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