Sumatra Ankola Coffee Beans

Sumatra Ankola is a premium gourmet coffee grown in Sumatra near the port of Padang at elevations from 2,500 feet to 5,000 feet above sea level. Ankola is a market name.

Though Ankola is dry processed, the method includes washing the dried husk of the coffee cherry (fruit) in hot water which provides a more uniform appearance of the coffee beans than the typical dry processed coffee, and likely contributes to the coffee's fine flavor. Like other Sumatran coffees, it typically has a low, mellow acidity.

Sumatra Ankola Coffee and Espresso Brewing Tips

For tips on brewing the perfect cup of Sumatra Ankola coffee see the Espresso Coffee Guides section on coffee brewing.

For easy to follow instructions on how to make great Sumatra Ankola espresso drinks see Espresso Drink Recipes and the How to make Lattes and Cappuccinos. Also provided are tips on Pulling A Perfect Espresso Shot.

For the fascinating history of espresso and coffee see our comprehensive World's Best History of Coffee, and for a complete list of coffee terminology with detailed definitions of thousands of terms see the Espresso Coffee Guides Coffee and Espresso Glossary.

Green Coffee Production

Year	60kg bags	Coffee grown
2016	10,000,000 bags	1,320,000,000 pounds
2015	12,317,475 bags	1,625,906,713 pounds
2014	11,418,277 bags	1,507,212,604 pounds
2013	11,265,194 bags	1,487,005,621 pounds
2012	11,518,538 bags	1,520,447,016 pounds

Green Coffee Exports

Year	60kg bags	Coffee exported
2016	0	0 pounds
2015	7,985,480	1,054,083,360 pounds
2014	6,679,280	881,664,960 pounds
2013	9,954,190	1,313,953,080 pounds
2012	11,257,540	1,485,995,280 pounds

Data may not be available for the most recent year.
Source: ICO

Facts

Indonesia is the #4 largest coffee growing country in the world, in 2015 they...
produced 1,625,906,713 lbs
exported 1,054,083,360 lbs
That's over 65% exported!

Sounds like a lot? It's actually 8.1% of the coffee grown worldwide.

Indonesia coffee is grown on mountainside "fincas" (farms) at 1500 to 1800 meters above sea level
(that's 4,922 to 5,906 ft)


Source: ICO