Espresso - Rotutu, East Timor - Cherry Cola, Toffee, Orange Zest

Timor-Leste/ East Timor is situated in South East Asia with Australia to the South.  Timor-Leste is the world’s second youngest nation state.  It was in 1995, towards the end of Indonesian rule in Timor-Leste, that Francisco de Deus (head of the Rotutu cooperative) inherited his farm from his grandparents. Nestled high in the mountains of the central highlands of the country in the district of Ermera, conditions are ideal for coffee with warm, blue skies during the day and cool evenings at night allowing for consistent growing and processing conditions. 

Timorese coffee is truly wild and organically grown, a fact that Francisco is incredibly proud of, ‘We work hard to produce the best quality coffee and although the methods we use are time consuming, they’re worthwhile. We believe that Mother Nature has provided us with the best conditions to grow coffee and we now have better processing facilities which has brought our coffee to a quality that can compete in the international speciality sector.’

Francisco de Deus (head of the Rotutu cooperative) was introduced to our import partners Karst Organics in 2017.  After recognising the potential of coffee from Rotutu, Karst Organics entered into partnership with them in 2018 and funded the construction of a centralised processing and storage facility ensuring consistency and the high quality expected of the speciality sector. This also allowed Karst Organics to employ a small team of local staff which has steadily grown year on year; in a country where unemployment continues to be a national concern, Karst Organics firmly believes that providing employment within the emerging coffee sector in East Timor is crucial to this fledgling country’s economy.

Thanks to the developments in the speciality sector, Timorese farmers are now able to command a much higher price for their delicious coffee and create a consistent and sustainable income from which to support and provide for their families and the local community.

Order 2 or more bags or 1 kilo of coffee for Free local push bike delivery in South East London (check our FAQs for applicable postcodes) otherwise there will be a £1.50 delivery fee. Free UK wide shipping for orders over £30.00 otherwise it'll be £2.95 Royal Mail postage.  For every order we receive a tree is planted, thank you.