Indonesia Blue Batak Dark Roast Beans | Roast of the Month

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Roast of the MonthSeptember 2026

Single origin · Indonesia

Indonesia Blue Batak

Dark chocolate · Molasses · Cedar · Sweet tobacco · Full syrupy body · Dark roast

We have never released a dark roast. This is our first.

Blue Batak grows in the Lintong highlands on the southern edge of Lake Toba, North Sumatra — named for the Batak people whose land it is. The name is literal: the beans arrive with a blue-green cast, the mark of Sumatra's wet-hulling, where the coffee is hulled while still damp and finished by hand in the sun. That is why a Sumatran cup drinks the way it does — heavy, syrupy, low in acid, more savoury than sweet.

We have taken it darker than anything we have ever put in a bag. Dark chocolate and molasses up front, cedar and sweet tobacco underneath, and a body you can almost chew.

It is not a bright coffee. If you want fruit and sparkle, this is not your month.

30 kilos. Roasted to order in NSW, this month only.

Our first dark roast · 30 kilos · roasted to order

Why these beans

Specialty coffee, roasted the cleaner way.

Air-roasting removes the chaff that creates bitterness, so you taste more of the bean and less of the burn.

Air-roasted, not drum-roasted

Removes the bitter chaff layer for a smoother, less acidic cup.

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Common questions

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What's the difference between air-roasted and drum-roasted?

Drum-roasting tumbles beans together with their chaff (the dry outer husk). The chaff burns and creates bitterness, acidity, and the harsh stomach feeling some coffees have. Air-roasting suspends the beans in hot air and removes the chaff during roasting - cleaner taste, smoother finish, less stomach upset.

Which grind should I pick?

Whole Beans if you have a grinder at home (freshest). Otherwise pick by your brew method: Espresso for machines, Stovetop for moka pots, Aeropress, Filter for pour-over or drip machines, Cold Brew for slow extraction, Plunger for French press.

How fresh are the beans?

Roasted, ground and packed to order at our facility in NSW, Australia - never warehoused. Most orders leave us within a couple of business days, a little longer in busy periods. We don't pre-grind - your grind happens on the day we pack.

Can I subscribe to the Roast of the Month?

Not right now, and it comes down to supply. Each Roast of the Month is a small, one-off lot — we can't always get enough of it to guarantee it lands in your box every month, and we'd rather not promise a delivery we can't fill.

Our core blends (Wayfarer, Nemophilist, Hodophile, Gadabout and Bunji) are on Subscribe & Save — 30% off and free shipping — because we can keep those in steady supply. If we can get a consistent supply behind the Roast of the Month down the track, we'll put it on a subscription plan too.

Why is Bunji more expensive than the others?

Bunji is small-batch Australian-grown coffee from Far North Queensland. Australian coffee production is tiny and the labour costs more than overseas origins - that's reflected in the price. You're drinking some of the rarest coffee in the world: coffee grown at home.