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Indonesia is made up of more than 17,000 islands scattered over the equatorial volcanic belt and has fertile soil. Famous producing areas include Sumatra in the west, Sulawesi in the middle, and Java in the south. Coffee was brought to Jakarta by the governor of the Netherlands from Malabar, India, in 1696, and local farmers were forced to grow coffee instead of white rice. Since 1850, the Dutch East India Company has expanded its planting area to other Indonesian islands. By far, Indonesia is the fourth largest coffee exporter in the world.

In the mid-17th century, coffee trees were introduced to Indonesia by the Dutch (some official sources believe that earlier). The first batch of coffee from Java was sold to Amsterdam in 1712. Indonesia exported 300000 tons last year, making it the fourth largest coffee producer in the world. About 75000 tons are Arabica coffee. 90% of these coffees are grown by sharecroppers on one hectare or less. Indonesian coffee tastes special for a variety of reasons. The most important effects are soil type, height, coffee variety, treatment method and aging method. This combination of natural and human factors creates a unique "terroir" for each type of coffee.

Indonesian coffee is very diverse in quality, most of which are based on the island origin as its market name: such as Sumatra, Sulawesi, Jawa or Timur.

The advantage of Indonesian coffee is that most coffee is characterized by strong, introverted flavor and lively acidity. The disadvantage is that it may also be more uncomfortable and difficult or a little mildew. Others show a rustic nature, which is liked by some coffee lovers, while others will hate it.

The coffee islands in Indonesia are: Sumatra of Sumatra, Sulawesi of Sulawesi, Java of Java, Sumbawa of Sumbawa, Flores of Flores and Papua of Papua Province. Among them, Sumatra is the main coffee growing place in Indonesia, and the most famous Mantenin coffee comes from here.

Sumatra is divided into two producing areas, the first is Aceh Aceh in North Sumatra and the second is Linton in Lake Dorba in the south-central part of the country. The most famous planting area in Aceh is the Gayo Mountains, which surrounds Lake Tawa, and is the main producing area of Mantenin, at an altitude of 1100-1300 meters. Mantenin refers to Arabica coffee in northern Sumatra, which derives its name from the local Manning people. Lindong is located in the southwest of the largest lake in Sumatra: Tobahu, which is an important source of boutique coffee in Indonesia.

Java, the first island in Indonesia to grow coffee beans, was introduced by the Dutch East India Company in about the 16th century. The island of Sulawesi is the producing area of another famous Indonesian coffee "Toraga", which is located in the southern mountains of the equatorial island of Sulawesi. Arabica raw beans were brought about by the early Dutch colonization, and at that time it was famous as Celebes Kalossi (Selbis-Carosi). Later, the Japanese entered Toraga to improve the local industry and quality of coffee, and made Tolaga famous in Asia. Indonesian coffee beans are mainly treated by semi-washing, which is classified by the proportion of defective beans and the number of hand selection of defective beans.

The evolution of bean seed reflects the history of planting.

Sumatran coffee is best known for Manning. The brand, which is neither a bean seed nor a producing area, comes from the mistranslation of the name of a Mandailing. Mantenin is also rich in Mount Jiayu in Aceh Province and in the Lindong producing area around the northern volcanic lake Doba. The names include "Green Treasure" and "Blue Eye", which are colorful. Sumatran coffee is generally supple, dense, low-acid, with earthy, cedar, cut tobacco and cocoa flavors.

Sulawesi has been around for more than 100 million years, so the soil is more mineral-rich than other Indonesian islands, and the coffee produced is brighter. Among them, the production near Tana Toraja Mountain is the most famous. It has a hint of spice, including pepper, cinnamon and nuts.