Editorial · Cupping Lab

The writers behind the finest cupping notes from the archipelago.

Articles on Indonesia Specialty Coffee are written and reviewed by our own cupping, sourcing, and compliance teams — never outsourced. Every piece can be traced back to lab records and farm visits.

6Named Contributors
2Certified Q Graders
3,800+Samples Cupped
120+Published Articles
Editorial Team

Coffee practitioners, not freelance writers.

Six contributors — Q Graders, origin specialists, a compliance lead, and an editor — writing from cupping sessions in Medan and farm visits to Aceh, Toraja, and Flores.

PS

Head of Sourcing

Putra Siregar

Leads lot selection from supplier to Medan warehouse. 10+ years sourcing specialty coffee across Sumatra.

28 articles
IA

Compliance Lead

Iyus Aperto

Handles phytosanitary, ICO, and certificate of origin for every container. Liaison with Belawan Port and the Ministry of Trade.

22 articles
TP

Senior Q Grader

Tania Putri

Sensory analyst on the Medan cupping bench. CQI-licensed. Specializes in Toraja, Bali Kintamani, and Flores Bajawa profiles.

31 articles
TR

Origin Specialist · Aceh

Taufiqurrahman

The link to Gayo and Mandailing farmer groups. Profile notes from Bener Meriah to Takengon all run through his desk.

19 articles
TA

Origin Specialist · Sumatra

Tazakka Artesa

Field officer for the Pakpak Bharat plantation and Mandailing farmer network. Writes from daily farm journals.

14 articles
HH

Managing Editor

Hafif Hizli

Guards technical accuracy and voice consistency across the entire portfolio. Manages the weekly publishing pipeline.

26 articles
Editorial Process

Our lab discipline applied to every publication.

Articles on specialtycoffee.id go through four verification stages as strict as sample evaluation on the cupping bench.

01

Written by a practitioner

The author is a Q Grader, sourcer, or compliance lead — never a ghostwriter or content farm.

02

Lab data verification

Cupping scores, defect counts, and elevation data are matched against the original lab sheets before publishing.

03

Q Grader peer review

A second Q Grader signs off on sensory and technical claims before publication.

04

Refreshed every cropping season

Articles tied to a specific crop are updated and timestamped at the start of every new cropping season.

Accreditation

Bodies that recognize our team's expertise.

SCASPECIALTY COFFEE
CQIQ-GRADER LICENSE
AEKIAICE MEMBER
USDAORGANIC HANDLER
RFARAINFOREST
HALALMUI INDONESIA

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