{"title":"Bali","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are most likely to find one of two Bali coffees for sale, and they were both grown by the same organic co-op, they were just processed in two different ways. The Bali Blue Moon is the semi-wet-processed version with its musty earthy full bodied chocolate undertones.  The Bali \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SpellE\"\u003eKintamani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the natural processed version, which is a strange result. You still get the smoothness and the full body, but the end result can vary.  Some harvests have picked up strange undertones such as glue, cherry, and cabbage, where as other years are cherry and watermelon with an earthy finish.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bali-blue-moon-1","title":"Bali Blue Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll of the coffee grown in Bali is organic, because pesticides and insecticides and chemical fertilizers are strictly forbidden on the island. Importers can either buy it as Blue Moon (the wet-hulled lots) or as Kintamani (the natural processed lots).  This is the wet-hulled Blue Moon which is going to remind you of a Sumatra, but cleaner and more complex. \u003cspan\u003e(the unroasted beans have that nice blueish hue and are really quite beautiful -- always some of the nicest looking Indonesian coffee we see come through) \u003c\/span\u003e  Some real nice undertones in here with herbs like vanilla bean and cinnamon, a little bit chocolatey, a thick syrupy body, lingering but not earthy finish.  It is a super dense bean that you can roast really dark without it turning to ash.  It is like a really nice Sumatra, and one that has nicer looking green beans and an exotic story.  \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with other wet-hulled Indonesians, this is a coffee bean that you want to take to the darker side of roasting.  At a minimum, you will want to take it to the verge of 2nd cracks.  At this level, the coffee tastes smooth, full bodied, and a little bit earthy.  It's a little boring, however, with no stand-out undertones.  At 15 seconds into the rolling 2nd cracks, it starts to get really nice.  It's like a really chooclatey Sumatra -- slightly earthy, some baking spices like black pepper and licorice root notes left on your tongue - but mostly just thick mouthfeel, rich, chocolatey coffee.  No burnt tastes at this level.  This is a coffee I would happily drink several mugs of.  30 seconds into the 2nd cracks is less complex, but rich, smooth, so full bodied, cedar, smoky, chocolate.  So drinkable.  Less bitter than Sumatra.  Phenomenal aroma as the oils come to the surface.  Take it 60 seconds into the rolling 2nd cracks, and you have an Italian roast -- I was surprised that I could still drink it at this roast level without putting cream in it.  Usually the very dark roasts are not coffees I care to drink black, but this one holds up on sweetness and minimizes the bitterness and makes a great Italian roast option.  There are some smoky ashy tastes at this level, but that's the whole point of Italian roasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is always a popular bean with our green coffee hobbyists.  It's easy to roast and a great mug of coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival: October 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19630885830744,"sku":"","price":7.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/products\/IMG_0677.JPG?v=1738611900"},{"product_id":"bali-natural-kintamani","title":"Bali Natural Kintamani","description":"\u003cp\u003eKintamani is complex and fascinating, particularly because you rarely find a natural-processed Indonesian coffee bean. Its flavor includes that of tropical fruits, strawberry, watermelon, flowers, and cocoa notes. The smooth taste (low acidity) and thick body stand it apart from what could otherwise be mistaken as an African coffee. You would expect earthiness in Bali natural processed Indonesian, but this one is surprisingly clean, with little to none of that earthy or fermented taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a difficult bean to roast as long as you have a head's up on a couple of things. The first cracks are quieter than most coffee cracking. Hence, it is easy to accidentally underroast this. The lighter roasts are interesting, but is you accidentally pull the coffee out while it's still in the first cracks, all you're going to taste is grass. Let it get out of the first cracks, and you get herbal anise, savory pinenut, full body, floral, tropical fruit, banana, slight cherry, strawberry, and overall good sweetness. Keep roasting...you lose some of the character, but you get more chocolate which is arguably even more enjoyable. 2nd cracks are late too.  Let it get just to the second cracks and it will taste like a dark roast and be a bit bitter, but if you take a sip thinking it will be a dark roast with sweetness and slight fruit, it will meet your expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's fun to see what you get processing an Indonesian coffee as if it were African. The hybrid of the two is both educational and inspiring. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival November 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19894490005592,"sku":null,"price":7.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/products\/933.jpg?v=1738611659"},{"product_id":"bali-washed-kintamani","title":"Bali Washed Kintamani","description":"\u003cp\u003eI didn't know what to expect from this one. We've had washed Sumatra and washed Java coffees, but neither is common, and I'd never had a washed Bali.  It turns out that it's not all that different from its wet-hulled Blue Moon cousin. Roasts that are lighter than 2nd cracks have a strong tobacco flavor that I don't think most people would find appealing, and roasts into the 2nd cracks start tasting like a Bali Blue Moon that has thinner body just isn't too exciting. However, if you roast this 20-30 seconds into the rolling 2nd cracks as if it's a wet-hulled Bali it turns super chocolatey and the roastiness of it pairs well with the inherent flavors. We are roasting it even darker than that, a full on Italian roast profile, and it's deliciously dark with chocolate undertones and good both straight or with cream. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's fun to see these experimental microlots coming out of Bali, and I'm sure they'll only continue to get better the more experience they have with new processing techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival January 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50580335460639,"sku":null,"price":7.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/files\/PXL_20250207_211911378.jpg?v=1740674595"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/collections\/bali.jpg?v=1647829812","url":"https:\/\/happymugcoffee.mom\/collections\/bali.oembed","provider":"Happy Mug","version":"1.0","type":"link"}