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Nusantara Origins

Flores Bajawa Coffee Beans, Natural Dried Arabica

Natural dried arabica from the Bajawa plateau and Manggarai and Lombok robusta, in small seasonal allocations across the grade ladder.

Nusa Tenggara is the least industrial coffee region we buy from. On Flores, arabica grows on the Bajawa plateau in Ngada regency between 1,200 and 1,600 metres, on ash soils below Mount Inerie, and much of it is dried whole as natural rather than washed. Robusta comes from Manggarai further west and from Lombok. Volumes are small, harvests are short, and allocations are set before the crop is picked.

  • Bajawa arabica 84 to 86 points
  • Natural dried 18 to 22 days
  • From half a 20 ft container
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Natural drying on the Bajawa plateau

Cherry is picked ripe, floated to remove underripes, then dried whole on raised beds for 18 to 22 days with hand turning several times a day. Drying whole leaves the sugars of the fruit in contact with the bean, which pushes the cup toward heavier sweetness, berry and cocoa notes, and a rounder body than a washed coffee from the same altitude. It also demands more labour and more sorting, which is why hand sorting is a published step rather than an assumption.

Why Flores ships in small allocations

Ngada regency produces a small crop and the growing area is fragmented across village gardens, so a single container is a meaningful share of what is available. We contract with producer groups before harvest and hold back a portion for existing buyers. Minimum order is a half container, 9.6 MT, and roasted Flores starts lower at 300 kg because the green allocation itself is limited. Lead times run four to five weeks because coffee moves by inter-island vessel before it is stuffed.

Manggarai and Lombok robusta

Robusta from Manggarai on Flores and from Lombok grows between 400 and 800 metres and is dried and hulled in the village before we re-dry it at our mill to 12.5% moisture maximum. It screens 13 up and is counted against the same SNI 01-2907 ladder as every other island, from Grade 1 to Grade 6, at 2.1 to 2.6% caffeine. It appeals to buyers who want a second robusta origin alongside Sumatra for supply security rather than for a different cup.

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Frequently asked questions

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Is Bajawa coffee from Flores washed or natural dried?

Our Bajawa arabica is natural dried, whole cherry on raised beds for 18 to 22 days with hand turning and hand sorting afterwards. That gives heavier sweetness with berry and cocoa notes and a rounder body than a washed lot from the same altitude. Washed Bajawa exists in the region but is not what we contract.

How much Flores coffee is available in a season?

Only a few containers. Ngada regency has a small, fragmented growing area, so we contract with producer groups before the May to August harvest and reserve part of the crop for existing buyers. If you want Flores every year, take a season contract rather than expecting spot availability.

Why is the lead time longer on Nusa Tenggara lots?

Four to five weeks, because coffee moves by inter-island vessel from Flores or Lombok before it is re-dried, graded, and stuffed for export. Add that to the drying time on natural lots and the schedule is simply longer than a Sumatran or Java container. Plan your buying calendar around it.

Are the Flores arabica lots covered by a certification programme?

The Bajawa arabica ships under Fairtrade, held by the producer group, with the transaction certificate number attached to the shipment. Certified volume is small and committed early in the season. Organic conversion is under way in parts of the area, but we do not sell it as organic until the certificate covers the specific lot.

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