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Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style ) FrontStreet Coffee - Sulawesi Toraja Coffee Introduction Asian coffee production is second only to Central and South America. Indonesia has always been the largest coffee producing country in Asia, with India producing 291,000 tons of coffee beans, ranking as the third largest coffee producing country in Asia. The body (body) of Asian coffee is higher than that of Central and South America and Africa

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Asian Coffee Production

Asian coffee production is second only to Central and South America. Indonesia has always been the largest coffee-producing country in Asia, while India produces 291,000 tons of coffee beans, ranking as the third-largest coffee-producing country in Asia. Asian coffee has a higher body than coffee from Central and South America and Africa, but with lower acidity. The flavor profile slightly carries notes of earthy wood, herbs, spices, and soil, with deep, mellow aromas predominating over bright acidic fragrances.

Small Quantity, High Quality, Rich Floral Aroma - Sulawesi

The burlap bags of "Sulawesi" coffee often feature three English words: "Celebes," "Toraja," and "Kalossi." "Celebes" is the old name of the island during the Dutch colonial period ("Celebes Island"), which has long been changed to Sulawesi. "Toraja" is not a place name, city name, or variety name, but rather refers to the "Toraja" people (also translated as Taroga) who are skilled at growing coffee in the central mountainous region of Sulawesi, and it's also the name of the island's specialty coffee beans. Like the Mandailing and Gayo peoples mentioned above, they belong to ethnic groups proficient in coffee cultivation. "Kalossi" is the small town of Kalossi in the central part of the island, serving as the main trading center for Toraja (Taroga) coffee beans.

Toraja Coffee: Rare and Precious

Toraja is also one of the world's rare specialty coffee beans, with an annual production of about 1,000 metric tons, distributed across the rugged slopes of approximately 1,200 meters in central and southwestern Sulawesi. Cultivation and harvesting are both challenging, with an average annual yield of only 300 kilograms per hectare, far below the average of over 1,000 kilograms in Central and South America. The three major estates of Toraja include: "PT Kapal Api" with 2,000 hectares of coffee gardens; "CSR" ranking second with 1,100 hectares of coffee gardens; and Japan's "Key Coffee" "Toarco Jaya" as the third-largest estate with 700 hectares of coffee gardens. In other words, Toraja is more precious and rare than Mandheling or Golden Mandheling.

Toraja Coffee Processing and Flavor Profile

Toraja is wet-processed or semi-washed, offering brighter acidity and more distinct layering than Sumatra's Mandheling or Golden Mandheling. It has a rich caramel sweetness, but the earthy, woody notes and body are much more subdued than Mandheling, with a slight floral aroma.

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