Letefoho Specialty Coffee Roaster

Overview

Letefoho Specialty Coffee Roaster opened on Dili's Beach Road in June 2014 as part of the Café Brisa Serena (CBS) social-impact organization, sourcing organic coffee directly from smallholder farmers in the Letefoho subdistrict of Ermera high in Timor-Leste's mountains. CBS exports boutique small lots to small-and-medium roasters globally and runs a coffee-tourism guesthouse program in Letefoho village to bring visitors directly to origin.

Known for

• Timor-Leste FIRST and leading specialty roaster
• direct sourcing from Letefoho subdistrict, Ermera
• Café Brisa Serena social-impact parent
• coffee tourism: guesthouse + farm visits in Letefoho
• AeroPress, cold drip, hand-drip brew menu
• small-lot exports to international specialty roasters

Why it matters

Timor-Leste's coffee economy is overwhelmingly export-green-bean to international roasters (Starbucks Conservation Coffee program among the largest historic buyers). Letefoho Specialty Coffee was the first operation to retain value on-island — buying directly from Letefoho farmers, roasting in Dili, and selling cup-up at retail rather than exporting raw. The Café Brisa Serena guesthouse model in Letefoho turns coffee tourism into a smallholder development pathway.

Production

destoning

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head roaster

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color sorting

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roaster machine

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filter equipment

AeroPress, cold drip, hand drip

cupping frequency

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roastery location

Dili, Timor-Leste

espresso equipment

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annual volume tonnes

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Café

Avenida de Portugal / Beach Rd, Kampung Alor, Dili, Timor-Leste

Sources

• https://cafeletefoho.com/
• https://www.timorleste.tl/16599-2/
• https://www.facebook.com/letefohocoffeeroastery/
• https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297517-d6777990-r242104664-Letefoho_Specialty_Coffee_Roaster-Dili_Dili_District.html