Kompas.com – Boyolali Regency, Central Java, apparently has a coffee -producing area, namely in Hamlet Gumuk, Mriyan, Tamansari District.
This padukuhan is on the east slope of Mount Merapi with a height of about 1,300 meters above sea level (MDPL) with a beautiful panorama towards Mount Bibi, the east side of Merapi and a landscape from a height.
Merapi Gumuk Coffee is the name of the coffee variant in this area. This coffee is widely planted on local community land.
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According to Gumuk Hamlet coffee activists named Joko Susanto, Merapi Gumuk Coffee is a type of Arabica.
Kompas.com Had a chance to feel the pleasure of Merapi Gumuk Coffee at the launch of the Merapi Gumuk Coffee variant by Tirto Coffee on Tuesday (18/2/2025) at the Pusur Watershed Conservation Learning Center (DAS) in Gumuk Mriyan.
Rose -scented coffee
The uniqueness of Merapi Gumuk Coffee in Boyolali is the aroma. Because it is planted around the land of roses, the coffee issued the aroma of roses.
According to Joko, besides the fragrant aroma of roses, the taste of this coffee also tends Light Or quite sweet.
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“Gumuk coffee tastes sweet, so actually there is no need to add sugar,” said Roaster as well as the owner of the Gumuk coffee shop named Painu to Kompas.com.
Coffee plants in Dumuk Hamlet, Mriyan, Tamansari, Boyolali are planted in the rose garden.If you want to try the sensation of taste and aroma of Merapi Gumuk Coffee, then tourists can directly come to the Gumuk coffee shop.
But in order not to be disappointed when it comes (it could be closed), tourists can send messages (DM) first to the Instagram account @kedaikopigumuk.
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In addition, the current Merapi Gumuk Coffee is also still sold limited due to the limitations of trees and coffee beans.
A small cup of Merapi Gumuk Coffee.“At the moment the coffee here is still a fence plant (on the edge of the garden), so there aren’t too many, said Joko.
The main agriculture of the local community is roses. However, at this time the coffee tree began to be planted more.
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If you want to buy Merapi Gumuk Coffee, tourists can ask in advance the stock through the Instagram account @pedaikopigumuk.
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