Indonesia West Java Coffee Flavor Profile and Aroma - Types and Prices of West Java Coffee

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West Java Honey Processing

Indonesia's West Java Aromanis Honey Process coffee scores as high as 92 points in cupping. The English name Aromanis is Indonesian, meaning sweet mango.

At the estate, we personally experienced distinctly different Indonesian coffee. Farmers used the simplest hot water immersion method to brew coffee from their plants for us. Meticulous cultivation and processing have allowed the coffee's flavor to break free from the established framework of Indonesian coffee.

Fruit sweetness, lemon fragrance, and even floral notes—all are strongly presented in different varieties, truly subverting our perception of rich, bitter intensity.

Honey Processing

Honey processing, also called Honey Process or Miel Process, produces what's known as Honey Coffee. Coffee plantations in Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, and other regions have adopted this processing method. The so-called honey processing refers to the production process of raw beans that are sun-dried with mucilage. After removing the outer pulp from coffee beans, a layer of viscous, gelatinous substance remains. Traditional washed processing uses clean water to wash it away, but due to water resource limitations in some high-altitude regions, this direct drying method was born.

Honey processing is a relatively complex, time-consuming, and difficult processing method. The first step is selecting high-quality fruits, then removing the pulp while leaving the inner parchment—this inner parchment is the core of honey processing. The inner parchment is rich in sugar and acidity, and during the drying process, sweetness and acidity slowly penetrate into the coffee beans. The second step is drying, which is also the most important condition for producing high-quality coffee beans.

Honey processing allows coffee to retain the cleanliness of washed processing. Although the coffee's brightness decreases somewhat, it increases sweetness and caramel mouthfeel. According to different degrees of honey processing, honey-processed coffees are divided into yellow honey, red honey, and black honey processing. The advantage of honey processing is its ability to best preserve the original sweet flavor of ripe coffee fruit, presenting elegant brown sugar flavors and kernel fruit sweetness, while berry flavors support a red wine-based aroma, making it considered a very elegant product.

Varieties: Jember, S-795

Altitude: 1400-1600 meters

Flavor: Fruity, plum, jackfruit flavors, with a sweet aftertaste

Indonesia, West Java

Coffee beans are picked from branches and separated from fruit, then rinsed and immediately dried. Coffee beans are turned every hour to ensure even drying, including at midnight. "This is very important at night because of high humidity," said Aliyev from Transformation Coffee (August 5, 2014)—machine-translated from Indonesian.

The coffee processing takes 25-26 days! Unsurprisingly, Aromanis coffee beans are slightly more expensive than ordinary coffee beans. The Coffee Farmers' Cooperative sells raw Aromanis coffee beans at 130,000-150,000 Rupiah per kilogram, while Transformation Coffee offers them at a retail price of 80,000 Rupiah per 200-gram package.

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop

Address: FrontStreet Coffee, Bao'an Qian Street, Dongshankou, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-38364473

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk coffee beans

Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Indonesia

Roast Degree: Light roast

Hand-poured West Java. 15g of coffee, medium grind (small Fuji ghost tooth blade setting 4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour with 30g water for 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level drops halfway before continuing to pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total, discarding the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

West Java Honey Processing Aromanis

Country: Indonesia

Estate: Aromanis

Region: Mount Tangkuban Perahu

Roast Level: Light roast

Processing Method: Honey processing

West Java Province is a first-level administrative region in Indonesia, located in the western section of Java Island. It borders the Java Sea to the north and the Indian Ocean to the south, including nearshore islands. The area covers 46,300 square kilometers. Java's climate is tropical rainforest, hot and humid year-round. The plain areas along the northern coast have the highest temperatures, while mountainous regions are much cooler. High humidity often creates a debilitating climate.

From November to March of the following year is the northwest monsoon period, with more rain and clouds; from April to October is the southeast monsoon period, with more sunny days and less rainfall. Jakarta's average annual rainfall is about 1,760 millimeters (69 inches). Jakarta's average daily high temperature is 30°C (86°F), with a low of 23°C (74°F). In the inland highlands of Tosari (altitude 1,735 meters [5,692 feet]), the average temperature is 22-8°C (72-47°F). Because volcanic ash periodically fertilizes the land, Java's soil is very fertile.

"Aromanis" is a unique traditional Indonesian sweet snack made from basic ingredients of flour and sugar. Here, Aromanis is used to name this coffee, indicating that these coffee beans have a cotton candy-like mouthfeel. The coffee beans come from Ciwidey, Garut, West Java. Actually, no special coffee seeds are used, but coffee processed through the natural drying method can present such distinctive flavors. Of course, this flavor is not widely recognized in West Java, Indonesia.

Region: Mount Tangkuban Perahu, Indonesia

Altitude: 1400-1600 meters

Roast Level: Light

Processing Method: Honey processing

Taste Description: Strong fruity aroma, with plum and jackfruit flavors, clean and sweet aftertaste

Flavor: Complex floral notes upon entry, with tropical fruit flavors reminiscent of mango and jackfruit on the palate, rich and smooth mouthfeel, long-lasting aftertaste.

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