Indonesia Java AWP1 comes to us from the Kluncing village of Bondowoso district, East Java province. The coffee was grown on a private estate that cultivates roughly 1500 hectares of arabica.
Java has been known for centuries for its fertile land, abundant natural resources and agricultural products. It is the fourth-largest island in Indonesia but home to more than half the country’s population. Java is also home to waterfalls, hot springs and the Ijen volcano complex and lake.
Historically, Java was the first Indonesian island to cultivate coffee in the early 1900s. Today, it’s a major producer of several important cash crops—including palm oil, sugar cane, cinnamon, nutmeg and coffee—that are grown both on large estates and by smallholders. Currently Indonesia is the world’s third-leading producer and exporter of coffee.
Rich volcanic soil, high altitudes, abundant rainfall and the tropical but cool climate makes for an ideal environment for coffee growing. On Java, coffee is mostly grown on its eastern end, around the Ijen volcano. (Other notable estate offerings from the Ijen plateau include Indonesia Java Jampit Estate and Indonesia Java Blawan Estate.) More recently, Arabica has been planted in West and Central Java, and production is increasing every year. Approximately 90 percent of Indonesia’s production is Robusta, with Arabica comprising the remaining 10 percent.
