Who is not familiar with the Aceh coffee details? Coffee derived from the Gayo highlands of Central Aceh, one of coffee most consumed in the community or exported to a foreign country. Gayo coffee has unique characteristics with the peculiarities of the different scents with the other coffee in Indonesia. Gayo coffee produce most types of the best Arabica coffee. Gayo coffee flavour itself feels more bitter with low acidity. The aroma is very sharp, make the type of coffee is preferred. No wonder coffee became the largest coffee producer in Asia. Although the taste is bitter, coffee Gayo give savory aroma on every sip.
Indonesia has many kinds of coffee which are scattered throughout the area. Coffee every region has its own distinctive flavor. One of them coffee from the Gayo, Aceh.
Gayo coffee, in addition to famous in their own country, also known by coffee lovers in abroad, especially in the European Union.
In Aceh, the Gayo coffee is mostly grown in the highlands. There are three areas that became the center of Gayo coffee, namely Central Aceh, Bener Meriah and Gayo Lues.
Arabica coffee and Robusta coffee Two types of Gayo Coffee is very famous Gayo coffee (Arabica) and Ulee Kareeng (Robusta). For the type of Arabica coffee is generally cultivated in the plateau region “Gayo Land”, Southeast Aceh and Gayo Lues, whereas in Pidie District (especially the region Tangse and Geumpang) and Aceh Barat is the dominant developed by the community here in the form of Robusta coffee. Arabica coffee is rather large and dark green, the leaves are oval-shaped, tree height reaches seven meters. But in coffee plantations, tree height is maintained so that the ranges of 2-3 meters. The goal is that easy when in the harvest. Trees of Arabica Coffee began to produce the first fruit in three years. Often branches grow from the stem with a length of about 15 cm. Foliage above the lighter in color because the sun's rays while the underneath is dark. Each rod accommodates 10-15 small flower arrangements that will be the coffee fruit.
From this process then appears the coffee fruit called a cherry, oval shaped, two pieces side by side. Coffee Gayo is one commodity that is derived from the Gayo highlands. Coffee plantations have been developed since 1908 it thrives in the Districts of Bener Meriah and Central Aceh. The second area located at a height of 1200 m above sea level the coffee plantations the largest in Indonesia, with an area of about 81.000 ha. Each 42.000 ha are in the central Highlands and the rest of 39,000 ha in Central Aceh District. Gayo is the name of the Native Tribe that inhabits this area. The majority of the community Gayo profession as Coffee Growers.
Arabica varieties dominate the type of coffee developed by the Coffee farmers of the Gayo. Arabica Coffee production resulting from the Gayo Land is the largest in Asia Gayo Coffee is one of coffee typical of the Archipelago from Aceh that is pretty much favored by various circles in the world. Gayo coffee aroma and flavor that is very distinctive. Most of the coffee, the bitter taste still left in our tongue, but not so in the Gayo coffee. The bitter taste is almost not felt on the coffee. Gayo coffee flavour that the original present in the aroma of fragrant coffee and a savory taste is hardly bitter. There are even some that argue that the sense of Gayo coffee exceeds taste of Blue Mountain coffee which comes from Jamaica. Gayo coffee produced from smallholders in the highlands of Gayo, Central Aceh.
In the area of coffee planted with organic way without chemicals so the coffee is also known as green coffee (environmentally friendly). Gayo coffee is touted as a organic coffee best in the world.