Coffees from the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra are valued for their rich flavor of dark chocolate with elated herbal notes, creating a tantalizing coffee. The Gayo region is renown for producing a high quality Arabica, grown in the lovely mountain basin surrounding Lake Tawar and the town of Takengon. The typical processing method used is called “Wet Hulling” or Giling Basah in Indonesian. This unique and distinctive preparation is what generates that famous body and intensity. Sumatra Gayo coffee is grown at a height of 1,000 to 1,400 meters above sea level, and rated as one of the best Indonesia's Coffee growing regions.