| By Java coffee... it sounds a bit redundant, | | | | comes from the far eastern side of the |
| doesn't it? Many people call coffee java, | | | | island, near the Ijen volcano complex. There |
| just like they may say they want a cup of | | | | are four main coffee farms in this area, all |
| joe. In reality, Java coffee refers to coffee | | | | started originally by the Dutch hundreds of |
| grown on the island of Java, the largest | | | | years ago. These farms are now run by the |
| island in Indonesia. Java coffee was so | | | | Indonesian government, and they grow 85% of |
| popular and was exported around the world, | | | | the coffee on Java. Java coffee is wet |
| that many Americans just used the term 'java' | | | | processed, with the beans being pulped |
| as slang to mean coffee in general. And there | | | | immediately after harvest, then washed. The |
| is good reason for that. The history of Java | | | | beans are dried and rested for many weeks |
| coffee is a long one. The Dutch brought | | | | before being sorted and sent to the roasters. |
| coffee to Java in the 17th century, and it | | | | In fact, one variety of coffee, known as Old |
| has been a major export for Indonesia ever | | | | Java or Old Brown, is aged for two to three |
| since. They planted Arabica beans, but a | | | | years. Java coffee beans are often added with |
| coffee rust plague wiped many of the coffee | | | | others from different areas of the world to |
| plants out in the 1800s. The Dutch replaced | | | | create unique blends. Java coffee beans |
| them with Liberica beans, which while | | | | produce a rich coffee with chocolate |
| hardier, did not please the palate as much. | | | | undertones, and when paired with Mocha, |
| Most of the beans grown in Java today are of | | | | creates the ever-popular Mocha-Java blend. |
| the Robusta and Arabica variety. Java coffee | | | | Coffee has become part of Java's culture as |
| has a distinctive flavor that true coffee | | | | well as a primary agricultural product. |
| aficionados revere... it is known to be | | | | Visitors are handed a cup of coffee in homes |
| strong, spicy and sweet. The specific growing | | | | before they even ask for one. It is part of |
| conditions on the island of Java create the | | | | the fabric of everyday life in Java. So, if |
| flavor of the coffee beans grown there, and | | | | you have a cup of Java coffee, you may be |
| while they share similarities with coffee | | | | inclined to spare a thought to the long |
| grown in other places, they have differences | | | | history and culture that lies behind those |
| too. Coffee flourishes at an altitude between | | | | beans that lent their flavor to that dark |
| 3,000 and 6,000 feet in Java, with the | | | | liquid you are enjoying. Java coffee is one |
| majority of it being grown on a plateau | | | | of the world's most famous brews, and will |
| around 4,500 feet. The coffee plants really | | | | continue to be for a long time. |
| thrive in the volcanic soil, which is rich in | | | | |
| nutrients, and provides good drainage to the | | | | Administrator of Coffee Information a site |
| roots. Even the area in Java influences the | | | | containing information on many, many types of |
| coffee... the most sought after Java coffee | | | | Coffee Information. |