Kerinci Regency grows two coffees on the slopes of Indonesia's highest volcano: bright arabica at about 1,300-1,650 m and robusta lower down.
Kerinci Regency in Jambi province surrounds Mount Kerinci, the highest volcano in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and includes the Kayu Aro highland plateau, Lake Kerinci and much of Kerinci Seblat National Park. Robusta coffee was introduced to smallholders around Kerinci around 1915 and then spread quickly across southern Sumatra during the 1920s.
A specialty exporter describes two crops here. Arabica is grown at about 1,300-1,650 m, mainly around Kayu Aro and Gunung Tujuh, from rust-resistant selections such as Sigararutang and Andung Sari, while robusta comes from lower slopes at roughly 600-1,000 m. Arabica is processed washed, honey or natural and is often wet-hulled, though better lots are increasingly dry-hulled. The cup is described as bright and clean, with tangerine, lime and floral notes over a medium body.
Field notes
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Mount Kerinci, at the heart of the regency, is the tallest volcano in Indonesia and all of Southeast Asia.
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Kerinci is a two-crop regency, with specialty arabica above roughly 1,300 m and robusta on the lower slopes, and much of its coffee grows in or beside Kerinci Seblat National Park.
In the cup, according to guides
- AcidityMoreA specialty exporter describes Kerinci arabica as bright and clean.
- CitrusOften notedA specialty exporter lists tangerine and lime for Kerinci arabica.
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Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Kerinci Regency — Wikipedia · Wikipedia
- Coffee production indonesia — Wikipedia · Wikipedia
- Kerinci Coffee: Jambi's Bright Arabica, Highland Robusta, and Jackfruit Liberica · Indonesia Specialty Coffee (exporter)