Introduction of Java Coffee beans in Blawan Estate Brawan Manor, Indonesia _ Java five Coffee Manors

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Java Coffee Manor Blawan is produced on the Blawan plantation in East Java on the Ijen plateau. Blawan (also known as Belawan or Blauan) is one of the five largest estates in the region, dating back to Dutch colonial times. Like most Java, unlike Sumatra and Sulawesi, our Blawan is wet processed, producing a noticeably clean cup with low acidity, large body, some nice chocolate notes and a sweet, syrup finish. The other four colonial estates in the area are Jampit (or Djampit), Pancoer (or Pancur), Kayumas and Tugosari--, with a total farmland of more than 9000 acres.

Java has been an important destination in the coffee trade for 300 years, returning to 1700s when the Dutch East India Company first introduced coffee to Indonesia. At that time, some local spices cherished by European traders led to the formation of direct trade routes to Indonesia, but in the end it was coffee and its rising popularity, which created the popular nickname "Java".

Java is home to Jakarta, Indonesia's vast capital, in the far west, but it is the Ijen plateau at the other end of the island, where coffee production has traditionally taken root in East Java province. Today, most of the high-end coffee in Java is produced on the Ijen Plateau, the first colonial estate established in the Netherlands. The Ijen plateau is actually closer to the neighboring island of Bali, just a short trip east across the sea of Bali and benefits from excellent, mineral-rich volcanic soil, commensurate with rainfall and humid, subtropical climate.

Java coffee usually does not have a wet shell or half-washed origin like Sumatra or Sulawesi; rather it is traditionally washed and is considered to be the cleanest of all Indonesian products for this reason. In addition to coffee, Java has a strong agricultural industry, producing many other cash crops, such as palm oil, rubber, cocoa, tea, rice and spices.

We recommend that you try to mix your hands in traditional Mocha Java using Jampit and one of our Ethiopian products or our very limited Yemeni Mocha Sanani stock. A hundred years ago, the Dutch went crazy about this, and in our humble opinion, a true classic will never fade!

Cupping notes: good balance, low acidity, whole body, pepper hint, very clean cup.

Java Coffee Blawan

Coffee cultivation in Indonesia has a 300-year-old story, which has been seriously affected by Dutch colonization. Today, Indonesia is the fourth largest coffee producer in the world. About 85% of East Java Coffee is owned and driven by the road to peace, standing in the official government organization that founded 1894 of the Netherlands. The remaining 15% of coffee production is in the hands of farmers, using traditional processing technology to own very small land. Compared with other Java coffees, which are mostly half-washed, these coffees from Java (including Blawan and Jampit estates) are completely washed. Since the fermentation process is about 36 hours, this kind of processing has a significant effect on the flavor. After drying the coffee to about 12% humidity, the beans are carefully arranged by hand to keep the cup shape consistent and clean.

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