Single-origin lots from South Sulawesi cooperatives, cut-tested in our Makassar grading room.
Sulawesi is the heart of Indonesia's cocoa belt, and our longest-running sourcing region. Beans from our South Sulawesi partner cooperatives are grown at altitude, harvested ripe, and graded lot by lot in our own Makassar facility, giving chocolate makers and grinders a consistent, traceable supply with a chocolate-forward flavour base.
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What Sulawesi beans taste like
High-altitude growing and careful post-harvest handling give Sulawesi beans a clean, chocolate-forward profile with mild acidity and low astringency. Fermented lots develop rounded cocoa and light fruit notes that carry well into dark chocolate and couverture; unfermented lots offer a neutral base for pressing and grinding. If you are comparing Indonesian origins, Sulawesi is the benchmark most buyers start from.
How we source in Sulawesi
We buy directly from long-term partner cooperatives across South Sulawesi's growing districts, not from open-market aggregators. Every delivery is traceable to the cooperative that grew it, and our Makassar grading room sits a short drive from the farms, so lots are cut-tested, moisture-checked, and sorted within days of drying, not weeks.
Buying Sulawesi beans from us
Sulawesi lots ship from Makassar with complete export documentation: phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, fumigation record, and packing list. Tell us your monthly volume and target specification, and we will confirm availability, current pricing, and the next available shipment window, samples are available before you commit to a container.
Frequently asked questions
Ordering, samples, shipping, and payment, answered by our export desk.
What flavour profile defines Sulawesi cocoa on this origin page?
Chocolate-forward base with mild acidity and low astringency from high-altitude South Sulawesi cooperatives. Fermented lots develop rounded cocoa notes; unfermented lots offer a neutral pressing base.
How does Indonesia Cacao source Sulawesi beans shown here?
Direct long-term cooperative agreements, not open-market aggregators. Our Makassar grading room sits close to farms so lots are cut-tested and moisture-checked within days of drying.
From which port do Sulawesi origin lots typically export?
Makassar is the primary loading port with phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, fumigation record, and packing list on every container. Share monthly volume for allocation planning.
Can I request Sulawesi origin samples before a container order?
Yes. Samples include cut-test photos and moisture readings with costs credited against the first order. State whether you need fermented Grade A or unfermented pressing grades.
Let’s get a sample in your hands.
Tell us your volume and profile, we’ll ship a graded sample within the week, freight on us.