Timor-Leste - Rotutu - Natural

Red grape, passionfruit, and treacle. Rich, full-bodied, and fruit-forward.

This natural lot from Rotutu in Timor-Leste shows a deeper, more expressive side of the same coffee. Expect juicy red grape and bright passionfruit up front, balanced by a dark, treacle-like sweetness and a heavier, syrupy body that carries through the cup.

Sourced through Karst Organics, this coffee comes from a collective of 140+ households in the Letefoho region. Their ongoing work with the Rotutu community focuses on improving quality, infrastructure, and ensuring fair, consistent payment for producers.

Process This is a natural process, where the whole coffee cherry is dried in the sun with the fruit still intact. As it dries, the beans absorb sugars and flavours from the surrounding pulp, creating a richer, sweeter profile. Careful harvesting at full ripeness helps maintain clarity while bringing out that added depth and intensity.

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Our Coffee We source speciality grade coffee that is fully traceable and ethically sourced, working with producers and importers who share our values. Read more about our ethics.

Storage All our coffee beans are roasted fresh and are best consumed within within 6 weeks of roast date. Reseal the bag after opening and store at ambient temperature away from direct sunlight. 

Giving back As a Certified B Corporation, we support charities and organisations that share our values, allowing both you and us to create a positive social and environmental impact with every purchase, all year round.

The Timor-Leste - Rotutu - Natural, sourced by Dear Green Coffee, represents the collective efforts of the Rotutu community in the Letefoho region. As a natural-processed coffee, the cherries are dried with the fruit intact, a technique that often imparts a distinct sweetness and heavier body to the final cup. While natural-processed coffees tend to show heavier fruit and jammy characteristics, this specific lot highlights a profile of red grape, passionfruit, and treacle. To better understand how these drying techniques influence the final cup profile, you can explore our processing methods explainer. When evaluating these complex notes, referencing a flavor wheel can be a helpful tool for identifying the nuances between the bright acidity of passionfruit and the deep, syrupy sweetness of treacle. This offering provides a unique look at the emerging specialty coffee landscape of Timor-Leste, showcasing the potential of the Rotutu community’s harvest.