The
first time I knew about this café was from the list of cafés who offer
Suspended Coffee for those in need. My attention was
caught further when
I came across their website which explicitly states their full dedication to
making coffee from Indonesia. Should I
call it ‘Single Origin Café’?
They do
various coffee beans from different parts of Indonesia and do in-house
roasting. So, if you want to taste the
real Indonesian coffee, including the high-end Sumatra beans, it’s a place you
shouldn’t miss. Apart from roasting for their
own use, they also roast for some cafes as OEM and other uses. According to the owner Budiono, they are now
using a house-blend type which is also acceptable for some customers who are
susceptible to strong coffee for gastric problems. There you can see what customer care lies in.
Budiono
used to work in IT but quitted his job to dedicate his passion and effort to
start up this café about 3 years ago.
His friend is working in a not-for-profit organization to help farmers
to get what they should be paid – a concept similar to Fairtrade I
suppose. Without such assistance, poorly
educated farmers might only be paid less than $1 per kg of their
production. Now, they could be helped to
get $4-5 per kg which acknowledges their efforts and values. See such meaningful link with the farmers,
Aslan Coffee shows its full support.
In
support of the benevolence to the needy and those being easily neglected by the
society, Aslan is participating in the Suspended Coffee. Sometimes they bring the Suspended Coffee
cards to surrounding areas such as Newtown.
People who then bring the cards to Aslan can then enjoy a free
coffee. The warmth doesn’t only come
from the hot coffee, but also from the care shown by others.
第一次聽聞這咖啡店是從一個清單中，了解那些咖啡店是提供‘預付咖啡’。當看見它們網頁上的資料時，我更被深深吸引，因為它們指明全力支持來自印尼的咖啡豆。那麼，我該稱它為‘單品咖啡店’嗎？
它們的豆子選自印尼的不同產區，並在店內自家烘焙。若你想品嚐真正的印尼咖啡豆品味，包括是高價品蘇門塔立豆，你絕不能錯過這咖啡店。除了烘焙給自家用外，他們也供應給一些咖啡店，作它們名下的咖啡豆賣給顧。根據老闆Budiono，他們還會用上一配方豆，讓腸胃對咖啡易敏感的顧客也不易引起過敏；的確是很細心周到。
Budiono以前是在資訊科技工作的，後來辭工專心經營這咖啡店，現已3年。他有位在印尼的朋友，在一非牟利團體工作，致力幫助當地農民，能夠得到合理的工資；大槪是公平貿易的槪念吧！沒有這些協助，農民只能獲得每公斤不到$1的回報，但有了他們的協助，農民能在每公斤的收成中，得到$4-5的利潤，合理得多! 因此，這咖啡店也全力支持這樣的協作關係。
此外，為關懷社會上有需要的人士，及被疏忽的一群，這咖啡店也支持‘預付咖啡’的計劃，他們會把咖啡咭帶到周邊的地區，送給有需要的人士，讓他們能享用咖啡。熱騰騰的咖啡，不只帶來口感的溫暖，還有心內的那份暖流！
1 Council Street (Cnr of Council and May Streets), St Peters
Website:
www.aslancoffee.com.au
Mon-Fri:
7am – 3pm
Sat: 8am
– 2pm
Phone:
0488 827 526
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| They distributed these coffee cards to those in need in surrounding areas such as Newtown. |
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| It's a real corner cafe |
