Java Blue Batavia

Description

The Java Blue Batavia has a good, heavy body and a sweet overall impression. It’s smooth, supple, with a subtle herbaceous note in the after-taste followed by a lasting finish.

Java coffee is primarily grown on large estates that were built by the Dutch in the 18th century. The five largest estates are Blawan (also spelled Belawan or Blauan), Jampit (or Djampit), Pancoer (or Pancur), Kayumas, and Tugosari, which cover around 10,000 acres. These estates transport ripe cherries quickly to their mills after harvest. The pulp is then fermented and washed off using the wet process, with rigorous quality control. Java was the earliest coffee plantation under the Dutch East India Company, VOC. Today, the Paniis coffee planters cooperation in Sumedang can produce 15 tons a year. Java’s Arabica coffee production is centered on the Ijen Plateau, at the eastern end of Java, at an altitude of more than 1400m. This results in coffee with good, heavy body and a sweet overall impression. They are sometimes rustic in their flavor profiles, but display a lasting finish. At their best, they are smooth and supple and sometimes have a subtle herbaceous note in the after-taste.

Technical Information
Region: Batavia
Country: Java
Elevation: 1200m
Harvest: June – December
Cultivar: Java/Sumatra, Typica