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Bali Blue Coffee from Kintamani

Kintamani Highlands • Central Bali • Indonesia

Bali Blue Moon coffee beans drying on raised beds in the Kintamani highlands of Bali

Bali Blue is grown in the Kintamani highlands and processed with Indonesia’s Giling Basah wet-hulling method.

Bali Blue comes from smallholder coffee farms in the Kintamani highlands of central Bali. Producers are organized through Subak Abian, a traditional farmer-organization structure in upland Bali. The coffee is grown at high elevation in volcanic loam. This page covers the coffee’s growing region, processing, varietals, and cup profile.

Bali Coffee Cupping Notes

Tasting Notes

Baker’s Chocolate • Orange Peel • Juniper • Molasses

Clean Cup Syrupy Body Medium Acidity Wet-Hulled (Giling Basah)

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Baker’s Chocolate · Orange Peel · Juniper · Molasses

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Coffee Profile

Kintamani Coffee Beans — Origin Details

Region

Kintamani Highlands, Central Bali, Indonesia

Altitude

1,200–1,600 meters above sea level

Process

Hand-picked, wet-hulled (Giling Basah), two-step sun-dried on raised beds

Harvest

May–October

Varietals

Bourbon, Typica (S795 & USDA 762), Catimor

Growers

Producers organized through Subak Abian, a traditional farmer-organization structure in upland Bali

Soil

Volcanic loam

Cup Profile

Medium-dark roast, medium acidity, full and syrupy body

The Origin

From Kintamani to the Cup

Kintamani’s highland setting, volcanic loam, and coffee-growing communities give this Bali origin its sense of place. The coffee is hand-picked, then prepared using the Giling Basah process and dried in two stages on raised beds. Those details, together with the roast, help shape the full body and baker’s chocolate, orange peel, juniper, and molasses notes found in the cup.

Bali Blue Moon green coffee beans drying on raised beds in Kintamani

Bali Blue Moon coffee beans drying on raised beds after the Giling Basah wet-hulling process.

The Processing Method

What Is Giling Basah?

Giling Basah is an Indonesian wet-hulling method. In this process, the parchment is removed before the coffee beans are fully dry, and the beans are then dried in stages on raised beds. The method is associated with the distinctive blue-green appearance of Bali Blue and with a full-bodied cup profile.

A Simple Way to Think About It

Wet-hulling changes when the parchment is removed during drying. That processing choice is one part of what makes Indonesian coffees, including Bali Blue, taste and look different from many other origins.

Coffee cherries being sorted by producers in Bali’s Kintamani highlands.

The Varietals

Bourbon, Typica & Catimor

The Bali Blue lot includes Bourbon, Typica selections S795 and USDA 762, and Catimor. Together with the Kintamani growing environment, processing method, and roast, these varietals are part of the coffee’s origin profile.