have developed a well-earned reputation for producing excellent Fairtrade and organic coffee, with all the coffee they grow being dual certified. The money they receive from the Fairtrade Premium on their coffee goes directly towards projects or causes that support their local community.
Sumatra Hutan is bold, tropical and complex. Roasted medium it has tasting notes of brown sugar, pineapple, chocolate, blackberry, ginger.


Our philosophy on choosing our coffee range
My grandfather had a vision. Back in the 1930s when he was working as a manager at the Kenya Coffee Company coffee was not seen as a speciality at all. He wanted to start his own business and in his diary he wrote:
The Art of Fresh Coffee: Why Beans is the Best Choice and the Importance of Roasting Date
There's something undeniably captivating about the aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
In this blog post, we'll explore why fresh coffee reigns supreme over its counterparts and why the roasting date takes precedence over the best-before date on all of our H.R.Higgins coffee bags.