The Vintner

£19.99

A limited-edition experimental lot. Twenty-five days of slow, sealed fermentation turn Gayo Arabica into something close to a young red wine: red berry, stone fruit and a long cocoa finish. Entirely animal-free.

What makes a coffee experimental?

A note on The Vintner. It is not Kopi Luwak: no civet is involved at any stage. Its character comes entirely from twenty-five days of slow fermentation.

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One of our Limited Editions. Alongside our flagship wild Kopi Luwak, we release a rare coffee from time to time, in small quantities. When an edition sells out, it may not return.Hear about the next edition

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Weight: 50g
Yields: 3–4 cups
Notes: Red berry · Stone fruit · Cocoa finish
Origin: Gayo Highlands, Sumatra
Roast: Medium, small batch
Form: Whole beans
Certified: Halal & Kosher

How to get the best from it

Grind just before you brew, medium-coarse for a cafetière and medium-fine for a pour-over. Use 15g of coffee to 225g of water (1:15), and water at 92–94°C rather than boiling — this coffee is low in acidity and boiling water flattens it.

Drink the first cup black. Kopi Luwak is smooth enough not to need milk, and milk will bury the cocoa and caramel you paid for.

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In the Cup

Reviews

Ian S.

27 September 2026

Unique and outstanding coffee

This beautiful coffee somehow tastes like coffee while also tasting (and smelling) like red wine. It's an astonishing sensation, and honestly one of the best coffees I've ever tasted. Everything else takes bland after this.
You don't get much for your money in terms of quantity, but the quality is something else.
I love this black, and don't think it would work well with milk.
The coffee comes in a classy, resealable bag that works very well. The beans grind easily and I'll definitely treat myself to another bag of this soon.

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21 September 2026

Quite a dry bean, nice aroma and, I expect, an acquired taste

This is a nice coffee but not overly to my taste. To summarise,
- aroma - intense cherry, hits you as you open the packaging and continues
- the beans are well roasted with little oil residue when grinding, gives a good aroma
- I ground the beans to an espresso grind in 1zpresso hand grinder without issue
- the extraction was via a Flair Manual Espresso machine and I then used a then used a Rancilio Silvia Espresso machines
There was a rich flavour maintained but there was an only a small crema 'head'. The taste was not unpleasant but it had no wine or strong coffee taste. I expect it would likely complement a quality plain chocolate or biscuit nicely.
Overall, not to my taste. Beans roasted to this level do tend to be an acquired taste and I prefer a less dry roast which preserves more of the oil in the bean. The pack size is good to be able to make a judgement before purchasing a larger pack size.

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Questions

About This Coffee

Is The Vintner Kopi Luwak?

No. The Vintner is Gayo Arabica from the same highlands, fermented for twenty-five days in sealed tanks. No civet is involved at any stage; its character comes from the fermentation alone.

What is anaerobic fermentation?

The ripe cherries ferment slowly for 25 days in sealed, oxygen-free tanks before processing. It is borrowed from winemaking, and it produces the bright red-berry and stone-fruit character this coffee is known for.

Why do you call it experimental?

Because almost no coffee is made this way. Most coffee is washed or dried within days of picking; The Vintner’s cherries ferment for twenty-five days in sealed, oxygen-free tanks, a method borrowed from winemaking. It is a small, deliberate experiment in how far fermentation can take a Gayo Arabica, and it is made as a limited edition.

How does it compare to the Kopi Luwak?

Almost the opposite. The Kopi Luwak is velvety, low in acidity and cocoa-led; The Vintner is bright, fruit-forward and lively. Many drinkers keep both — one for a slow morning, the other for the afternoon.

Is it Halal and Kosher?

Yes. Our coffee is certified Halal and Kosher.

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