Indonesian coffee

Although the main coffee producing areas of the world are in Africa and Latin America, the coffee development in Asia in recent years is very remarkable. The outstanding performance is that the coffee production of Vietnam and Indonesia ranks second and fourth in the world respectively. Indonesian coffee attracts more attention than Vietnam, which grows coffee in Guang Zhi Robusta. Let's put aside history and politics for a moment. Let's just look at the characteristics of Indonesian coffee from the perspective of coffee.

Indonesia, known as the "Thousand Island country", is the largest archipelago country in the world. Islands, large and small, are scattered in the tropical waters on both sides of the equator, with the largest island being Java, followed by Sumatra. The beautiful tropical scenery makes the tourism here very developed. Coffee is also one of the famous products of the two islands.

Earlier, there was a popular "Java mocha mixed coffee", which is made from Arabica coffee produced in Java and Yemeni mocha coffee. Java still produces a lot of coffee, but most of it is grown by Robusta. However, it cannot be ignored that Java really plays an important role in the history of coffee.

As early as the 17th century, Dutch colonists brought coffee to Java. In 1712, coffee from Java was first shipped to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and then spread around the world through France. It can be said that the coffee trees of Java are the ancestors of most coffee trees in the world. Java coffee industry was devastated by a rust disaster in the 1970s. Since then, Java has introduced the more disease-resistant robusta coffee, which is now mainly grown in Java.

Sumatra is rich in oil and natural rubber. But in the coffee world, Sumatra is also famous for its unparalleled mellow coffee-Manning. The Kopi Luwak breed of coffee produced in Sumatra (it is "produced" by a local wild animal musk cat. Every time the coffee fruit is ripe, the cat sneaks into the coffee garden in groups to pick up the fruit. Because the coffee beans are difficult to digest, the local residents collect, process and make them into raw coffee beans.) It is thought to have a unique mellow feeling that other normally processed coffee does not have. With a price of $300 a pound, it is the most expensive coffee in the world.

There are mainly two kinds of Sumatran coffee: Mantenin and Ankora, among which Mantenin is of higher quality and is more loved by coffee lovers. Manning is considered to be the most mellow coffee in the world. The strong flavor is impressive. This is different from the wildness of African coffee and the liveliness of Latin American coffee, but more often it is a kind of calm and heavy feeling.

Mantening coffee has a rich and balanced taste, the sour taste is not obvious, and the most prominent feature is that it is mellow and bitter. The palate is mellow, with hints of chocolate and syrup. Manning coffee sometimes shows an earthy aroma and is more often described as a beautiful herbal fragrance.

Before the emergence of the Blue Mountains in Jamaica, Mantenin was regarded as the best coffee, and even now it is a boutique coffee cherished by all coffee lovers.

History and politics promote national feelings, and we must not forget the things Indonesia has done to hurt us. But only from the perspective of coffee, the good coffee here should be enjoyed by more people.