Currently in Aceh there are two types of coffee that is cultivated is Arabica coffee and Robusta coffee Two types of Gayo Coffee is very famous Gayo coffee (Arabica) and coffee Ulee Kareeng (Robusta). Arabica coffee is generally grown in the highlands of "Tanah Gayo", Southeast Aceh, and Gayo Lues, while in Pidie District (mainly Tangse and Geumpang) and Aceh Barat dominantly developed by the community here in the form of Robusta coffee. Arabica coffee is rather large and dark green, the leaves are oval, the height of the tree reaches seven meters. However, in coffee plantations, the height of this tree is maintained to range from 2-3 meters. The goal is easy to harvest. Arabica Coffee Tree started producing its first fruit in three years. Usually the branch grows from the stem with a length of about 15 cm. The leaves are above the color of the sun because the sun is darker. Each rod accommodates 10-15 small flower arrangements that will be the fruit of coffee.
Arabica Coffee Production generated from Gayo Land is the largest in Asia Gayo Coffee is one of the typical coffee Nusantara Aceh origin which quite much favored by various circles in the world. Gayo coffee has a very distinctive aroma and flavor. Most of the coffee is there, the bitterness is still left on our tongue, but not so in Gayo coffee. The bitterness is hardly felt in this coffee. The genuine taste of Gayo coffee is found in the aroma of fragrant coffee and savory taste is hardly bitter. There is even a opinion that the taste of Gayo coffee exceeds the taste of Blue Mountain coffee originating from Jamaica. Gayo coffee is produced from a smallholder plantation in the Gayo highlands of Central Aceh. In the area coffee is grown in an organic way without chemicals so this coffee is also known as green coffee (environmentally friendly). Gayo coffee is touted as the best organic coffee in the world.
Gayo Arabica Coffee is increasingly hunted by businessmen from various countries because it provides all the world arabica rasakopi. This type of coffee that grows in central America (Mexico, Guatemala, CostaRica, Dominica, Jamaica) with a little bittier (dirty / herby) and slightly ground taste (eg Earty) can be found in some parts of the Gayo highlands. Not only that, the growing kopiarabika taste in South America (Colombia and Brazil), African coffee (Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Tanzania), arabica coffee grown in the southern and Indian pacific oceans and coffee grown in Indonesia, as well found in the Gayo highlands. Because of its special taste, this world's top quality organic arabica coffee is exported to countries such as Japan, South Korea, the United States, Canada and other countries.
