
What to Expect
This is a dependable, everyday coffee from one of Timor Leste's most remote communities. Hatuhei delivers clean sweetness with red apple and citrus brightness, grounded by milk chocolate undertones — approachable without being boring.
The Cup
The washed process keeps things clean and origin-forward, letting the Typica and Timor Hybrid varieties shine through with clarity. You'll get moderate acidity — citric and malic, like biting into a crisp apple — without any sharpness. The body sits comfortably in the medium range, smooth and rounded rather than heavy or syrupy. There's no funk here, just straightforward sweetness and balance. The chocolate notes add weight and familiarity, while the fruit keeps it lively.
Who This Is For
This suits drinkers who want something reliable and pleasant without chasing extremes. It's the coffee you reach for when you want quality without having to think too hard about it.
If you're after intense fruit fermentation or floral complexity, this won't deliver that. It's clean and balanced, not adventurous.
Best for: Daily drinkers who appreciate balanced, approachable coffee with gentle fruit sweetness and chocolate depth.
How to Brew This Coffee
The omni roast makes this flexible across methods. Try it as filter to bring out the red apple and citrus clarity, or use a V60 if you want to highlight the brightness and separate the chocolate from the fruit. It'll also work well in an Aeropress, where the medium body and balanced acidity make for a clean, forgiving cup that's hard to mess up.
Timor - Leste
Hatuhei - Timor Leste
We enhance these descriptions ourselves and check them by hand, but mistakes can happen. The roaster's own wording is shown below. If anything arrives not as described, contact us and we'll put it right.
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Description from Roaster
Hatuhei is a community in southern Letefoho, Timor Leste, that is one of the region's most difficult to access. Despite the remote terrain, it produces some of the best everyday drinking coffee with pleasing chocolate, red apple, and citrus notes. It represents the resilient, ...Description from Roaster
Hatuhei is a community in southern Letefoho, Timor Leste, that is one of the region's most difficult to access. Despite the remote terrain, it produces some of the best everyday drinking coffee with pleasing chocolate, red apple, and citrus notes. It represents the resilient, wild-grown organic heritage of Timorese coffee.This description comes from KOTA Coffee, who roasts this coffee. For the fullest product detail, you can also see their own listing at Artefact Coffee
Ways to Brew
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Filter
Coffees curated for batch and pour-over filter brewing, assessed individually for the qualities this gentle, even extraction brings out. These are beans with the transparency and layered flavour that filter is loved for, chosen for their brightness and balance to deliver a clean, easy-drinking pot every time. For technique and ratios, read how to brew filter coffee.
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V60
A curated selection for pour-over precision, chosen for the clarity the V60 rewards. We analyse each coffee for the vibrant acidity and complex, well-defined flavour that this method articulates so well, giving you bright, expressive single origins and blends that reveal every note when you dial in your pour. Ready to brew? Read how to brew with a V60.
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Aeropress
A curated range of coffees suited to the Aeropress, selected on their own merits through our attribute analysis. We look for the clarity and balance this fast, pressure-assisted method rewards, so whether you brew short and concentrated or long and clean, each bean here is chosen to give you a bright, well-defined cup. Want to get the most from yours? See our Aeropress brewing guide.
Artefact Coffee
A Surrey-based micro roastery built on a passion for exceptional coffee, ethical sourcing, and genuine customer connection. With a background in engineering and a love of fine food and drink, Dan Neaves, the founder of Artefact Coffee, began roasting coffee at home before turning his pursuit of quality into a thriving speciality coffee business. By combining innovative roasting technology with a transparent and community-focused approach, Dan continues to challenge industry norms while ensuring every cup reflects his dedication to flavour, craftsmanship, and sustainability.
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