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Bali Kintamani, Indonesia
Indonesia growing region
Key facts
- Location
- Mount Batur volcanic highlands, Bangli regency, Bali
- Altitude
- 1,100–1,600 metres
- Typical varieties
- Typica, Bourbon, Kartika
- Processing
- Washed and natural
- Farming philosophy
- Subak Abian cooperative system with Hindu principles
- Flavor profile
- Clean sweetness, bright citrus acidity, gentle spice
- Geographical Indication
- Earned Indonesian GI in 2008
- Beans we stock
- 25 from Indonesia
Kintamani, on the volcanic highlands around Mount Batur in Bali's Bangli regency, produces a cleaner, brighter Indonesian coffee than the wet-hulled style of Sumatra. Grown between roughly 1,100 and 1,600 metres, Bali Kintamani earned an Indonesian Geographical Indication in 2008 and is cultivated under the traditional Hindu 'Subak Abian' cooperative farming philosophy, which emphasises harmony between people, nature, and the divine and discourages chemical inputs. Often intercropped with citrus, the washed coffees show clean sweetness, bright citrus acidity, and gentle spice. Kintamani illustrates how a distinct cultural-agricultural system shapes a regional coffee identity.
At a glance
- Altitude: 1100–1600 masl
- Typical varieties: Typica, Bourbon, Kartika
- Common processes: Washed, Natural
- Harvest: 5, 6, 7, 8
Climate
Cool volcanic highland climate around Mount Batur with a defined dry harvest.
Soil & terroir
Volcanic soils, often farmed alongside citrus trees.
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