Java Coffee Reviews
Indonesia There's More to the South Pacific Than 10,000 Beautiful Islands For a change of pace and to refresh my taste buds I usually change gourmet coffees every few weeks.
Indonesia is currently the fourth largest producer of coffee in the world. Coffee has a colorful history,and has played an important part in the growth of the country. Indonesia is blessed with an ideal geography for coffee growing.
The islands of Indonesia are all well suited micro-climates for the growth and production of coffee. The many active volcanoes regularly provide ash full of nutrients for the coffee trees. Java coffe Estate is sweet, aromatic and full bodied, not as bold as a Sumatra, not as sweet as a New Guinea, but very smooth. This is the base of the famous "Mocha Java" blend. It is a mild coffee that needs the boost of a mocha or yirgacheffe to bring it to life. If you like a gentle everyday kind of coffee this could be just that. Medium hard bean roast no darker than light French.
Oh, So That's Where the Term "Java" Comes From While Indonesia consists of over 10,000 Pacific Islands only about 6,000 of those are inhabited. Coffee is grown for export on the larger islands of Sumatra, Celebes, and Java. Coffee plantations were also established in East Java, Central Java,West Java and in parts of Sumatra and Sulawesi. Coffee at the time was also grown in East Indonesia- East Timor and Flores.
Both of these islands were originally under Portuguese control and the coffee was also C. arabica, but from different root stocks. The Dutch first brought Arabica coffee trees to these islands in the mid-17th century, known then as the Netherlands Indies. Cultivation proved so successful that "Java" was exported globally and hence "Java" became a synonym for all types of coffee.
Even though Indonesia is a large exporter of high quality coffee, it also exports a large majority of the lesser quality Robusta coffee beans used in the blending of commercial supermarket coffees. Currently, Java's production of the preferred Arabica coffee beans accounts for only 10% of total production. Java's government regulates the export of coffee and forbids Robusta beans to be sold as Java coffee – only premium Arabica beans can bear the Java name. Strictly regulated,the best Java beans are grown on a few government-regulated farms,plantations and estates. These "estate" grown Java coffees are unmatched for aromatic spiciness and rich, smooth, and full-bodied character.
What I need now is another cup of coffee!
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