Java

Java is the original coffee planting area in Indonesia, with coffee coming to Batavia (Jakarta) and being planted in the area of Bogor and Bandung early in the Dutch colonial era.

The arabica coffee plant was brought to Indonesia from India in 1696. Java coffee had a legendary status around the world until the last century. Mocha and Java coffees commanded huge premiums, often 10x to 15x more expensive than Brazil coffees in brokers lists from the 1920s.

Aside from history, Java is unique in that it is most often wet-processed, resulting in a relatively clean cup without earthy or dirty flavors found in some lower-grade wet-hulled Indonesian coffees like Sumatra.

You can read more about the way we source Java Indonesia green coffee and link to our videos and travelogues on our Java Coffee Library page.